Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this never-before-heard interview, jazz and studio guitar legend Barney Kessel speaks exclusively of his hero Charlie Christian. In 1940, the musicians met and jammed in their mutual hometown of Oklahoma City. Barney's unabashed love and respect for Christian shines through as he shares his first-hand observations of Christian's technique, personality, influence, and place in the history of the guitar.

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