Eddie Lund (October 12, 1909 – December 4, 1973) was a pianist and bandleader. He grew up in

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, Washington, USA, and later moved to Oregon where he worked as a pianist. He later moved to

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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

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. Much of Tahiti's music has been written by him. Lund has been referred to as the

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of Island music and the father of modern Tahitian folk music. He died in 1973.

Discography

*''Rendezvous in Tahiti'', (1954) *''Lure of Tahiti'', (1959) *''Meet Me in Tahiti'', (1961) *''Eddy Lund Tahiti'', (1961) *''Eddy Lund Tahiti Dances'', (1961) *''Make Mine Tahitian'', (1962) *''Maori Lullabye'' (1962) *''Echoes from a Distant Lagoon'' (1962) *''Eddy Lund Bar Lea'' VE 39 (1962) *''Tahitian Paradise'' (1963) ABC-Paramount *''Eddy Lund Tahiti Mon Amour'' Viking V-80 (1965) *''A Night in Tahiti'' VE 74 (1964) *''Meet Me in Tahiti!'' VP 21 (?) *''Let's Dance Tahitian'' VP60 (?)

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Eddie Lund discussed
Viking Records artists French Polynesian musicians 1973 deaths 1909 births American emigrants to French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub