Eddie Lund and His Tahitians were a Tahitian music band led by

Eddie Lund 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 pe ...

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 ''

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'' magazine 30 June 1958 that the only Tahitian music heard in New York was Eddie Lund's music. He wanted to stop the American distribution side of it as he wanted his music to remain a tourist attraction. Eddie Lund has been referred to as the

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

of Island music and the father of modern Tahitian folk music.

Discography

*''Rendezvous In Tahiti'', (1954) Decca Records 8189 *''I Remember Tahiti'', Tahiti Records EL 1005 *''Tahitian Paradise'' (1963) ABC-Paramount

References

External links

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Eddie Lund And His Tahitians - I Remember Tahiti
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