“Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later in walks Django with an entourage of friends. He always traveled with a large group-carried his own admirers with him, the most sinister-looking bunch of hoodlums you've ever seen. I walked up and offered to buy him a drink. That seemed to be the right thing to do... he was the first really brilliant solo guitarist I ever became aware of, I had records of his when I was 10 years old. It just blew my mind that anyone could play a guitar like that. Still does.” YearsMindFirstsDoeStillsPlayHoursWalksMusicRecordsGroupsBrotherDrinkMetsGuitarBrilliantBunchThings To DoRight ThingTraveledSoloGuitaristSinisterAdmirerLarge GroupsEntourageDjango Author:Charlie Byrd
“We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song.” PlayLastsSongJamLast Song Author:Charlie Byrd