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Charlie Christians' contributions to the electric guitar are as big as Thomas Edisons' contributions to the world.

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Barney Kessel
Age: 80 †
Born: 1923
Born: October 17
Died: 2004
Died: May 6
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Barney Kessell
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