Early 30's guitarist

Sigurd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3srFTLxCCE
Apparently Django was not the only guitarist in the early thirties, who could play cool, fast licks. Look at this guy at 0:36. Never heard of him before (No one can compete with Django though)

Stackabones

Cool tenor guitar!

MaxwellGarces

well, if you ever listen to eddie lang, that guy will blow you away. he was incredible. and super fast too. he died in 1933, but was someone that django was aware of. if he would have lived longer, i could see him being a much larger influence on django and vice versa.

MaxwellGarces

well, if you ever listen to eddie lang, that guy will blow you away. he was incredible. and super fast too. he died in 1933, but was someone that django was aware of. if he would have lived longer, i could see him being a much larger influence on django and vice versa.

a

django dissed lang at one point..

delsbrother

a wrote:

django dissed lang at one point..

Really? I thought he and Stephane admired the whole Venuti/Lang style. Wow.

Klezmorim

delsbrother wrote:

Really? I thought he and Stephane admired the whole Venuti/Lang style. Wow.

If they didn't express their admiration verbally, they certainly did musically. Just sample some of the tunes on the Lang & Venuti collection "Stringing the Blues" and you'd almost think Django & Steph were sitting in. In particular, check out the L&V versions of "Dinah," "Tiger Rag" and "I've Found A New Baby"

emicad

Klezmorim wrote:

delsbrother wrote:

Really? I thought he and Stephane admired the whole Venuti/Lang style. Wow.

If they didn't express their admiration verbally, they certainly did musically. Just sample some of the tunes on the Lang & Venuti collection "Stringing the Blues" and you'd almost think Django & Steph were sitting in. In particular, check out the L&V versions of "Dinah," "Tiger Rag" and "I've Found A New Baby"

i totally agree