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Django Reinhardt (born on January 23, 1910 as Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) was a Belgian Romani Jazz guitarist, famous for his jaw-dropping virtuosity despite a debilitating burn injury on his left hand.
Born in a {{Romani}} village on the border of Belgium and France, Django showed a [[ChildProdigy very early talent for music]]. He learned the banjo-guitar at the age of 13 by copying the fingering styles of other guitarists, and was quickly able to make a living off his talents.
When Django was 18, his left hand was severely damaged by a fire started in his caravan, causing him to lose much of his ability to move his ring and pinkie fingers. Never the less, he continued to play music on the guitar, adjusting his style in a way that prevented his handicap from limiting his abilities. Later on, he was introduced to {{Jazz}} music from the United States-- particularly the recordings of trumpeter LouisArmstrong-- and soon met a very talented Parisian violinist named Stéphane Grappelli who shared similar interests. Impressed with each other's talents after a jam session together, they formed an all string band called the [[FiveManBand Quintette du Hot Club de France]], composed of Django and Stéphane as the lead players, and a rhythm section composed of two guitarists (one of which was Django's brother Joseph) and an acoustic bass played by Louis Vola. They became the biggest act of the French Jazz community, with records that reached audiences across the Atlantic.
The Quintette broke up during [[WorldWarII the Nazi occupation of France]], with Grappelli fleeing to England while Django elected to remain in Paris. After the war, Django briefly reunited with Grappelli for another tour in the UK before heading to the United States for a tour with famed Jazz composer Duke Ellington in 1946. Django returned to France in 1949, spending the rest of his days in retirement. He died of a brain hemorrhage in Paris on May 16th, 1953.
Django is frequently cited as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. His playing-- with speed, complexity, and phrasing that are already incredibly impressive by any standard-- takes on an almost supernatural quality in light of his injury. He fretted mostly with the two undamaged fingers on his left hand, only utilizing his ring and pinkie fingers for chords. He's unanimously considered the greatest and most influential Jazz musician from outside of the United States, having popularized hot string Jazz and fathered the subgenre of Manouche Jazz.
Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
Tropes that pertain to Django include:
* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome McCool Name]]: Django is Romani for 'I awake'.
* BadassMustache
* BrilliantButLazy: Django was infamous for not showing up to his own concerts, often over very trivial things like being caught up in an interesting conversation or so he could take a walk through the park.
* CareerEndingInjury: Averted. Having his fretting hand severely damaged in a caravan fire did nothing to stop him from playing the guitar.
* [[CoolSword Cool Guitar]]: Django is most often associated with his oval-hole Selmer-Macaferi styled acoustic guitar, as shown in the page image. Only a thousand were originally produced, and are rare and valuable vintage instruments today.
* DisabilitySuperpower: His injury made chord playing difficult. To compensate, his music style focused on lightning fast arpeggios and expressive string bends.
* TheGamblingAddict: By all accounts, Django loved to gamble on card games. He was also, by all accounts, really bad at it. He'd often blow all his money in a single night of play.
* HandicappedBadass: Probably the biggest in the history of the guitar. Both [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]], who had similar hand injuries, were directly inspired by him.
* ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills: Justified, in that only two of his fingers were fully functional. It still didn't stop him from playing like an absolute beast.
* {{Jazz}}
* NeverLearnedToRead: Not only could Django not read or write in the typical sense, but he couldn't even read or write ''sheet music''. Every piece of music he knew was learned solely by ear and played entirely by memory.
* OddFriendship: Django was an enigmatic, wild gypsy. His partner, French violinist Stéphane Grappelli, was the classically educated son of a French nobleman.
* {{Romani}}
* TropeCodifier: Helped popularize string Jazz and made the guitar a prominent Jazz instrument. Also the codifier for handicapped musicians.
Django and his music have made appearances in the following:
* Django makes a cameo appearance in Martin Scorsese's 2011 film {{Hugo}}.
* The Creator/WoodyAllen film ''Sweet and Lowdown'' is about an American guitarist who's obsessed with Django.
* In the film {{Chocolat}}, Johnny Depp's character-- a wandering Gypsy musician-- is first introduced playing Django's 'Minor Swing'.
* A cameo of Django appears in the opening of the 2003 French animated film ''Les Triplettes de Belleville''.
* In the film ''Swing Kids'', the character Arvid is a guitarist who's left hand gets smashed, but is inspired by Django's example to keep playing.
* Films like ''Film/TheMatrix, Film/TheAviator'', and ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'', among many others, use his music in their soundtrack.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Django The Golden Django]], an award for European Jazz musicians, is named after him.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_(web_framework) Django open source web framework]] is named after him.
