Charlie Christian Quotes
- Charlie Christian had no more impact on my playing than Django Reinhardt or Lonnie Johnson. I just wanted to play like him. I wanted to… — B B King
- ... by then I was getting a little work, doing some playing and getting paid for it, not very much, but enough for me to… — Tal Farlow
- Charlie Christian showed me a lot, and was a great help, but even then, I realised that if I was going to make it, it… — Barney Kessel
- It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play… — Alvin Lee