Biography
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, Decca 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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
410 releases · 96 albums · active 1953–2023
- Performance · 674
- Other credits · 38
Studios: Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Studios Barclay-Hoche Enregistrements · Kahala Hilton Hotel · The Beach At Waikiki
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Eddie Lund And His Tahitians
- Alfred Apaka
- The Royal Polynesians
- Arthur Lyman
- Webley Edwards
- Tiare Tahiti
- Antoine (2)