* In 2010, the Belgian government released a sterling silver coin with his portrait on it, valued at 10 euros, in commemoration of his 100th birthday.
Django Reinhardt (born on January 23, 1910 as Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) was a Belgian Romani Jazz guitarist, famous for his jaw-dropping virtuosity despite a debilitating burn injury on his left hand.
Born in a {{Romani}} village on the border of Belgium and France, Django showed a [[ChildProdigy very early talent for music]]. He learned the banjo-guitar at the age of 13 by copying the fingering styles of other guitarists, and was quickly able to make a living off his talents.
When Django was 18, his left hand was severely damaged by a fire started in his caravan, causing him to lose much of his ability to move his ring and pinkie fingers. Never the less, he continued to play music on the guitar, adjusting his style in a way that prevented his handicap from limiting his abilities. Later on, he was introduced to {{Jazz}} music from the United States-- particularly the recordings of trumpeter LouisArmstrong-- and soon met a very talented Parisian violinist named Stéphane Grappelli who shared similar interests. Impressed with each other's talents after a jam session together, they formed an all string band called the [[FiveManBand Quintette du Hot Club de France]], composed of Django and Stéphane as the lead players, and a rhythm section composed of two guitarists (one of which was Django's brother Joseph) and an acoustic bass played by Louis Vola. They became the biggest act of the French Jazz community, with records that reached audiences across the Atlantic.
The Quintette broke up during [[WorldWarII the Nazi occupation of France]], with Grappelli fleeing to England while Django elected to remain in Paris. After the war, Django briefly reunited with Grappelli for another tour in the UK before heading to the United States for a tour with famed Jazz composer Duke Ellington in 1946. Django returned to France in 1949, spending the rest of his days in retirement. He died of a brain hemorrhage in Paris on May 16th, 1953.
Django is frequently cited as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. His playing-- with speed, complexity, and phrasing that are already incredibly impressive by any standard-- takes on an almost supernatural quality in light of his injury. He fretted mostly with the two undamaged fingers on his left hand, only utilizing his ring and pinkie fingers for chords. He's unanimously considered the greatest and most influential Jazz musician from outside of the United States, having popularized hot string Jazz and fathered the subgenre of Manouche Jazz.
Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
Tropes that pertain to Django include:
* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome McCool Name]]: Django is Romani for 'I awake'.
* BadassMustache
* BrilliantButLazy: Django was infamous for not showing up to his own concerts, often over very trivial things like being caught up in an interesting conversation or so he could take a walk through the park.
* CareerEndingInjury: Averted. Having his fretting hand severely damaged in a caravan fire did nothing to stop him from playing the guitar.
* [[CoolSword Cool Guitar]]: Django is most often associated with his oval-hole Selmer-Macaferi styled acoustic guitar, as shown in the page image. Only a thousand were originally produced, and are rare and valuable vintage instruments today.
* DisabilitySuperpower: His injury made chord playing difficult. To compensate, his music style focused on lightning fast arpeggios and expressive string bends.
* TheGamblingAddict: By all accounts, Django loved to gamble on card games. He was also, by all accounts, really bad at it. He'd often blow all his money in a single night of play.
* HandicappedBadass: Probably the biggest in the history of the guitar. Both [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]], who had similar hand injuries, were directly inspired by him.
* ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills: Justified, in that only two of his fingers were fully functional. It still didn't stop him from playing like an absolute beast.
* {{Jazz}}
* NeverLearnedToRead: Not only could Django not read or write in the typical sense, but he couldn't even read or write ''sheet music''. Every piece of music he knew was learned solely by ear and played entirely by memory.
* OddFriendship: Django was an enigmatic, wild gypsy. His partner, French violinist Stéphane Grappelli, was the classically educated son of a French nobleman.
* {{Romani}}
* TropeCodifier: Helped popularize string Jazz and made the guitar a prominent Jazz instrument. Also the codifier for handicapped musicians.
Django and his music have made appearances in the following:
* Django makes a cameo appearance in Martin Scorsese's 2011 film {{Hugo}}.
* The Creator/WoodyAllen film ''Sweet and Lowdown'' is about an American guitarist who's obsessed with Django.
* In the film {{Chocolat}}, Johnny Depp's character-- a wandering Gypsy musician-- is first introduced playing Django's 'Minor Swing'.
* A cameo of Django appears in the opening of the 2003 French animated film ''Les Triplettes de Belleville''.
* In the film ''Swing Kids'', the character Arvid is a guitarist who's left hand gets smashed, but is inspired by Django's example to keep playing.
