Indeed, no joke; But you didn't really give the man his credit, Django Reinhardt was the greatest guitar player on the face of this Earth, NOBODY matched his virtuousity. This man had Two fingers (Index, Middle finger), and his pinky and Ring finger were crippled. They were still there, but just immobile...
Hendrix was an innovator, I can agree to that; but listen to Django sometime, and ask yourself "could I play this with 8 fingers?", the man had the ability to be incredibly articulate, and play every note with meaning...
Sorry, Django is one of my favorite guitar players, I obsess over him.