Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham (August 19, 1906 – March 6, 1987) was an American jazz guitarist who was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar in jazz. He was a guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Bennie Moten, Jimmie Lunceford, and Count Basie.
You can find people similar to Eddie Durham by visiting our lists American male jazz musicians and Oklahoma City Blue Devils members.
| Full name at birth |
 full name at birth
|
||
| Claim to fame |
claim to fame
|
||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1906
|
||
| Place of birth | San Marcos, Texas, United States
|
||
| Date of death | 6 March 1987
|
||
| Age | 80 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | New York City, New York, United States
|
||
| Occupation | Musician, composer, arranger
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height |
height
|
||
| Build | |||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color | |||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Religion |
religion
|
||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature |
distinctive feature
|
||
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| High school |
high school
|
||
| University |
university
|
||
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
Eddie Durham is known for his role in the documentary The Last of the Blue Devils (1979) as Himself.
He is also known for his role in the film Passport to Pimlico (1949) as composer: song "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire".
More...
This page is the FamousFix profile for Eddie Durham. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Eddie Durham page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.