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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,593 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:31 AM Jul 2020

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Jazz guitar pioneer Charlie Christian was born on this date.

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Jazz guitar pioneer Charlie Christian was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2020 OP

A wonderful player BillyBobBrilliant Jul 2020 #1

As his family yesphan Jul 2020 #2

BillyBobBrilliant

(805 posts)

1. A wonderful player

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:45 AM

Jul 2020

I can only imagine what he would have done if he lived longer, and wasn't under the oppressive thumb of Benny Goodman.

yesphan

(1,588 posts)

2. As his family

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:10 AM

Jul 2020

moved to Oklahoma City when he was a young boy and he went to school in OKC, there is a street named after him in the "Bricktown" district.

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