[Harp-L] Grappelli and Django and Kovacs

[JON KIP <jonkip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

so where are those rich patrons of The Art these days?

happy birthday to Django...and, as it turns out , to Ernie Kovacs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PefS8tY_gnI

that's probably not Grappelli playing in the background....

but a classic nonetheless

coincidentally, Ernie and Django both appear to have died at age 43

an age that I'm trying to remember....

unsuccessfully....





On Jan 23, 2012, at 8:30 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Actually, Grappelli used to *teach* chromatic harmonica even though  
> he didn't play it. This was when he was scuffling early on and  
> needed to dough, and he had a very rich student (from the family  
> that owned the Citroen car company, if memory serves). He admitted  
> that this was a bit naughty and only mentioned in the context of  
> another story about how he was always trying to hook Django and  
> their group up with powerful, rich folks, something of which Django  
> was blissfully oblivious. (Today is Django's 102nd birthday.)
>
>
> Completely tangential to David's new CD. I have my copy and am  
> looking forward eagerly to the opportunity to give it a listen . . .
>
>
> Winsow