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Charles Henry "Charlie" Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar, and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument.

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rdfs:comment	Charles Henry "Charlie" Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar, and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument.
foaf:name	Charlie Christian Christian, Charlie
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dc:description	American musician
foaf:givenName	Charles Henry Christian
associated band	Benny Goodman
associated musical artist	Benny Goodman
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth date	1916-07-29(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Bonham, Texas
birth year	1916-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1942-03-02(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Richmond County
death year	1942-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
genre	Swing dbpedia:Jazz Bebop Big band
home town	City of Oklahoma City
instrument	dbpedia:Guitar dbpedia:Gibson_ES-150
occupation	dbpedia:Guitarist
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charlie_Christian.jpg?width=300
is performer of	Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian
is associated band of	Benson, George
is associated musical artist of	Benson, George

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