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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Guitarist's Name Charlie Christian

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Charlie Christian was an African American jazz guitarist/songwriter. Born: 7/29/1916, Bonham, Texas, United States Died: 3/2/1942, New York, New York, United States. When he was a boy, he lived in a African American family surrounded by music and had a blind father, but after he passed away Charlie moved to Oklahoma and was surrounded by jazz even more so. Before he got famous Ralph Hamilton invited Christian to participate in a jam session with touring musicians. He wasn’t taught official lessons but he loved his dad’s electric guitar and he was encouraged by his older brother and other musicians influenced him such as Ralph Hamilton. He has played other styles, Christian preferred playing melodic lines rather than focusing on the strummed chord melodies that were popular at the time. Long before adopting the electric guitar, he developed a strong, energetic technique. Christian created a musical style cultivated by Midwestern jazz musicians in the 1930’s, including a driving rhythm with a light chordal texture. Christian’s recorded solos are associated with Goodman’s groups from 1939 to 1941. Christian started playing the guitar seriously, it had been one of his father’s favorite instruments ~in the summer of 1941, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was hospitalized. Tragically, Christian died just a few months later. Jazz isn’t played as much today but pieces of it still thrives through music, such as the instruments, electric guitar, trumpet, etc.

Works Cited Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List:

Myers, John, and Myers John. "Charlie Christian." //Musicians And Composers Of The Twentieth Century// (2009): 1. //Biography Reference Center//. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || What do you like about his/her style? || I don't know who is playing today but many artists use different pieces from jazz such as the instruments. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Jazz ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Charlie Christian ||
 * This guitarist lived from ___ to__ _ || Born:7/29/1916, Bonham, Texas, United States Died:3/2/1942, New York, New York, United States ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || Jazz- ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || He was encouraged by his older brother and other musicians such as Ralph Hamilton. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || His father played guitar and jazz is a type of African American music ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Ralph Hamilton ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Christian preferred playing melodic lines rather than focusing on the strummed chord melodies that were popular at the time. Long before adopting the electric guitar, he developed a strong, energetic technique. Christian created a musical style cultivated by midwestern jazz musicians in the 1930’s, including a driving rhythm with a light chordal texture ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Electric Guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || Lived in a African American family surrounded by music and had a blind father. but after he passed away Charlie moved to Oklahoma. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || Ralph Hamilton invited Christian to participate in a jam session with touring musicians. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || ~Christian started playing the guitar seriously, it had been one of his father’s favorite instruments ~In the summer of 1941, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was hospitalized. Tragically, Christian died just a few months later. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || Christian’s recorded solos are associated with Goodman’s groups from 1939 to 1941 ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || The electric guitar has became very popular. ||