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Eddie Condon
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Played with
Fats Waller
,
Louis Armstrong
,
Gene Krupa
, Joe Marsala,
Jack Teagarden
Jazz guitarist and banjoist
Close friend and musical associate of fellow Chicagoan jazz players Wild Bill Davision and Pee Wee Russell.
Nicknamed his instrument 'porkchop'.
Noted as a hard drinker and for his frequent wisecracks.
Began on ukelele before switching to banjo and (later) guitar.
Early alumnus of the Austin High School Gang in Chicago, along with Jimmy McPartland, Bud Freeman and Frank Teschemacher.
Lengthy residencies at Nick's jazz club in Harlem, New York. Established several venues under his own name, beginning in 1945.
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