Sweet and Lowdown : Could it have been based on Eddie Lang…?
Re: Could it have been based on Eddie Lang…?
Don't think so because Lang was before Django and I think Emmett Ray is supposed to be later than Django.
I don't think it is based on anyone.
I don't think it is based on anyone.
Re: Could it have been based on Eddie Lang…?
Unlike Emmet Ray, Lang was supposed to be a super nice guy, as well as the first great jazz guitarist. He recorded with just about everyone: King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke and Red Nichols; Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting, the Boswell Sisters, Texas Alexander and Bing Crosby. He and his lifelong friend, violinist Joe Venuti were the inspiration for the Reinhardt-Grappelli Hot Club of France group.
(Only on IMDB is a 10 year gap irrelevant.)
(Only on IMDB is a 10 year gap irrelevant.)
Could it have been based on Eddie Lang…?
Mr. Lang's a real good player, don't get me wrong. What interests me is that he was in his hay-day in the mid 20s to early '30's so... maybe Penn's character was based a bit on this guy? Right time, right place .?
Good player for sure, lived a too short life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lang