Charlie Christian was an awesome jazz guitarist. His music is still influencing a lot of jazz guitar players.
He has been playing in 30. but his tone is really timeless. It's really jazzy, with cool, dynamic, jumping notes. The rhythm is a big thing in his lines.
A famous thing, connected to Christian, is the Charlie Christian's guitar pickup. It's a really old school construction, with a big, ceramic magnet and a blade pole piece.
It's easy to find Charlie Christian's music on YouTube, Grooveshark and similar sites.
listen: Swing to Bop
Links:
classicjazzguitar.comen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian_pickup (pickup)
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