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Eddie South (Louisiana, Missouri, November 27, 1904 – April 25, 1962) was an American jazz violinist. South was a classical violin prodigy who switched to jazz because of limited opportunities for African-American musicians, and started his career playing in vaudeville and jazz orchestras with Freddie Keppard, Jimmy Wade, Charles Elgar, and Erskine Tate in Chicago. He studied at the Chicago College of Music alongside violinist Petrowitsch Bissing. He was influenced by Hungarian folk music and Roma music starting with a visit to Europe in the...read more