Ethnicity, race…and music
But one thing I thought of: in the U.S., this is a picture of a white man and a black man. If you don’t know the individuals, would you be able to tell who was who ?
But one thing I thought of: in the U.S., this is a picture of a white man and a black man. If you don’t know the individuals, would you be able to tell who was who ?
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
I do didn't know they made an album together. I need the look fir it. Django was a jazz guitar hero of mine, Duke, well he was The Duke!
bijouxbroussard · F
@samueltyler2 Actually they were touring together in 1946. An album was made from those performances, but later.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard i listen to a lot of jazz shows on Sirius, and WBGO here in Newark, I was unaware of them ever playing together. I just looked for their recordings, i found a few on YouTube. I also never thought of "electric guitars" before Les Paul popularized them in the 1950s on. In a photo of Django playing honeysuckle rose see, there is a pickup attached to the sound hole of his instrument and a wire.
The photo was taken in 1946. Django lost a lot of money and The Duke apparently helped him recover.
The photo was taken in 1946. Django lost a lot of money and The Duke apparently helped him recover.
bijouxbroussard · F
@samueltyler2 They became good friends. I corrected the verbiage because I don’t think the album was made until after Django passed.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard what i listened to was really low quality recordings.