Today, music lovers around the world celebrate the natal anniversary of guitarist Django Reinhardt.
Django, the Belgian-born Romani jazz musician was born to swing that guitar on January 23, 1910.
Django was inspired by the music of Louis Armstrong.
With violinist Stephane Grappelli, Django co-led Western Europe's supreme source of scintillating swing, the Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France.
We'll kick this off with a few film clips of the guitar genius in action.
Numerous Django concerts, airchecks and radio broadcasts have been posted on YouTube.
Django briefly toured with The Duke Ellington Orchestra in the fall of 1946.
Among the guitar slingers who carry on the Django tradition in 2026: Martin Taylor (from the 1980's Stephane Grappelli Quartet), Julian Lage, Robin Nolan, Biréli Lagrène, Tommy Emmanuel, Frank Vignola and Vinny Ragiolo.
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