Eddie Lang

Edward Luigi "Eddie" Lang was born on October 25, 1902, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and would go on to become widely recognized as the first true jazz guitar virtuoso, earning the admiration of virtually every musician who crossed his path during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Beginning his musical journey with eleven years of classical violin training, Lang ultimately found his calling on the guitar, an instrument he would revolutionize through his sophisticated chord voicings and innovativ...Read more