Django was born on this date.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Good one. Thanks. There are some videos of him at DU.

https://www.google.com/search?q=django+reinhardt&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com

I include these, because just about every thread includes videos or audio clips of his material.

Fri Dec 30, 2022: The best guitarist you've never heard of.

Tue Jan 23, 2018: Also, blast from the past, happy 108th birthday, Django Reinhardt.

Jean "Django" Reinhardt



Reinhardt in 1946

Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django (French: [dʒãŋɡo ʁɛjnaʁt] or [dʒɑ̃ɡo ʁenɑʁt]), was a Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents.

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There are almost no videos of him playing. Too bad; he was really something else.

Here are a few links to threads that link to YouTube clips of Django Reinhardt tunes:

Wed Apr 23, 2014: Django Reinhardt - I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Tue Jun 10, 2014: Django Reinhardt: Three-Fingered Lightning

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Quite The Pioneer!

That fact about playing with 2 fingers is incredible.
I'd heard that before, but this video shows an example of his speed while CLEARLY using only two fingers.
Pretty amazing.