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The History of Guitar in America: Charlie Christian
Episode 8
Episode date - March 15, 2024
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This show features one of the most instrumental (pun intended) soloists of all time, a guitarist who influenced virtually everything that came after him, and he did this with a career that lasted barely three years.
As this series (hopefully) has conveyed, Charlie Christian was not the first person to play an electric guitar, but he was certainly the most important and influential player of his time, with a style that still reverberates today (that pun was NOT intended). Christian a show unto himself, so here it is.
Featured tracks include:
Flying Home – The Benny Goodman Sextet
Air Mail Special – The Benny Goodman Sextet
Rose Room – The Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud – Benny Goodman Sextet
Solo Flight – Charlie Christian w/ Benny Goodman
Tea for Two – Charlie Christian
Boy Meets Goy/Girl – Grand Slam – Charlie Christian
Stompin’ at the Savoy (Jam) - Live at Minton’s Playhouse
Swing to Bop (Jam) – Live at Minton’s Playhouse
Channel 30 - The History of Guitar in America 1922-1962
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