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Saturday would have been Django Reinhardt's 100th birthday
01/24/10 03:46, by Dan Grigor, Categories: Acoustic , Tags: blues, button, dan grigor, django, guitar, reinhardt Saturday would have been Django Reinhardt’s 100th birthday, The LA Times has a pretty good article about him. Stay tuned for an interview with Mary Faith of John Pearse Strings, they have a new pick crafted to be the same size and shape as a “D’jango Button.” He played with a trouser button, round; this unique pick presents a much broader edge to the strings than traditional picks.
Check out YouTube for a selection of tunes and tributes. Happy Birthday, button man!
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There is a really nice NPR story on Django Reinhardt by Tom Cole: Click here. Fascinating and informative with some great links. Thanks, Tom; I learned a lot.
01/26/10 @ 18:42
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