# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charlie-christian
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:19:20.517Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/charlie-christian"
name: "Charlie Christian"
slug: "charlie-christian"
description: "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."
tagline: "American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charlie_Christian_B.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1916-07-29"
deathDate: "1942-03-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.012328
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump