We’re not going to talk much about Django in this series, because he was a jazz musician, but he *was* very influential on a few of the people who went on to influence rock, so we’re going to touch on him briefly here. We talked, in particular, about how he was making music that sounded very, very similar to what the early Western Swing musicians were doing. We mentioned Django a little bit in the episode on Bob Wills and “Ida Red”. Maybe also have long fingers, so you could reach further down the neck.īut let’s talk about Django Reinhardt for a bit. Some would also say that you need to have a lot of dexterity, and to be able to move your fingers lightning fast. And you need to have a sense of musicality. To be a truly great guitarist, you need to have an imagination. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon.
The quotes from Les Paul in this episode come from this book of interviews with him. This 3-CD box set is a very good compilation of Les Paul and Mary Ford’s best work. If the episode starts you wondering about playing instruments while physically disabled, or inventing new instruments, you might want to check out a charity called the One-Handed Musical Instrument Trust, which invents and provides instruments for one-handed musicians.Īs always, I’ve created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode. This version was recorded starting around midnight on Sunday night, which is usually the time I put them up, so I apologise if it’s lacking a final polish This one is a few hours late, as I had some *severe* technical problems with the several previous attempts at recording this. He did, in his last few years, but not on any of his most famous recordings. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.Įrratum: I say Django Reinhardt never played electric guitar. Today we’re looking at Les Paul and Mary Ford, and “How High The Moon”.
Welcome to episode nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on December 3, 2018
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