"In his biography, Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years 1903-1940, jazz historian Gary Giddins delineated the underpinnings of the traveling partnership: “In theaters, Bing was backed by Eddie Lang, sitting at his right elbow, sharing a microphone, steadying him with strumming chords, leading him with arpeggios, pacing him with lissome yet resolute accompaniment. They looked out for each other on and off stage. By now, Eddie was using a Gibson L-5, having switched over from the L-4 in late 1928.” ", "Alan Cary, a Lang disciple who currently plays with Michael Arenella's Dreamland Orchestra, outlined the master's treatment of his instrument: “Another jazz guitar pioneer named John Cali told me in 1969 that Eddie owned six Gibson L-5s, which he strung with very heavy gauge strings for the beefy tone he favored in the 1920s. A guitar so strung would last only a couple of years, and he would repeat the procedure with another guitar. ... Notice that Lang changed to a lighter touch when the Depression came, and the change may have been not just because a less vigorous, more placid style of music came into fashion. ...” "
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