I found another previously unseen by me photo in a book at Borders called "Big Band Almanac" in the BG section. There is a photo of the Sextet at Catalina...
In this the birthday month of our subject, it would be interesting to know what made you a fan. I was 20 when I first heard Charles in 1976. Prior to that, I...
Sounds not too dissimilar from my experience except that I waited until
about 35y.o. to really become a jazzhole and see how rudimentary my beloved
pop/rock...
I'm in the position to acquire an ES-150 without knobs. If I'm satisfied with the guitar I'm going to pull the trigger and hopefully live happily ever after....
Jeff, Thanks for such a quick reply. I'll be going to the shop tomorrow to take the 150 for a test drive. May I contact you about your knobs (that sounds...
... I tried responding to this a couple of days ago but my response never showed up. Too wordy? Anyhow, When I was in my first two years of college (age 18...
... Must've been just a glitch, Frank. I'm in favour of words myself. Since we're waxing nostalgic and wordy, here's my story: I discovered Charlie when I was...
I spent about an hour with the ES-150 I mentioned in a recent post and decided to pass on it, even though I'll probably never find another CC pickup equipped...
Where and what was it? Sound like one I sent to the UK a couple years ago-the worst looking but
best vibe of any of the dozen or more 150s I've played/owned. ...
The guitar was in a shop in southern New Jersey that specializes in less than pristine vintage instruments. From time to time the owner unearths a cool one so...
I regret to be the bearer of bad news, but have just heard that the house in which Charlie Christian was born in Bonham, Texas has been sold to a local...
When Craig McKinney and I saw the house in 1978, we spoke with the two elderly black women sitting on the front porch. One or both of them were living there....
I was reading something somewhere where it was said CC and others stuffed rags inside the ES models to reduce hum/feedback. Is there any truth to this?...
When I last spoke with Gary Don, earlier this year, he told me that he was planning a second film on CC that would feature unreleased interviews from his...
I am offering this item on eBay, I had talked with the Rock and Roll Museum in Ohio and Rutgers never called back. It belongs in a collection or a museum. It...
Good luck selling your manuscript........Like you said it belongs in a museam or collection ......Hello Leo, Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin...
I would consider contacting the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum. In the past they had an exhibit on Texas-born musicians, and I noticed that Charlie ...
I spent some time today reviewing some of the posts on this site over the last few years and am completely amazed it has survived!. Being some time at...
NYTimes story: IT'S an unlikely story, but the most stunning jazz discovery in a decade - the Rosetta Stone of bebop - was unearthed at an Elks Lodge in...
Hey Garry, Thanks for sharing the story ..Great Find TC ... From: "garry_hansen" <garry_hansen@...> To: <CharlieChristian@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
For what is worth, Uptown UPCD 27.51 (the Town Hall recording) has some of the best Bird with Diz I've ever heard. You can even hear the audience cheering...
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