Eddie Lund (October 12, 1909 – December 4, 1973) was a pianist and bandleader.
Eddie Lund | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Eddy Lund |
| Born | October 12, 1909 |
| Died | December 4, 1973 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Polynesian folk music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1930s–? |
| Labels | ABC-Paramount, Decca Records, Tahiti Records, Viking |
He grew up in Vancouver, Washington, USA, and later moved to Oregon where he worked as a pianist. He later moved to Tahiti in either 1936 or 1938 where he stayed permanently and published and released many records.[1] He was the leader of a popular band, Eddie Lund and His Tahitians which released records on the ABC-Paramount, Decca[2] and Tahiti labels. He picked up the Tahitian language quickly and secured a residence at Quinns night club in Papeete.
Much of Tahiti's music has been written by him.[3] Lund has been referred to as the Irving Berlin of Island music[4] and the father of modern Tahitian folk music. He died in 1973.[1]
Discography
edit- Rendezvous in Tahiti, (1954)
- Lure of Tahiti, (1959)
- Meet Me in Tahiti, (1961)
- Eddy Lund Tahiti, (1961)
- Eddy Lund Tahiti Dances, (1961)
- Make Mine Tahitian, (1962)
- Maori Lullabye (1962)
- Echoes from a Distant Lagoon (1962)
- Eddy Lund Bar Lea VE 39 (1962)
- Tahitian Paradise (1963) ABC-Paramount
- Eddy Lund Tahiti Mon Amour Viking V-80 (1965)
- A Night in Tahiti VE 74 (1964)
- Meet Me in Tahiti! VP 21 (?)
- Let's Dance Tahitian VP60 (?)
References
edit- ^ a b "Eddie Lund – A Short Biography". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 23, 1963. p. 40 – via Google Books.
- ^ "HYP RECORDS/Vinyl Safari: Tahitian". Hipwax.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Michael H. Goldsen and the Hawaiian Music he Published". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
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