Not playing with a full set of fingers: Django, Iommi, Frodo...and who else?

Jerry Garcia, if you consider him a musician.

(The correct answer is no)

Jaki Byard, though, I believe had only three on his left hand, and he was a badass.

Several actors/politicos/etc. on this list (the only musicians who made it are Garica, Iommi, and Reinhardt):

http://www.who2.com/missingdigits.html

I once encountered a death metal band with a one-armed singer guitarist in Missoula called Muhamuwaldi. They were amazing.

My friend Jeff was the drummer for a pop-metal band called Alloy, their bassist/vocalist had half an arm. They called it "The Club," he used to totally wail on his bass.

The singer of (Klingon death metal act) Stovokor is missing a hand too.

http://www.sundazed.com/artists/artistpage_gfx/artist_pics/barbarianspic.jpg

disability rock(s)

Russ Conway.

Did the Jaki Byard suicide/murder case ever get solved?

Moulty of The Barbarians! There's even a song about it!

Indomitable Spirit

"Jerry Garcia, if you consider him a musician."

Single worst post on ILM ever. Guy was a genius.

Difference is, his injury was on his picking hand Iommi on the frets. They are two of my favorite guitarists, love both of them.

One of the few MASH episodes where Winchester comes off like an OK guy turns on Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, a piece written for Paul Wittgenstein, Ludwig's older brother, who lost his right arm in World War One. Hindemith, Strauss, Britten, and Prokofiev all wrote for him. Lots on Paul Wittgenstein and left-handed piano playing here.

Other left-handed piano pieces recommended here include the Godowsky Paraphrases on Chopin Etudes, and Bach’s Violin Chaconne arranged by Brahms.

"Jerry Garcia, if you consider him a musician."

Single worst post on ILM ever.

Jerry Garcia was a musician's musician.

oh and does Mordecai Brown count?

Too bad he wasn't a LISTENER'S musician!

(I'll stop now if you will)

Do Mark Pauline's Survival Research Laboratories machines count as musical instruments?

I'm surprised you don't hear of any drummers missing fingers, you could probably get by without a full set (depending on which ones).

Jerry Garcia was an eater's eater

Glass Harp guitarist Phil Keaggy lost a finger in an accident.

Difference is, his injury was on his picking hand Iommi on the frets.

Yeah, but he was a BANJO player first, and missing your middle finger on your right hand is a bad thing for a banjo player.

He always considered himself a better banjo player than a guitar player. True story.

I'm surprised you don't hear of any drummers missing fingers, you could probably get by without a full set (depending on which ones).

well, um, there's rick allen of def leppard.

earthless guitarist isaiah mitchell played a fantastic cmj show this year with two (maybe three?) fingers on his picking hand immobilized in giant bandages from a touring accident the day before. not sure what the prognosis was.

Thanks for everything so far, this is great. The Wittgenstein site is amazing. The M*A*S*H episode I'll bet was inspired by Radar, who held a clipboard in most scenes to hide his deformed hand. True!

I've met Iommi a couple times, and usually ask him what I can about Mellotrons, Geezer's exotic wardrobe, and his pre-Sabbath days as a musician. He says the first band he formed when he started playing again after the accident was a short-lived combo with another guitarist missing a couple finger parts. I have no idea what that was called...

oilyrags: fuck you.

Walter Carlos may have his fingers intact, but he cut off something else......

Papa Crazee of Oakley Hall & formerly guitarist of Oneida had a saw accident a year or 2 back. His primary instrument might be the organ now, not sure.

& Hound Dog Taylor cut off 2 of his fingers, but still had 10, so they say

chaki - not even with Jerry Garcia's missing finger, chump.

Teeheehee @ the Wendy Carlos jab.

This thread didn't mention legendary folk-rock guitarist Bruce "Mr. Tambourine Man" Langhorne.

Jaki Byard, though, I believe had only three on his left hand, and he was a badass.

Holy shit, I had no idea he only had three fingers. And he had a left hand most pianists would give their right hand for.

I was going to post Moulty but I've been beaten to it. Instead I'll give you Hound Dog Taylor, who had an extra. This of course is no help.

Sorry.