Django Reinhardt - J'attendrai Swing 1939 Rare live footage

[kitronic]

 

[BillST4s]

Great footage. Thanks for posting. Note Reinhardt's left hand. The ring and little fingers were paralyzed from burns, so he could only use two fingers in playing the guitar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt

Stephane Grappelli lived to be 89 and recorded well into his 80's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphane_Grappelli

 

[kitronic]

I didn't know the fingers were damaged in a fire. I assumed birth defects. I'll have to read his biography.

If you watch the video closely he uses the third finger in some chords.