Eddie South

Edward Otha South (November 27, 1904 – April 25, 1962) was an American jazz violinist.

Eddie South
Background information
Birth nameEdward Otha South
Born(1904-11-27)November 27, 1904
Louisiana, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 1962(1962-04-25) (aged 57)
Chicago, Illinois
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsViolin

Biography

South studied classical music in Budapest, Paris, and Chicago.[1] In the 1920s he was a member of jazz orchestras led by Charlie Elgar, Erskine Tate, and Jimmy Wade.[1][2] He led a band in the early 1930s that included Milt Hinton and Everett Barksdale.[1] In 1937 he recorded in Paris with Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and Michel Warlop.[1] In 1945 he worked for the studio band at WMGM in New York City.[1] During the 1950s, he was a guest on television with Fran Allison and Dave Garroway and on WGN in Chicago.[1]

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Eddie South among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[3] On September 2, 2020, The New York Times consulted violinist Mazz Swift, who selected Eddie South's performance of "Black Gypsy" for a feature on "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin."[4]

References
  1. Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-19-507418-5.
  2. "African-American Registry: Eddie South, violinist of jazz!". Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
  3. Rosen, Jody (25 June 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin". The New York Times. 2020-09-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  • Barnett, Anthony (1999). Black Gypsy: The Recordings of Eddie South: An Annotated Discography. Lewes, East Sussex: AB Fable. ISBN 0-907954-26-X.
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