Eddie Lee Langlois (January 15, 1936 – March 10, 1985), [1] known professionally as Eddie Lang, was an American R&B and soul singer and guitarist.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [2] By the early 1950s, he was second guitarist in Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones' band. [2] He made his own recordings, credited as 'Little Eddie, in the mid-1950s, for Bullet Records, and then recorded for the RPM label. In 1959, as Eddie Lang, he recorded "On My Own" and "Troubles Troubles", released by Ron Records. [2] Under the pseudonym Sly Dell, he also recorded for the Seven B label. [3]
In 1965, he made further recordings, releasing "The Love I Have For You" and "The Sad One" on the Seven B label owned by Joe Banashak. [2] His Seven B recordings have been described as his finest recordings, "outstanding", [3] "very forceful" and "superbly judged". [4] He later recorded for the Superdome label, with "Food Stamp Blues" becoming one of his most successful recordings. [4]
Following a stroke in the late 1970s, he died in 1985 at his home in Slidell, Louisiana. [1] [4]
Eddie Lee Langlois (January 15, 1936 – March 10, 1985), [1] known professionally as Eddie Lang, was an American R&B and soul singer and guitarist.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [2] By the early 1950s, he was second guitarist in Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones' band. [2] He made his own recordings, credited as 'Little Eddie, in the mid-1950s, for Bullet Records, and then recorded for the RPM label. In 1959, as Eddie Lang, he recorded "On My Own" and "Troubles Troubles", released by Ron Records. [2] Under the pseudonym Sly Dell, he also recorded for the Seven B label. [3]
In 1965, he made further recordings, releasing "The Love I Have For You" and "The Sad One" on the Seven B label owned by Joe Banashak. [2] His Seven B recordings have been described as his finest recordings, "outstanding", [3] "very forceful" and "superbly judged". [4] He later recorded for the Superdome label, with "Food Stamp Blues" becoming one of his most successful recordings. [4]
Following a stroke in the late 1970s, he died in 1985 at his home in Slidell, Louisiana. [1] [4]