Monthly Archives: July 2021

This Historic Day In Music: Charlie Christian – Take 3

Posted on July 29, 2021 by sixstrstories

Oklahoma Jazz musician and electric guitarist Charlie Christian turned the nationally renowned Benny Goodman Quintet into a Sextet on August 16, 1939. Over the course of the next twenty-three months, Charlie’s dazzling contributions to the many live performances, recordings and radio … Continue reading →

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The “Chitarra Battente” – a fourteenstr story

Posted on July 7, 2021 by sixstrstories

Last month, I had the great pleasure of spending an afternoon at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It was my first time visiting this magnificent venue. While exploring the Raphael Room on the museum’s second floor, I … Continue reading →

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