Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli - Jattendrai Swing 1939 - LIVE!

Thank you SGT (Join to see) for sharing legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli performing Jattendrai Swing in 1939.

Here is another 1939 performance of the Django Reinhart Quintet of the hot club of France performing Jattendrai Swing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doVLqNn9j2I

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Gabriel F. Cpl Scott McCarroll

SGT (Join to see), thanks for the Django Reinhardt music! Many don’t know that Django was injured early in his life, and retaught himself to play the guitar even with his injury. This from Wikipedia:
“Before he had a chance to start with the band, however, he nearly lost his life when the caravan he and his wife lived in caught fire when he knocked over a candle on his way to bed. His wife made artificial flowers from extremely flammable celluloid. They caught fire, engulfing the wagon in flames almost immediately. Reinhardt dragged himself and his wife through the fire to safety, but suffered extensive burns on his left hand and other areas. He received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralyzed, and the fourth and fifth fingers of his left hand were badly burned. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again, and they intended to amputate one of his legs. Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane.
Two of his fingers remained paralyzed. By sheer will, he taught himself to overcome his now permanent handicap by using only his thumb and two fingers.
His brother, Joseph Reinhardt, also an accomplished guitarist, bought Reinhardt a new guitar. With rehabilitation and practice, he re-learned his craft in a completely new way. He played all his guitar solos with only the index and middle fingers and used the two injured fingers only for chord work.”
The photograph shows his playing style with his left hand after the injury.
LTC Stephen F. COL Mikel J. Burroughs

Anyone who inspired Willie gets my vote!