ABSTRACT
American jazz guitarist, born Salvatore Massaro in Philadelphia. He studied violin and guitar, then teamed with his schoolmate Joe Venuti in performances during the 1920s. He was with the Mound City Blue Blowers in 1924, and worked with many major artists. Lang became recognized as the premier jazz guitarist. During the 1920s he made an important series of discs with Venuti, and in the 1930s he accompanied Bing Crosby. He died in New York following an unsuccessful tonsillectomy.
