Eddie South

Eddie South

vn, 1904-1962 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Edward Otha South

Eddie South (born November 27, 1904, Louisiana, Missouri, USA - died April 25, 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was an American jazz violinist. He was a classical violin prodigy who switched to jazz because of limited opportunities for African-American musicians. He began his professional musical career in 1921, playing with Erskine Tate and Mae Brady. In 1923, he was the musical director for Jimmy Wade's Syncopators. In 1927, he formed Eddie South And His Alabamians. During a European tour in 1929 with Marian Harris, he discovered gypsy music in Budapest. In 1937, he returned to Paris and performed and recorded with Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and Michel Warlop.

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Clarence Williams' Morocco Five

Eddie South & His Orchestra

Eddie South And His Alabamians

Eddie South Quartet

Eddie South Trio

Ginny Simms And Her Orchestra

South-Grappelli-Reinhardt Combo

Trio De Violons

Wades Moulin Rouge Orch.

Popular Tracks

It Had to Be You on BD Music Presents Stéphane Grappelli by Stéphane Grappelli

Dinah - Digitally Remastered on The Great Stéphane Grappelli, Vol. 2 by Stéphane Grappelli

Improvisation sur le premier mouvement du Concerto en re mineur de J. S. Bach on Reinhardt, Django: Swingin' With Django by Django Reinhardt

Eddie's Blues (09-29-37) on Complete Jazz Series 1923 - 1937 by Eddie South

Daphne on Djangologie Vol5 / 1937 by Django Reinhardt

Snowfall on Eddie South: The Dark Angel of the Fiddle: The Complete Standard Transcriptions by Eddie South

Sweet Georgia Brown on BD Music Presents Stéphane Grappelli by Stéphane Grappelli

Oh! Lady Be Good on BD Music Presents Stéphane Grappelli by Stéphane Grappelli

Improvisation sur le premier mouvement du Concerto en Ré mineur de J. S. Bach on BD Music Presents Stéphane Grappelli by Stéphane Grappelli

Yesterdays on Eddie South: The Dark Angel of the Fiddle: The Complete Standard Transcriptions by Eddie South

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
In Chronology - 1937-1941	Eddie South	2009	Album
Recorded In Hollywood, 1933	Eddie South	2006	Compil.
Black Gypsy (The Complete Victor, Gramophone, And ARC Recordings, 1927-1934)	Eddie South	2000	Compil.
Eddie South	Eddie South	1993	Compil.
Black Gipsy 1927/1941	Eddie South	1993	Compil.
1923-1937	Eddie South	1992	Compil.
Recorded In Paris: 1929 & 1937	Eddie South Accompanied By Django Reinhardt	1985	Compil.
The Dark Angel Of The Fiddle	Eddie South	1981	Compil.
"No More Blues" Eddie South 1927-1933 - Emilio Caceres 1937	Eddie South - Emilio Caceres	1979	Compil.
Music For The Birds	Eddie South And Mike Simpson	1962	Album
The Distinguished Violin Of Eddie South	Eddie South	1959	Album
Eddie South And His Jazz Violin	Eddie South	1958	Single
Modern American Musicians	Eddie South, Slam Stewart, Red Norvo	1953	Compil.
The Dark Angel of the Violin	Eddie South	1946	Album
Interprétation Swing Du Premier Mouvement Du Concerto En Ré Mineur De J.-S. Bach / Improvisation Du Premier Mouvement Du Concerto En Ré Mineur De J.-S. Bach	Eddie South Et Stéphane Grappelli Et Django Reinhardt	1937	Album
Fiddle Blues / Oh ! Lady Be Good	Eddie South & Stéphane Grappelli	1937	Album
Eddie's Blues / Sweet Georgia Brown	Eddie South	1937	Album
Somebody Loves Me / I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me	Eddie South	1937	Album
Dinah / Daphne	Eddie South & Stéphane Grappelli	1937	Album
Dinah	Eddie South And Stéphane Grappelli		Single
Lady Be Good	Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South		Compil.
At The Ball	Eddie South		Single
L'Ange Noir Du Violon	Eddie South Avec Stéphane Grappelli Et Django Reinhardt		Compil.

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