Django Reinhardt - Nagasaki

And then 9 years later we blew it up.

I remember when I first started listening to Django, I kept listening to the first 40 seconds trying to transcribe Django's solo.  I never transcribed it all!

so good... +_+

I am japanese ojisann 47 years ago.
Nagasaki recordig ----unbelievable!

Hahaha nice one.

Many thanks for putting me right there. I didn't feel that I new much other than he had a bad "chord"- hand, and vaguely assumed it was a birth defect. It's as well I mentioned it, or I would not now now the reality, which it is worth a mention, I feel.
Or maybe everyone in the world knows this. Sorry !
DE-formed, indeed - in a fire ?! - SHIT ! Pain ! . Any one know how come ?

sorry he was 18 when it occurred

He, nevertheless became a great guitarist in months. Stephane Grapelli says that the injury probably improved Django's playing because it slowed him down causing him to be more thoughtful. If you've ever listened to the speed of Django, it is hard to imagine him playing faster.

I would agree with that. He was forced to find a new way to move up and down the fretboard. The fact that he did it and did it so well, and probably improved his playing, shows what a genius he was.

back in Nagasake where the fellas chew tobaccy and the women wicky-wacky-woo,!