- AC-DC Current · 1939
- AC-DC Current · 1939
- When Lights Are Low · 1939
- AC-DC Current · 1939
- The Jazz Masters - 27 Classic Performances from the Columbia Masterpieces Series · 1939
- Jazz Immortal: After Hours Monroe's Harlem Mintons - Live · 1965
- The Genius of the Electric Guitar · 1955
- The Original Guitar Hero · 1939
- When Lights Are Low · 1939
- The Essential Benny Goodman (Remastered) · 1939
- AC-DC Current · 1939
- The Genius of the Electric Guitar · 1941
- The Original Guitar Hero · 1939
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- After this guitarist plugged in, swing was never the same.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- Benny Goodman Sextet
About Charlie Christian
Although he was not the first to make use of the electric guitar, Dallas, TX-born Charlie Christian's dazzling single-note style unshackled the instrument from the rhythm section, and his feats of melodic daring blazed early trails into bebop. In his short life he managed to dramatically alter the course of jazz and popular music. He's best known for his work Benny Goodman and his solo sides, but in the early 1930s he worked with a variety of "territory" bands, where he formulated his revolutionary approach. A victim of his own chaotic lifestyle, Christian passed away in 1942 at the age of 25.
- HOMETOWN
- Bonham, TX, United States
- BORN
- July 29, 1916
- GENRE
- Jazz