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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,048 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2025, 09:25 AM Jan 23

Django Reinhardt was born on this date.

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Django Reinhardt was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 23 OP

And that's Stephane Grappelli thucythucy Jan 24 #1

thucythucy

(8,840 posts)

1. And that's Stephane Grappelli

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Fri Jan 24, 2025, 09:16 AM

Jan 24

on violin.

Reinhardt could only use two fingers on his left hand after he was seriously injured in a fire.

But he had more talent in those two fingers than most guitar players have in ten.

And here's Grappelli playing with Paul Simon:

Thanks for brightening my morning!

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