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Charlie Christian

Charles Henry Christian was a hugely influential jazz and swing guitarist who set the standard during the early days of the form. One of the pioneers of electric guitar, during his short life Christian became one of the key figures in the development of cool jazz and bebop. Christian's time in the spotlight was tragically brief. He was playing piano in Oklahoma when he became a student of Eddie Durham, the jazz guitarist who invented the amplified guitar. Christian took up the instrument himself and by 1937 had become a regional attraction, touring the Midwest and travelling a...
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