* Films like ''Film/TheMatrix, Film/TheAviator'', and ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'', among many others, use his music in their soundtrack.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Django The Golden Django]], an award for European Jazz musicians, is named after him.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_(web_framework) Django open source web framework]] is named after him.
* In 2010, the Belgian government released a sterling silver coin with his portrait on it, valued at 10 euros, in commemoration of his 100th birthday.
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Django Reinhardt (born on January 23, 1910 as Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) was a Belgian Romani Jazz guitarist, famous for his jaw-dropping virtuosity despite a debilitating burn injury on his left hand.
Born in a {{Romani}} village on the border of Belgium and France, Django showed a [[ChildProdigy very early talent for music]]. He learned the banjo-guitar at the age of 13 by copying the fingering styles of other guitarists, and was quickly able to make a living off his talents.
When Django was 18, his left hand was severely damaged by a fire started in his caravan, causing him to lose much of his ability to move his ring and pinkie fingers. Never the less, he continued to play music on the guitar, adjusting his style in a way that prevented his handicap from limiting his abilities. Later on, he was introduced to {{Jazz}} music from the United States-- particularly the recordings of trumpeter LouisArmstrong-- and soon met a very talented Parisian violinist named Stéphane Grappelli who shared similar interests. Impressed with each other's talents after a jam session together, they formed an all string band called the [[FiveManBand Quintette du Hot Club de France]], composed of Django and Stéphane as the lead players, and a rhythm section composed of two guitarists (one of which was Django's brother Joseph) and an acoustic bass played by Louis Vola. They became the biggest act of the French Jazz community, with records that reached audiences across the Atlantic.
The Quintette broke up during [[WorldWarII the Nazi occupation of France]], with Grappelli fleeing to England while Django elected to remain in Paris. After the war, Django briefly reunited with Grappelli for another tour in the UK before heading to the United States for a tour with famed Jazz composer Duke Ellington in 1946. Django returned to France in 1949, spending the rest of his days in retirement. He died of a brain hemorrhage in Paris on May 16th, 1953.
Django is frequently cited as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. His playing-- with speed, complexity, and phrasing that are already incredibly impressive by any standard-- takes on an almost supernatural quality in light of his injury. He fretted mostly with the two undamaged fingers on his left hand, only utilizing his ring and pinkie fingers for chords. He's unanimously considered the greatest and most influential Jazz musician from outside of the United States, having popularized hot string Jazz and fathered the subgenre of Manouche Jazz.
Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
Tropes that pertain to Django include:
* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome McCool Name]]: Django is Romani for 'I awake'.
* BadassMustache
* BrilliantButLazy: Django was infamous for not showing up to his own concerts, often over very trivial things like being caught up in an interesting conversation or so he could take a walk through the park.
* CareerEndingInjury: Averted. Having his fretting hand severely damaged in a caravan fire did nothing to stop him from playing the guitar.
* [[CoolSword Cool Guitar]]: Django is most often associated with his oval-hole Selmer-Macaferi styled acoustic guitar, as shown in the page image. Only a thousand were originally produced, and are rare and valuable vintage instruments today.
* DisabilitySuperpower: His injury made chord playing difficult. To compensate, his music style focused on lightning fast arpeggios and expressive string bends.
* TheGamblingAddict: By all accounts, Django loved to gamble on card games. He was also, by all accounts, really bad at it. He'd often blow all his money in a single night of play.
* HandicappedBadass: Probably the biggest in the history of the guitar. Both [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]], who had similar hand injuries, were directly inspired by him.
* ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills: Justified, in that only two of his fingers were fully functional. It still didn't stop him from playing like an absolute beast.
* {{Jazz}}
* NeverLearnedToRead: Not only could Django not read or write in the typical sense, but he couldn't even read or write ''sheet music''. Every piece of music he knew was learned solely by ear and played entirely by memory.
* OddFriendship: Django was an enigmatic, wild gypsy. His partner, French violinist Stéphane Grappelli, was the classically educated son of a French nobleman.
* {{Romani}}
* TropeCodifier: Helped popularize string Jazz and made the guitar a prominent Jazz instrument. Also the codifier for handicapped musicians.
Django and his music have made appearances in the following:
* Django makes a cameo appearance in Martin Scorsese's 2011 film {{Hugo}}.
* The Creator/WoodyAllen film ''Sweet and Lowdown'' is about an American guitarist who's obsessed with Django.
* In the film {{Chocolat}}, Johnny Depp's character-- a wandering Gypsy musician-- is first introduced playing Django's 'Minor Swing'.
