If one looks at this Greatest 55 list, there is probably no greater shock than to see a 1930's and 40's European (and no, not even a Brit.) here at #15.
There's a perfectly good explanation, of course. Frankly, with a few notable exceptions like B. B. King and The Weavers, this list begins somewhere in the early 1960s.
So, here's a tip of the cap to all that formative music. And if you haven't listened to Reinhardt, his nimble, bouncing guitar spells out a rhythm that reminds one an awful lot of that proverbial rock rolling downhill.
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Each band or performer is graded on four things:
1. Innovation
2. Influence in my life--as a typical American
3. Integrity: the band's approach to music (just making a buck or honing a craft?)
4. Immortality--am I, a typical American--still eager to hear their music
7/10/6/10 = 33 out of a perfect 40
1. Innovation
2. Influence in my life--as a typical American
3. Integrity: the band's approach to music (just making a buck or honing a craft?)
4. Immortality--am I, a typical American--still eager to hear their music
7/10/6/10 = 33 out of a perfect 40
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Sad: Unfortunately, Django Reinhardt died young, and is much more highly regarded now than when he was alive.
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