Charlie Christian

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Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was a key figure in the rise of bebop and cool jazz, and he was one of the first performers on the electric guitar.

From August 1939 to June 1941, he gained national recognition as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra.

The guitar was moved from the rhythm section to the forefront as a solo instrument thanks to his single-string technique and amplification.

Christian, according to John Hammond and George T. Simon, was the greatest improvisational talent of the swing period.

"Many commentators and musicians agree that Christian was one of the founding fathers of bebop, or at least a precursor to it," Gene Lees wrote in the liner notes to his album Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian (Columbia, 1972). "Christian's influence went well beyond jazz and swing."

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 in the category Early Influence. (Charlie Christian Avenue, a street in Bricktown, Oklahoma City, was one of many musicians jammed along the city's "Deep Deuce" segment on N.E.

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Early life

Christian was born in Bonham, Texas. When he was a young boy, his family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His parents, who were classically trained, were also musicians. Edward, who was born in 1906, and Clarence in 1911. Clarence Henry Christian Christian, the three sons, were taught music by their father. Clarence Henry was struck blind by fever and he and the boys served as buskers on what the Christians called "busts" to benefit the family. He'll need them to lead him into the best neighborhoods, where they'll do well for cash or produce. When Charles was old enough to go along, he first entertained himself by dancing. He learned to play the guitar later in life, inheriting his father's instruments at his death when Charles was 12.

He attended Douglass School in Oklahoma City, where he was introduced to music by an instructor, Zelia N. Breaux. Charles wanted to play tenor saxophone in the school band, but she insisted that instead, she try trumpet. As he suspected that playing the trumpet would disfigure his lip, he canceled to pursue his passion in baseball, at which he excelled.

Clarence Christian said in a 1978 interview with Charlie Christian biographer Craig McKinney that Edward Christian played a group in Oklahoma City as a pianist and had a tumultuous relationship with trumpeter James Simpson. Ralph Hamilton, a guitarist, took him and began secretly instructing the younger Charles in jazz about 1931. "Rose Room," "Tea for Two," and "Sweet Georgia Brown" taught him to solo on three songs. When the time was right, they took him out to one of the many after-hours jam sessions along "Deep Deuce" in Oklahoma City.

Edward Edward told Charles, "Let Charles play one." "Nobody wants to hear them old blues," Edward replied. Charles was allowed to play after some encouragement.

"What do you want to play?"

He asked. All three songs were big in the early 1930s, and Edward was surprised that Charles knew them. Deep Deuce was in a riot after two encores, and Charles had performed all three of them, and Deep Deuce was in a ruckus. He relaxedly escaped from the jam session, and his mother knew about it before he got home.

Billie Jean Christian, a father of Charles Jean Christian (December 23, 1932-2004) by Margretta Downey of Oklahoma City, father of Billie Jean Christian.

Charles soon was on the road and off the coast of Minnesota, as far away as North Dakota and Minnesota. He was playing electric guitar by 1936 and had established himself as a regional attraction. He jammed with many of the top names in Oklahoma City, including Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. The pianist for Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy, Mary Lou Williams, told John Hammond, the record producer.

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