LINKS TO RELATED WEB SITES

Charlie Christian Board

• The Charlie Christian Discussion Group
   

Charlie Christian Web Sites

• Solo Flight:  The Charlie Christian Web Site  (LeoValdes)   —— THIS SITE
   
• Charlie Christian:  Legend of the Jazz Guitar  (Garry Hansen)  — HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SITE
   
• Charlie Christian Pages  (Dave Gould)
   
• A Tribute to Charlie Christian  (George Spanos)
   

Charlie Christian Biographical Sites

• Jazz Hall of Fame Artist – Charlie Christian  (Down Beat)
   
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Charlie Christian  (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
   
• Oklahoma Jazz Artists – Charlie Christian  (Michael Laprarie)
   
• All Music Guide – Charlie Christian  (Scott Yanow / AMG)
   
• Classic Jazz Guitar – Charlie Christian  (Mike Kremer)
   
• PBS Biographies – Charlie Christian  (PBS / Grove)
   
• Guitar Greats – Charlie Christian  (Jon Garelick / The Boston Phoenix)
   
• Jazz Musician – Charlie Christian  (Duke University)
   
• Charlie Christian Biography  (Musician Guide)
   
• Charlie Christian’s Last Performance  (Joe Mosbrook / Jazzed in Cleveland)
   
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture – Charlie Christian  (Oklahoma Historical Society)
   
• Charlie Christian and the Deep Deuce  (Max Nichols / The Journal Record, OKC)
   
• Searching for Charlie Christian, Part II  (Jazz Improv)
   
• Swinging on a Riff:  The Legacy of the Benny Goodman Sextet  (Riverwalk Jazz)
   

Jazz Guitar Sites

• Improvisatory Formulas of Charlie Christian  (Trevor de Clercq / The Science of Songwriting)
   
• Swing & Jump Blues Guitar  (Matthieu Brandt)
   
• Jazz Guitar Solo Transcriptions  (Adam Good)
   
• Dan’s Guitar Lessons  (Dan Coy)
   
• GuitarSite – What’s Hot with Jazz Guitar  (Doc Dosco)
   
• Jazz Guitar Online
   
• Vintage Guitar Online
   
• Gibson Vintage Guitars
   
• Gibson Guitars
   
• Gruhn Guitars – Gibson Hollowbody Electrics
   
• WholeNote:  The On-Line Guitar Community
   
• The Jazzguitar Transcription Site
   
• Guitar-Directory

Jazz Sites

• Alan Lankin’s Jazzmatazz
   
• Michael Fitzgerald’s Jazz Research
   
• Peter Losin’s Jazz Links
   
• Allan Sutherland’s Jazz Sessionographies
   
• Blues and Jazz Discography Links
   
• Jazz in Scotland Jazz Links
   
• The Ultimate Band List
   

Audio/Video Sites

• NPR Music:   Charlie Christian
   
• Classic Jazz Guitar – Charlie Christian Recordings
   
• ARTISTdirect – Charlie Christian
   
• Last.fm – Charlie Christian
   
• Pandora Radio – Charlie Christian
   

CD Reviews Sites

• All About Jazz – The Complete Charlie Christian (Definitive Records)
   
• All About Jazz – Charlie Christian – When Lights Are Low (Catfish Records)
   
• All About Jazz – Charlie Christian:  The Genius of the Electic Guitar (Columbia / Legacy)
   
• All About Jazz – Charlie Christian:  The Genius of the Electic Guitar (Columbia / Legacy)
   
• SoundStage! – Charlie Christian:  The Genius of the Electic Guitar (Columbia / Legacy)
   
• Ink Blot Magazine – The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian (Columbia)
   
• AMG (All Music Guide) – Charlie Christian allmusic Main Albums
   
• AMG (All Music Guide) – Charlie Christian allmusic Compilations
   

Foreign Language Sites

• GuitareJazz:  Guitarists – Charlie Christian  (French)
   
• GuitareJazz:  Analyze the Style – Charlie Christian  (French)
   
• BeBop:  Jazz Guitar – Charlie Christian  (German)
  “Translated” to English
   
• Yasushi Kuboki’s To Bop or Not To Bop:  ’20s-’40s Jazz Guitar Station – Charlie Christian  (Japanese)
  “Translated” to English
   

Inactivated Sites

• The Ultimate Charlie Christian Page  (Alexis Rahal)
   
• 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)
   
• The Swing Era – Charlie Christian  (Chester Rosson / Texas Monthly)
   
• Roots of the Electric Guitar – Charlie Christian  (Wolf Marshall)
   
• Guitar Masters – Charlie Christian  (Perry Terhune)
   
• Jazz Artists – Charlie Christian  (Christopher Marki / Duke)
   
• Tim’s Jazz Guitar Page  (Tim Riehle)
   
• Guitar Coalition – Roots of the Electric Guitar
   
• YouTube - Charlie Christian Biography
   
• All Songs Considered – NPR’s Online Music Show
   
• Sony Music
   
• Cootie’s Jazz:  The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian