Nearly everything you need to know about Charlie Christian can be learned from the compilation album Charlie Christian – The ...

When guitarist Charlie Christian began recording with the Benny Goodman Sextet in 1939, the electric guitar took its first big step into the history of jazz. Christian wasn't the first jazz ...

Charlie Christian introduced the electric guitar to a wide audience. And even though he died in 1942 at 25, guitar enthusiasts remember his name — and his sound. Now there's a new collection of ...

You could buy them separately, but, more often, people sent their guitar back to Gibson and requested a factory mod. The Charlie Christian-pickup ES-175s were available as a special order, but that ...

All I could think, during last Saturdays show at The Social (434 S. 2nd St.), was where did they find this kid? Evan Christian, the leader of a great trio, is one of the most versatile guitarists ...