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Currently, Eddie Durham is 117 years, 8 months and 4 days old. Eddie Durham will celebrate 118rd birthday on a Monday 19th of August 2024. Below we countdown to Eddie Durham upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Eddie Durham |
Occupation | Guitarist |
Age | 114 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Born | August 19, 1906 (Texas) |
Birthday | August 19 |
Town/City | Texas |
Nationality | Texas |
Eddie Durham’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Eddie Durham was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Jazz trombonist and pioneer with the electric guitar who played with Jimmie Lunceford and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood."
He was part of Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, where Counts Basie played the piano, and Durham joined Basie himself in 1937.
He composed "Topsy" and "Out the Window" for Count Basie and "Lunceford Special" for Jimmie Lunceford.
He was born in San Marcos, Texas, his father Joe Durham was a fiddle player at square dances, and his brother was a one-time cellist with Nat King Cole.
He had collaborations with Cab Calloway, among many other notable musicians.