* A cameo of Django appears in the opening of the 2003 French animated film ''Les Triplettes de Belleville''.
* In the film ''Swing Kids'', the character Arvid is a guitarist who's left hand gets smashed, but is inspired by Django's example to keep playing.
* Films like ''Film/TheMatrix, Film/TheAviator'', and ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'', among many others, use his music in their soundtrack.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Django The Golden Django]], an award for European Jazz musicians, is named after him.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_(web_framework) Django open source web framework]] is named after him.
* In 2010, the Belgian government released a sterling silver coin with his portrait on it, valued at 10 euros, in commemoration of his 100th birthday.
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To]] [[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120502014957/http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]]. So to clarify, Django Reinhardt, a handicapped gypsy jazz player who made no secret of what kind of friends he kept, was such a good guitarist that NAZIS DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO KILL HIM.
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To]] [[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]].
** So to clarify, Django Reinhardt, a handicapped gypsy jazz player who made no secret of what kind of friends he kept, was such a good guitarist that [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome NAZIS DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO KILL HIM]].
** So to clarify, Django Reinhardt, a handicapped gypsy jazz player who made no secret of what kind of friends he kept, was such a good guitarist that [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome NAZIS DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO KILL HIM]].
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To]] [[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.[[http://web.archive.org/web/20120502014957/http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]]. \n** So to clarify, Django Reinhardt, a handicapped gypsy jazz player who made no secret of what kind of friends he kept, was such a good guitarist that [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome NAZIS DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO KILL HIM]].HIM.
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* HandicappedBadass: Probably the biggest in the history of the guitar. Both [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]], who had similar hand injuries, were directly inspired by him.
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* HandicappedBadass: Probably the biggest in the history of the guitar. Both [[BlackSabbath [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]], who had similar hand injuries, were directly inspired by him.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[BlackSabbath [[Music/BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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* DisabilitySuperpower: His injury made chord playing difficult. To compensate, his music style focused on lightning fast arpeggios.
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* DisabilitySuperpower: His injury made chord playing difficult. To compensate, his music style focused on lightning fast arpeggios. arpeggios and expressive string bends.
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* Films like TheMatrix, TheAviator, and {{Gattaca}}, among many others, use his music in their soundtrack.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game {{Bioshock}}.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game {{Bioshock}}.
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* Films like TheMatrix, TheAviator, ''Film/TheMatrix, Film/TheAviator'', and {{Gattaca}}, ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'', among many others, use his music in their soundtrack.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game{{Bioshock}}.''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}.
* Django's music, along with many other classic Jazz acts, appears in the video game
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* The WoodyAllen film ''Sweet and Lowdown'' is about an American guitarist who's obsessed with Django.
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* The WoodyAllen Creator/WoodyAllen film ''Sweet and Lowdown'' is about an American guitarist who's obsessed with Django.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Averted hard. Having his fretting hand severely damaged in a caravan fire did nothing to stop him from playing the guitar.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Averted hard.Averted. Having his fretting hand severely damaged in a caravan fire did nothing to stop him from playing the guitar.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] Iommi]], and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To]][[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]].
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To]][[InvertedTrope To]] [[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]].
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, StevieRayVaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, StevieRayVaughn, Stevie Ray Vaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]].
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* [[TooCoolToLive Too Cool To To]][[InvertedTrope Kill]]: Django decided to remain in Paris as the Nazi's invaded. This could have very easily been a lethal mistake on his part, as he was 1) Romani, 2) handicapped, 3) openly playing a music style that was banned in Nazi Germany, and 4) a well known friend of blacks and Jews in the jazz community. Worse, he didn't even opt to lay low during the occupation: he stayed in full public view and continued to play jazz in big concert halls. But, in a colossal bit of irony, the Nazi's decided not to bother him because [[{{Hypocrite}} many of them were fans of his]]. Hell, some even asked to be photographed with him, [[http://qblog.ws/images/uploads/How_Django_Reinhardt_survived_the_NAZI_Occupation_of_Paris_-_Documental_de_John_Percivall.jpg including higher ranking Nazi's]].
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimmy Page have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
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Many, many, ''many'' of the best guitarists and jazz musicians in the world have been inspired by him in some way. Classic Jazz guitarists Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery were both direct 'decendents' of his, and contemporary artists such as Eric Clapton, EricClapton, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, B.B. King, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, StevieRayVaughn, [[BlackSabbath Tony Iommi]] and [[LedZeppelin Jimmy Page Page]] have all gone on record stating their great admiration of his abilities.
