Eddie Lund (October 12, 1909 – December 4, 1973) was a pianist and bandleader.
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.
He was the leader of a popular band,
Eddie Lund and His Tahitians
Eddie Lund and His Tahitians were a Tahitian music band led by Eddie Lund in the 1950s and 1960s. They were very popular with the style of music played back then which was a lively Tahitian style of music.
It was reported in ''Billboard'' magazin ...
which released records on the ABC-Paramount, Decca and Tahiti labels. He picked up the Tahitian language quickly and secured a residence at Quinns night club in
Papeete
Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The Communes of France, commune of Papeete is located on the isl ...
.
Much of Tahiti's music has been written by him. Lund has been referred to as the
Irving Berlin of Island music
and the father of modern Tahitian folk music. He died in 1973.
Discography
*''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
External links
Eddie Lund discussed
Viking Records artists
French Polynesian musicians
1973 deaths
1909 births
American emigrants to French Polynesia
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