Which musician is considered the first real jazz guitar virtuoso?
- Eddie Durham
- Eddie Lang
- Freddie Green
- Walter Page
Answer
The correct answer is B) Eddie Lang.
More Entertainment: Music questions
- This Belgian-born jazz great was of Roma (“Gypsy) ethnicity. Because of an accident, two of his fingers were fused together.
- Which guitar great was a childhood friend of singer Billie Holiday and played with Count Basie for many years?
- This jazz great was born in Indiana in 1925. He learned music by ear because he was not a good music reader. He was famous for his “octaves technique. He died of a heart attack in 1968.
- Which guitar great was discovered while in a drug treatment facility?
- This jazz legend lived from 1916-1942. His best work was during his three years with Benny Goodman.
- Taught by his father, this jazz great became famous for helping Stan Getz introduce the samba sound to the USA.