Eddie Lund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEddie Lund
American musician
Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1909
Place of Birth: Vancouver, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 04-Dec-1973
Profession: musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About 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 permanently and published and released many records.
- He was the leader of a popular band, Eddie Lund and His Tahitians which released records on the ABC-Paramount and Tahiti labels.
- He picked up the Tahitian language quickly and secured a residence at Quinns night club in Papeete. Much of Tahiti's music has been written by him.
- Lund has been referred to as the Irving Berlin of Island music and the father of modern Tahitian folk music.
- He died in 1973.
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