LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES

Charlie Christian Solographies

• Jazz Archeology:  The Guitar of Charles Henry Christian “Charlie”  (Jan Evensmo)
   
• Solo Flight:  Charlie Christian Solography  (LeoValdes)   —   THIS SITE
   

Charlie Christian Biographical Sites

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Charlie Christian  (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
   
• Charlie Christian:  Swing to Bop and Beyond  (Dan Morgenstern / JazzTimes)
   
• Jazz à la Mode – Charlie Christian  (New England Public Radio / Tom Reney)
   
• Guitar Greats – Charlie Christian  (Jon Garelick / The Boston Phoenix)
   
• Roots of the Electric Guitar – Charlie Christian  (Wolf Marshall)
   
• All Music Guide – Charlie Christian  (Scott Yanow / AMG)
   
• Jazz Musician – Charlie Christian  (Duke University)
   
• Jazz Artists Pre-1945 – Charlie Christian  (New York Jazz Workshop)
   
• Charlie Christian:  Biography / Articles / Reviews  (All About Jazz)
   
• Jazz Guitar Legends – Charlie Christian  (Jeff Aarons / Jazz Guitar Online)
   
• Complete 1982 Benny Goodman Interview About Charlie Christian  (Jas Obrecht)
   
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture – Charlie Christian  (Oklahoma Historical Society)
   
• Handbook of Texas Music:  Biographies – Christian, Charles Henry [Charlie]  (Texas State Historical Association)
   
• Meet the Electric Guitarist Who Gave Benny Goodman a Jolt  (Keith Murphy, OZY)
   

Charlie Christian blogs & podcasts

• Easy Does It – Charlie Christian  (Fernando Ortiz de Urbina)
   
• Swing Guitar – Pre-Bebop Jazz Guitar  (Jonathan Stout)
   
• Solo Flight – The Joys of Jazz  (Robert Hecht)
   
• Electrifying:  Charlie Christian  (Night Lights)
   
• The Brilliance of Charlie Christian  (mini-documentary)
   
• Portraits in Jazz, part 2 – Charlie Christian  (mini-biography)
   
• Artists Who Changed Music:  Charlie Christian  (Paul Tingen/Warren Huart)
   
• The First Amplified Jazz Guitar Solos  (Jas Obrecht)
   
• Barney Kessel:  The Complete “Charlie Christian” Interview  (Jas Obrecht)
   

Transcriptions, Lessons

• Transcriptions:  The Guitar Solos of Charlie Christian  (LeoValdes)   —   THIS SITE
   
• Roots of the Electric Guitar – Charlie Christian Lesson  (Wolf Marshall)
   
• Charlie Christian:  Going to the Source  (David Hamburger)
   
• Charlie Christian Guitar Licks  (Jazz Guitar Online)
   
• Five Charlie Christian Licks  (Jamie Holroyd)
   
• GuitarCats – Charlie Christian Tabs
   
• Stompin’ at Minton’s  (Miles Okazaki)
   
• “Blues in B” by Charlie Christian  (Guitar Mojo)
   
• Charlie Christian’s Solo on “Grand Slam”  (Tim Fischer)
   
• “Seven Come Eleven” – Charlie Christian Guitar Solo and Head  (Jon Garner)
   
• Charlie Christian’s Solo on “Solo Flight”  (Tim Fowler)
   
• JazzGuitarLessons – Charlie Christian  (Marc-Andre Seguin)
   
• Charlie Christian:  il pragmatismo in musica  (Cesare Lazzini)
   

Jazz Guitar Sites

• Jazz Guitar Online
   
• Vintage Guitar magazine
   
• Gibson Vintage Archtop Guitars
   
• Gibson Guitars
   
• GuitarSite – What’s Hot with Jazz Guitar  (Doc Dosco)
   

Jazz Sites

• Jazz Lives
   
• Michael Fitzgerald’s Jazz Research
   

Non-English-Language Sites

• GuitareJazz:  Guitarists – Charlie Christian  (French)
   
• GuitareJazz:  Analyze the Style – Charlie Christian  (French)
   
• BeBop:  Jazz Guitar – Charlie Christian  (German)
   

Inactivated Sites

• Solo Flight:  The Charlie Christian Web Site  (LeoValdes) — initial rendition of this site
   
• Charlie Christian:  Legend of the Jazz Guitar  (Garry Hansen)
   
• The Charlie Christian Discussion Group  (Garry Hansen)
   
• The Ultimate Charlie Christian Page  (Alexis Rahal)
   
• Charlie Christian Pages  (Dave Gould)
   
• A Tribute to Charlie Christian  (George Spanos)
   
• Jazz Hall of Fame Artist – Charlie Christian  (Down Beat)
   
• Thirty Players Who Changed the Way We Sound – Charlie Christian  (Guitar Player)
   
• Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame – Charlie Christian  (Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Friends of Oklahoma Music)
   
• Oklahoma Jazz Artists – Charlie Christian  (Michael Laprarie)
   
• The Swing Era – Charlie Christian  (Chester Rosson / Texas Monthly)
   
• Guitar Masters – Charlie Christian  (Perry Terhune)
   
• Jazz Artists – Charlie Christian  (Christopher Marki / Duke)
   
• Tim’s Jazz Guitar Page  (Tim Riehle)
   
• YouTube – Charlie Christian Biography
   
• All Songs Considered – NPR’s Online Music Show
   
• Sony Legacy Recordings – Charlie Christian
   
• Cootie’s Jazz:  The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian
   
• Yasushi Kuboki’s To Bop or Not To Bop:  ’20s-’40s Jazz Guitar Station – Charlie Christian  (Japanese)
   
• Club de Jazz:  Charlie Christian Centennial Podcast  (Fernando Ortiz de Urbina)