# Charlie Christian

> Charles Henry Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was among the first electric guitarists and was 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 early adoption of the electric guitar, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. For this, he is often credited with pioneering the development of the lead guitar role.

*American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-07-29
- **Died:** 1942-03-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490070/ (@nm1490070)

## Sources
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- [چارلی کریستیان](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86)
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- [Charlie Christian](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian)
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- [チャーリー・クリスチャン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)
- [찰리 크리스천](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B0%B0%EB%A6%AC_%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4%EC%B2%9C)
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- [Крисчен, Чарли](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8)
- [Charlie Christian](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian)
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- [چارلی کرسچن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%B3%DA%86%D9%86)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charlie_Christian)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98607588-f641-4d2b-b10b-03152c8dbc13)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356490)
- [Charlie Christian](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5684194)

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