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- Birth nameCharles Henry Christian
- Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is known for The Six Triple Eight (2024), Save the Tiger (1973) and Focus (2001). He died on March 2, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Came from an impoverished background. His blind father was an itinerant guitarist and singer. Unable to afford his own instrument, Charlie forged his first guitar from old cigar boxes.
- Jazz guitarist, generally considered to have popularized the use of the electric guitar in jazz music.
- Loved to dress in brightly coloured, flamboyant clothes.
- His untimely demise from tuberculosis was hastened by alcoholism, a dissolute life style and persistent lack of sleep.
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