Someday we may have as many followers as the harpsichord.
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| Birth: | 16th November, 1905 |
| Death: | 4th August, 1973 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Guitarist, Singer |
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Albert Edwin Condon, better known as Eddie Condon, was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in the so-called Chicago school of early Dixieland, he also played piano and sang on occasion. Condon was born in Goodland, Indiana, the son of John and Margaret Condon. In 1948 his autobiography We Called It Music was published. The book has many interesting and entertaining anecdotes about musicians Condon worked with. Eddie Condon's Treasury of Jazz was a collection of articles by various writers co-edited by Condon and Richard Gehman. Eddie Condon toured and appeared at jazz festivals through 1971. He died in New York City.
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