Eddie South
Eddie South | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Otha South |
| Born | November 27, 1904 Louisiana, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1962 (aged 57) Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Edward Otha South (November 27, 1904 – April 25, 1962) was an American jazz violinist.
Biography
South studied classical music in Budapest, Paris, and Chicago.[1] In the 1920s he was a member of jazz orchestras led by Charlie Elgar, Erskine Tate, and Jimmy Wade.[1][2] He led a band in the early 1930s that included Milt Hinton and Everett Barksdale.[1] In 1937 he recorded in Paris with Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and Michel Warlop.[1] In 1945 he worked for the studio band at WMGM in New York City.[1] During the 1950s, he was a guest on television with Fran Allison and Dave Garroway and on WGN in Chicago.[1]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Eddie South among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[3] On September 2, 2020, The New York Times consulted violinist Mazz Swift, who selected Eddie South's performance of "Black Gypsy" for a feature on "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin."[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-19-507418-5.
- ^ "African-American Registry: Eddie South, violinist of jazz!". Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (25 June 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin". The New York Times. 2020-09-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- Barnett, Anthony (1999). Black Gypsy: The Recordings of Eddie South: An Annotated Discography. Lewes, East Sussex: AB Fable. ISBN 0-907954-26-X.
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- 1904 births
- 1962 deaths
- American jazz violinists
- American male violinists
- Swing violinists
- Vaudeville performers
- Chess Records artists
- 20th-century violinists
- 20th-century American musicians
- People from Louisiana, Missouri
- Jazz musicians from Missouri
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians