Neil Levang
Neil Levang (born January 3, 1932 in Adams , North Dakota , † January 26, 2015 ) was an American guitarist , violinist and banjo player .
Life
Levang grew up on a farm in North Dakota as the younger son of a family of Swedish and Norwegian roots. His family moved to Riverside , California when he was 13 years old. He then began to play in local bands and appeared in 1948 as an accompanist for Jimmy Wakely . In 1951 he joined the United States Coast Guard and was subsequently stationed in Seattle . There he played in the country band Texas Jim Lewis and his Lonestar Cowboys and hosted on local radio. In 1959 he was nominated for best mandolin player at the Country Music Association Awards . In the same year he was hired as a guitarist and banjo player for Lawrence Welk's television show The Dodge Dancing Party , in which he was involved until the last show in 1982.
Over the course of his career, Levang has worked as a studio musician for a number of well-known artists, including Elvis Presley , Frank Zappa , Dean Martin and Neil Diamond , in the field of jazz also with Johnny Hodges , George Shearing and Jimmy Witherspoon .
Web links
- Neil levang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Neil Levang in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Notes Guitarist Neil Levang passport. In: vintageguitar.com. January 28, 2015, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 28, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levang, Neil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American guitarist, violinist and banjo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adams , North Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 2015 |