Listen to and learn about the roots, influences, hits, essentials, and religious outliers in the history of rock music up to 1974.
July 15, 2015
48 Charlie Christian (1916-1942) and the Benny Goodman Sextet “Solo Flight” 1941
“the first modern jazz guitarist to play single-line
improvisations on the electric guitar.” He auditioned for Benny Goodman (1909-1986), who
“hired him on the spot.” Tuberculosis ended a brilliant career (The
Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz).
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