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Eddie Durham

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Eddie Durham's Biography

Eddie Durham (19 August 1906–6 March 1987) was an American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and musical arranger of the swing music medium born in San Marcos, Texas, probably best known for his work with musicians like Cab Calloway, Willie Bryant, Andy Kirk, Glenn Miller, Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie, among others. He is the co-composer of the tune "Topsy", recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra and later by many others. He also was the arranger for Glenn Miller's "In the Mood". He is also credited for creating the world's first electric guitar solo with a Gibson ES-150 guitar in 1938.

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  • From Britain to Boogaloo

    News Source: All About Jazz | 6 months ago
    December 16, 2012 Chris Barber Memories of My Trip Proper American Records 2011 You will find very few jazz retrospectives more thoroughly, warmly inviting than Memories of My Trip , which celebrates six decades of recording and performing by one of

  • Eddie Durham: Genius in the Shadows

    News Source: All About Jazz | 7 months ago
    November 12, 2012 On December 13, 1932, in the eye of the Great Depression that was devastating the record industry, the Bennie Moten Orchestra shuffled "on their uppers" into a converted church in Camden, N.J., and silently launched the Swing Era,

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    News Source: The Huffington Post | almost 2 years ago
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