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1937-1939 Levin De Luxe |
While vistiting Göteborg during a tour of Sweden |
in April, 1939, Fred Guy, guitarist in the Duke Ellington |
Orchestra purchased a Levin De Luxe at Waidele Musik. |
This is the guitar that Django Reinhardt is playing |
in the famous William Gottlieb photos. They were taken |
backstage at the Aquarium in New York City when Django |
was on tour with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1946. |
Django Reinhardt at the Aquarium |
New York City, 1946 |
Photo: William Gottlieb |
Fred Guy at the Aquarium |
New York City, 1946 |
Photo: William Gottlieb |
Fred Guy at Carnegie Hall |
New York City |
Photographer: unknown |
Following photos by courtesy of Gary U. Petrin. |
Read his story of how this instrument surfaced. |