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Also known as Salvatore Massaro

American jazz guitarist (1902–1933)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
China
Active from
1982-06-14
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Eddie Lang (October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933) was a jazz guitarist, considered by many the finest of his era. Lang was born Salvatore Massaro, the son of an Italian-American instrument maker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At first, he took violin lessons for 11 years. In school he became friends with Joe Venuti, with whom he would work for much of his career. He was playing professionally by about 1918, playing violin, banjo, and guitar. He worked with various bands in the USA's north-east <a

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date of birth
1902-10-25
date of death
1933-03-26
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Eddie Lang
start of work period
1918-00-00
pseudonym
Blind Willie Dunn
name in native language
Eddie Lang
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