If Charlie Christian was a gunslinger, there’d be a Whole Lot of dead copycats. Sure Charles Mingus was referring to Charlie Parker with the “dead copycats” line, but he could have just as well been talking about Charlie Christian. Christian was a pioneering guitar player who was a prime character in the birth of bebop, […]
Aquarium Drunkard — If Charlie Christian was a gunslinger, there’d be a Whole Lot of dead copycats. Sure Charles Mingus was referring to Charlie Parker with the “dead copycats” line, b... more info