Background
He grew up in Vancouver, Washington, United States of America, and later moved to Oregon where he worked as a pianist.
He grew up in Vancouver, Washington, United States of America, and later moved to Oregon where he worked as a pianist.
He later moved to Tahiti in either 1936 or 1938 where he stayed permanently and published and released many records. He was the leader of a popular band, Eddie Lund and His Tahitians which released records on the American Broadcasting Company-Paramount and Tahiti labels. He picked up the Tahitian language quickly and secured a residence at Quinns night club in Papeete.
Much of Tahiti"s music has been written by him.
He died in 1973.