Today would have been Django Reinhardt's Birthday born January 23rd 1910 the Belgum-born Frenchman guitarist and compser  was of Romani decent. Django was regarded as one of the  greatest jazz guitarest of all time. After being burnt in a fire some of his fingers became paralisied and he changed the way he played just using his middle finger on his left hand for his solos he co-formed the "Quintet du Hot Clud du France" with Stephane Grappelli which became one of the most origanal bands in jazz