![Listen to Solo Flight (feat. Charlie Christian) [78 rpm Version] by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music118/v4/e3/d4/b4/e3d4b46a-30fa-4f80-46ed-6edba33e1d1d/886446716787.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Solo Flight (feat. Charlie Christian) [78 rpm Version] by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About Charlie Christian
Hometown
Bonham, TX, United States
Born
July 29, 1916
Genre
Jazz
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.
Charlie Christian has also released music as a member of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Charlie Christian Quartet, Benny Goodman Sextet, and Edmond Hall's Celeste Quartet.
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