CHRISTIAN, CHARLES (CHARLIE
). Jazz guitarist ( in Bonham, Texas; in New York, New York). He came from a musical family: his father played blues guitar, his mother played piano, and his four brothers played musical instruments. His family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, when he was five years old. As a child he played trumpet; when he was twelve he changed to guitar and played in the family string band. He began playing professionally when he...