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George Van Eps was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, [3] into a family of musicians. His three brothers – Fred Abel Van Eps, Jr. (1907–1980), Robert B. Van Eps (1909–1986), [2] and John A. Van Eps (1912–1945) [4] – were musicians. His mother, Louise Abel, was a classical pianist and his father, Fred Van Eps, was a ragtime ...
Real Name: George Abel Van Eps. Profile: American jazz guitarist. Born : August 07, 1913 in Plainfield, New Jersey. Died : November 29, 1998 in Newport Beach, California. Son of Fred Van Eps . George Van Eps began playing banjo when he was eleven years old. After hearing Eddie Lang on the radio, he put down the banjo and devoted himself to guitar.
31. Aug. 2021 · Van Eps continued recording until 1927 including as a sideman with Nathan Glantz (his last recordings as a leader in the 1920s were “Dinah” and “I’m Sitting On Top Of The World” in 1926) but both his playing style and his instrument were considered out of vogue by the end of the decade. While Van Eps sometimes performed ...
14. Apr. 2020 · George Van Eps (1913-1998) George Van Eps was an innovative guitarist and inventor, also known as the "father of the 7-string guitar". His pianistic approach to the guitar utilized harmonized scales and inner moving voices to create entire chord solos, which had previously not been done. Van Eps performed with the likes of Benny Goodman, Frank ...
7. Aug. 2012 · Van Eps only made a handful of recordings as a leader or unaccompanied soloist, including Mellow Guitar (Columbia, 1956) and My Guitar, George Van Eps' Seven-String Guitar and Soliloquy for Capitol in the late 1960s. A bout of serious illness in the early 1970s, plus a 1977 hand injury that resulted in three broken fingers, reduced his activities. However, Van Eps returned to the studio in ...
29. Nov. 1998 · The son of banjoist Fred Van Eps, he was a talented and respected jazz guitarist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1990s. Born. August 7, 1913 in Plainfield, NJ. Died. November 29, 1998 in Newport Beach, CA.
29. Nov. 1998 · George Van Eps. George Abel Van Eps (August 7, 1913 – November 29, 1998) was an American swing and mainstream jazz guitarist. Show Less... Continue reading at Wikipedia... Birth and Death Data: Born August 7, 1913 ( Plainfield ), Died November 29, 1998 ( Newport Beach) Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1958.
