.and it all started because Charlie wanted to emulate Lester Young's tenor sax as a lead instrument. He went beyond Lester's imagination.( sorry to offend any here)
thank you benny goodman for your great music and the cajones to hire a minority waaaay before it became fashionable and then the law. c.c.'s influence is massive and even extends to unexpected places..john lennon put a charlie christian pick-up in the neck position of his les paul special during his solo career..charlie christian and the electric guitar 4-ever.
Love this tune. Saw a guy down the high-street busking with an original ES-150 about a year ago - was in a rush and could not stop and sadly haven't seen him there since - they where made to be played not hung up in a glass case! Learnt this number from the tab many years ago - might just go and grab that guitar right now and refresh my memory!
Without Charlie there would've been NO T. Bone Walker or Electric Blues..NO Chuck Berry..NO Beatles..No Stones..NO Elvis because he was Blues based and also electric GUITAR based. The dangerous side to music came from Charlie C. --John Lennon got a C. Christian pickup fitted on his Les Paul in tribute to him.
.and it all started because Charlie wanted to emulate Lester Young's tenor sax as a lead instrument. He went beyond Lester's imagination.( sorry to offend any here)
taildragger53 2 weeks ago
thank you benny goodman for your great music and the cajones to hire a minority waaaay before it became fashionable and then the law. c.c.'s influence is massive and even extends to unexpected places..john lennon put a charlie christian pick-up in the neck position of his les paul special during his solo career..charlie christian and the electric guitar 4-ever.
LanceHelmut 1 month ago
@LanceHelmut
Oops. sorry to steal your glory! You are absolutely right about John Lennon and the CC pickup! It's nice to have a backup! (ha ha)
taildragger53 2 weeks ago
this is music.
Solidground84 2 months ago
Love this tune. Saw a guy down the high-street busking with an original ES-150 about a year ago - was in a rush and could not stop and sadly haven't seen him there since - they where made to be played not hung up in a glass case! Learnt this number from the tab many years ago - might just go and grab that guitar right now and refresh my memory!
2011nomorelies 3 months ago
I own this guitar! its pre-war, but I gotta get it repaired...pickups still works though!
Noseheros 4 months ago
@Noseheros oh man i so envy you :D..where did you get that guitar?...i would give my left nut to get such a rare guitar
Groove1993 2 months ago
This was take one.
kmc56 5 months ago
wow, every song of him is good
marinelovesuperman 6 months ago 3
Brilliant!!! What else needs to be said?
Shotgun1961 8 months ago
Been a fan for over 45 years peerless!
gratefultiger 8 months ago
dude's never gonna get enough credit for his influence on bop
denali637 9 months ago 5
@denali637
Not only on bop but the WHOLE of pop music!
Without Charlie there would've been NO T. Bone Walker or Electric Blues..NO Chuck Berry..NO Beatles..No Stones..NO Elvis because he was Blues based and also electric GUITAR based. The dangerous side to music came from Charlie C. --John Lennon got a C. Christian pickup fitted on his Les Paul in tribute to him.
BB King says this all the time.
taildragger53 2 weeks ago
To call this solo melodic is an understatement! Awesome... thanks for uploading...
BourneAccident 11 months ago
want to heard for long time thank you very much
mixolydiangirl 1 year ago
@mixolydiangirl I'm glad you liked it :) Let me know if you have any requests
interman2 1 year ago