Eddie Lund and His Tahitians
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Eddie Lund and His Tahitians were a Tahitian music band led by Eddie Lund
in the 1950s and 1960s. They were very popular with the style of music played back then which was a lively Tahitian style of music.
It was reported in Billboard
magazine 30 June 1958 that the only Tahitian music heard in New York was Eddie Lund's music. He wanted to stop the American distribution side of it as he wanted his music to remain a tourist attraction.
Eddie Lund has been referred to as the Irving Berlin
of Island music and the father of modern Tahitian folk music.
Eddie Lund
Eddie Lund 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...
in the 1950s and 1960s. They were very popular with the style of music played back then which was a lively Tahitian style of music.
It was reported in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine 30 June 1958 that the only Tahitian music heard in New York was Eddie Lund's music. He wanted to stop the American distribution side of it as he wanted his music to remain a tourist attraction.
Eddie Lund has been referred to as the Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
of Island music and the father of modern Tahitian folk music.
Discography
- Rendezvous In Tahiti, (1954) Decca Records 8189
- I Remember Tahiti, Tahiti Records EL 1005
- Tahitian Paradise (1963) ABC-Paramount