I think it would be cool to start a thread about song history for the repetoire of this genre. Would be a good resource for gigging musicians who want to be able to say something between tunes about the tunes they are playing. For instance it was cool for me to know who the Ike of Blues for Ike was, and I found that out here.
To that end--
Why is Danube also called Anniversary song? What is the history there?
I am also curious about Mike/Micro. Does it celebrate microphones or is it about a midget?
Was there an actual Sweet Sue? Cute little girl? Popular whore?
What the hell is a Beguine?
St Germain Des Pres--what is that? A club? A town? What was special about nights there?
I think it would also be cool to know what a typical set list was like for Django. How long? Did he mix it up? Was there a fast set and a slow set? Anyone have actual setlists?