DURHAM Brothers Orchestra, TX

Credits for All Audible Songs on this Website

All Songs Composed, co-composed and/or performed (guitar, valve or slide trombone) by EDDIE DURHAM. Details located in the sidebar TABs. Eddie plays guitar on this November 1929 recording of LORD YOU SURE BEEN GOOD TO ME - Laura Henton

WELCOME! To The DURHAM Virtual university

2010 - This is a NEW, bare bones website. Info, photos, sheet music, etc., are added each week. There are Tabs which are only accessible to Members, so do Join and - visit often.

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D U R H A M F A M I L Y

THE DURHAM BROTHERS, SISTER and COUSINS are:

JOSEPH JR.

EARL

EDDIE SR.

MYRTLE

ROOSEVELT

EARL

Cousins:

CLYDE

ALLEN

HERSCHEL EVANS

SYLVESTER (not in the Bands)

EDGAR BATTLE was a lifelong family friend

The BANDS they were part of as Musical Director, Arranger, Engineer or recorded with, are DOUG MORGAN CIRCUS (seeking pictures), 101 WILD RANCH CIRCUS, LAURA HENTON, BATTLE'S DIXIE RAMBLERS, MAIME SMITH's 711 SHOW, EUGENE COY's BLACK ACES, JESSE STONE, TERRANCE HOLDER, ELMER PAYNE's TEN ROYAL AMERICANS, OKLAHOMA BLUE DEVILS, BENNIE MOTEN's KC ORCH became COUNT BASIE, CAB CALLOWAY, LESTER YOUNG & THE KANSAS CITY SIX, ANDY KIRK, JIMMIE LUNCEFORD, GLENN MILLER, EDDIE DURHAM & HIS BASE FOUR, ARTIE SHAW, WILLIE BRYANT, JAN SAVITT, NAT KING COLE, BLANCHE CALLOWAY, T-BONE WALKER, LIONEL HAMPTON, LES HITE, INTN'L. SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM, SWINGING ALL STARS, BON BON TUNNELL, WYNONNIE HARRIS, SWINGER'S INC., BUDDY TATE, COUNTSMEN, THE HARLEM BLUES & JAZZ BAND.

SIGNATURE Hollow-Body GUITAR, left & right handed

In 2006 "Sam Ash Music Stores" released 10,000 DURHAM SIGNATURE GUITARS, two colors each, left & right handed. Made by "Guitar Research". This Guitar practically plays itself...

2010 update: Sold out, check EBay or Guitar Research websites.