associated_acts death_date death_place notable_instruments alias birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
joe annette hanshaw , lonnie johnson venuti , paul whiteman , bing crosby , 26 march 1933 new york , united states gibson l-4 , gibson l-5 blind willie dunn philadelphia , united states eddie lang non_vocal_instrumentalist 25 october 1902 guitar , violin , banjo jazz eddie lang.jpg eddie lang
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eddie lang

`` for the blues singer eddie lang -lrb- singer -rrb- '' eddie lang -lrb- october 25 , 1902 -- march 26 , 1933 -rrb- was an american jazz guitarist , regarded by some as the father of jazz guitar .
he played a gibson l-4 and l-5 guitar , providing great influence for many guitarists , including django reinhardt .
