Eddie Condon
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Albert Edwin Condon |
| Born |
November 16, 1905 Goodland, Indiana, U.S. |
| Origin | Chicago |
| Died | August 4, 1973 (aged 67) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1921–1973 |
| Labels | Commodore, OKeh, Victor, Brunswick, Columbia |
| Associated acts | George Brunies, Billy Butterfield, Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Walter Page, Pee Wee Russell, Ralph Sutton, Jack Teagarden, George Wettling |
Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973), better known as Eddie Condon, was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in Chicago jazz, he also played piano and sang.
Condon was born in Goodland, Indiana, the son of John and Margaret (née McGraw) Condon. He grew up in Momence, Illinois, and Chicago Heights, Illinois, where he attended St. Agnes and Bloom High School. After playing ukulele, he switched to banjo and was a professional musician by 1921. He was based in Chicago for most of the 1920s, and played with such jazz notables as Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, and Frank Teschemacher.
In 1928, Condon moved to New York City. He frequently arranged jazz sessions for various record labels, sometimes playing with the artists he brought to the recording studios, including Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. He organised racially integrated recording sessions—when these were still rare—with Waller, Armstrong and Henry 'Red' Allen. He played with the band of Red Nichols for a time. Later, from 1938 he had a long association with Milt Gabler's Commodore Records.
A handful of records were issued under his own name: a July 28, 1928 two-song session was recorded for OKeh, but only issued in England. On October 30, 1928, an OKeh was issued as "Eddie Condon and his Footwarmers", featuring Jack Teagarden. A further session on February 8, 1929 yielded a record issued under the name "Eddie Hot Shots" and issued on Victor's hot dance series. In 1933, a further two sessions were recorded for Brunswick consisting of 6 recordings, only 2 of which were released in the US. From 1938 on, Condon recorded for Commodore and one session for Decca.
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