Jimmy Rosenberg - the Father, the Son and the Talent (see info for HQ Stereo)

Watch in HQ Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xUadIJbYJE&feature=channel_page&fmt=18
This documentary presents a fascinating portrait of an outstanding contemporary manouche guitarist, Jimmy Rosenberg and his family. Jimmy starts out as a child prodigy, touring national and international stages at age 8 or 9 with his brothers, playing his guitar with amazing finger technique and a wild passion. He is not only a great player but one of the few who can improvise in this style.
However, life takes a bad turn as he gets addicted to drugs, are in and out of rehab, eventually prison. He is successful, famous, has lots of money then blows it in a few months. Perhaps it is due to his father's imprisonment (who killed his son-in-law in self-defence during a confrontation over the son-in-law who abused his wife and children) and missing his firm guiding hand. Perhaps it is the artistic temperament... Still, Jimmy is not judged by the film makers, but presented as a very talented person who got lost in the heady world of stage success. I am glad that the usual attitudes regarding "gypsy fate" and down-troddenness are not brought into the discussion at all, even though the family, despite all their wealth, continues to live in a small, gypsy-only community in Holland where the houses look like mobile homes...

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[ricardoswing]

Wie heißt denn das Lied das Jimmy hier singt und wer singt es im Orginal? Ha karel gen gei Gili????????

[Ccvanl]

You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart).

It was written by Freddy James (pseudonym for Teddy Powell) and Larry Stock and published in 1946.

The biggest hit version was recorded by the Les Brown orchestra with vocalist Doris Day.

Recorded versions:

Les Brown and his orchestra (vocal: Doris Day) (1946)

Perry Como with The Satisfiers (1946)

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (1946)

Dean Martin

Louis Prima

[pencap23]

What about Stochelo...? I'm pretty sure there's a large handful of people who can do Gypsy improve. Stochelo, Bireli, and Jimmy though, they're up there.

[tchantchoutchou]

his father has old school gangster look , i lie !!!

[SM7TED]

This guy every day i see him here in the netherlands i always tell him jimmy return back to have a good future.

IM Always talking to this guy like i always see him and i never Knewd he was a celebrity till i saw wiki and youtube all around he told me about it but i always tough he was lieing till i really saw this.

[jjmatashi]

@pencap23 Yep. Stochelo is right up there too.

[Hanfkartoffelman]

Does someone know the chords for u wont be satisfied ?

[assoo36]

but bacht tuke jimmy !!!

[elio361964]

Jimmy angelo mandato in terra per testimoniare la grandezza di Dio... Thanx Jimmy, e che la musica ci possa salvare ...

[Quesadillaeater]

Does anyone know where to find a version with english subtitles?

Why couldn´t I learn Dutch in highschool? damn!

[TheRatPack168]

What a genius! What a waste!!

Hang in there Jimmy!!

[Theillusive85]

does anyone know where i can get a copy of this doco?

can't seem to find it anywhere..

[beertron7]

@tchantchoutchou His father served several years in jail. Watch the documentary if you get a chance, very excellent.

[gypsyjohnac]

he masterd the guitar at 11 or mabe youger lol