Django - The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Zusatztext "Uncovers the influences that helped fuse Reinhardt's unique talent and background with a developing music scene that would eventually become a lasting art form."--Vintage Guitar Magazine Informationen zum Autor Michael Dregni is a writer for Vintage Guitar magazine; his work has also appeared in , , and The Utne Reader, among other publications. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Klappentext Dregni has penned the first major critical biography of Gypsy legend and guitar icon Django Reinhardt. Zusammenfassung Django Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B B King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Capturing the extraordinary life and times of one of the great musicians of the twentieth century, this work offers a portrait of this great guitarist.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Dregni, Dregni Michael, Michael Gregni
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.2006
• EAN: 9780195304480
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530448-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 233 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Music; Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Guitar, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment, String instruments