Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Charlie Christian

Born in Bonham Texas; moved to Oklahoma City as a child; attended Douglass High School and developed in Deep Deuce

Musical work

jazz guitarist. Instruments recorded in the collection: guitar; trumpet. Genres: jazz; swing.

Evidence and identity

Subagent H supplied OHS and LOC-supported Oklahoma City development; not Oklahoma-born

Christian, Charles Henry

OHS documents Bonham birth, move to Oklahoma City at age two, Douglass High School, Deep Deuce development, and electric-guitar work.

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Christian, Charles Henry

OHS states Bonham birth, 1918 move to Oklahoma City, trumpet and guitar learning, string bass with Alphonso Trent, and electric-guitar instruction from Eddie Durham and Jim Daddy Walker.

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Charlie Christian

Item description identifies a photograph of Charlie Christian in Oklahoma City, c.1919; Sam Flood Collection; OHS provider; UNT-hosted Gateway record; ARK metadc1476911.

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Charlie Christian — Citations Rights Re-Use

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1476911/
  3. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1476911/citation/

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.