CHARLIE CHRISTIAN CHRONOLOGY

An outlined summary of Charlie Christian’s life and some posthumous events

All recorded tune titles are listed—those on which he solos are listed in all-caps

DATE		EVENT	PLACE	PERSONNEL	TITLES	MATRICES

1916	JUL 29 Sat	Born CHARLES HENRY CHRISTIAN	511 West Johnson Street
		to Clarence James Christian - born ca. 1872	BONHAM, TEXAS
		& Willie Mae Christian (nèe Booker) -
		born March 29, 1890

		Two brothers:	BONHAM, TEXAS
		Edward - born December 23, 1906
		Clarence - born July 30, 1911

		Both parents were musicians:	BONHAM, TEXAS
		Father - trumpet, guitar; all instruments
		Mother - piano

		Father worked as waiter;	Hotel Alexander
		played baseball	BONHAM, TEXAS
		Mother worked as maid;
		played piano at silent movie theaters

1918		Father lost eyesight	BONHAM, TEXAS		lost left eyesight first, then right
		over several month period			held head down so he could see
		due to unknown illness

1918	NOV 13 Wed	Moved from Bonham to Oklahoma City	BONHAM, TEXAS
		via Paris, Texas
		Moved in with maternal grandmother,	OKLAHOMA CITY
		Ella ‘Mom Ella’ George

1921		Played in father’s	OKLAHOMA CITY	Clarence Sr - guitar
		strolling string band		Edward - mandolin
				Clarence Jr - violin
				CHARLES - “board beater”

1923		Attended first grade	Douglass School
		at Douglass Elementary School	OKLAHOMA CITY

		Learned to play Guitar under father’s tutelage	OKLAHOMA CITY

1926	DEC 12 Sun	Father, Clarence James Christian, died	OKLAHOMA CITY
		at about age 44

		Spent most of his time playing baseball	OKLAHOMA CITY
		until he became seriously interested
		in playing music

		Encouraged by Ms Zelia N. (Page) Breaux,	Douglass School
		musical director of black public schools,	OKLAHOMA CITY
		to start on trumpet which he played
		for a very brief period
		Learned basic music theory and sight reading

1928/1929		Studied Guitar	OKLAHOMA CITY
		with Ralph ‘Big Foot Chuck’ Hamilton
		but developed his own single-string style
		(Hamilton used chord technique)
		Learned advanced music theory from
		Hamilton and trumpeter James Simpson

1930		Entered Douglass High School	Douglass School
		(7th grade)	OKLAHOMA CITY

1930		Introduced to Magretta Lorraine Christian,	Douglass School
		originally from Pittsburg, Texas	OKLAHOMA CITY
		and later his only daughter’s mother;
		at one of his baseball games

1931/1932		Sat in with Don Redman & his band	Honey Murphy’s	Charles Christian - guitar	[SWEET GEORGIA BROWN]
		for three tunes on which he soloed	OKLAHOMA CITY	Edward Christian - piano	[TEA FOR TWO]
		(Charles’ first public appearance)		Ralph Hamilton - guitar	[ROSE ROOM]
				Don Redman & his Orchestra

1932		Quit high school (9th grade)	Douglass School
		to work fulltime	OKLAHOMA CITY

1932	DEC 23 Fri	Daughter Billie Jean Christian born	OKLAHOMA CITY
		to Margretta Lorraine Christian

1934		Played in brother Edward’s band	OKLAHOMA CITY

1935	MAR	Played with	Ritz Ballroom	Leonard Chadwick
	thru	Leonard Chadwick & his Rhythmaires	15½ S Walker Blvd	& his Rhythmaires
	JUL	(Sunday nights)	OKLAHOMA CITY

1935	MAY 9 Fri	Played with	Slaughter’s Hall	Leonard Chadwick
		Leonard Chadwick & his Rhythmaires	NE Second St & Stiles Ave	& his Rhythmaires
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1935	JUL	Played with	Ritz Ballroom	Leslie Sheffield
	thru	Leslie Sheffield & his Rhythmaires	15½ S Walker Blvd	& his Rhythmaires
	SEP		OKLAHOMA CITY

1935	AUG	Played with	TULSA, OKLAHOMA	Leslie Sheffield
		Leslie Sheffield & his Rhythmaires		& his Rhythmaires

1935	OCT	Played with	OKLAHOMA CITY	Eddie Christian
	thru	Edward Christian & his Blue Devils		& his Blue Devils
1936	JUN	(aka his Harlem Devils)

1936	JUN	Went to The Texas Centennial	DALLAS
	thru	looking for gigs
	AUG	accompanied by Leslie Sheffield

1937		Began playing a true electic guitar	Lee Thagard Music Co.
		Gibson ES-150	1112 Classen Blvd
		purchased on installment plan	OKLAHOMA CITY

1936	SEP	Played Guitar & bass with	Midwest U.S.	Alphonso Trent & his Orchestra
	thru	Alphonso Trent & his Orchestra	DEADWOOD, S DAKOTA
1937

1937	Fall	Played with trumpeter James Simpson’s &	OMAHA (home base)	Cotton Club Boys
	thru	vocalist/saxophonist Anna Mae Winburn’s band	KANSAS CITY
1938	MAR		CHICAGO
			MINNESOTA

1938	MAR	Played at local clubs	OKLAHOMA CITY

1938	late Summer	Rejoined Alphonso Trent	Midwest U.S.	Alphonso Trent
		(this time on Guitar only)	DEADWOOD, S DAKOTA	& his Harlem Swingsters
			The Dome in
			BISMARK, N DAKOTA

1939	JAN 20 Fri	Played with Alphonso Trent	Crystal Room at	Alphonso Trent
	FEB 9 Thu		Gladstone Hotel in	& his Harlem Swingsters
			CASPER, WYOMING

1939	MAR 16 Thu	Mary Lou Williams recommended Charles
		to John Hammond during a
		Vocalion recording session in NYC

1939	MAR	Played with	OKLAHOMA CITY
	thru	Edward Christian’s and
	APR	Leslie Sheffield’s bands

1939	JUN	Led his own band	Ruby’s Grill	“Charles Christian
	thru	Billed as	“The Lyons Den”	& His Electric Guitar”
	AUG	“Charles Christian & His Electric Guitar -	322½ NE Second St
		One of the Southwest’s	OKLAHOMA CITY
		Most Popular Swing Bands”
		(Thursday, Saturday, Sunday nights)

1939	JUL 10 Mon	Legenday cutting session	Ruby’s Grill		occurred after Kirk’s band engagement at
		with Andy Kirk’s guitarist, Floyd Smith	322½ NE Second St		Trianon (formerly the Ritz) Ballroom
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1939	AUG 3 Thu	Auditioned for John Hammond	Ruby’s Grill		Hammond stayed at Huckins Hotel where Charles’ mother worked
			322½ NE Second St
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1939	AUG 13 Sun	Going away party held for Charles	Ruby’s Grill
			322½ NE Second St
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1939	AUG 14 Mon	Left Oklahoma City on the afternoon	OKLAHOMA CITY
		train for audition in Los Angeles

1939	AUG 16 Wed	Auditioned briefly for Benny Goodman	West Coast Recorders		[TEA FOR TWO]
		on unamplified guitar at afternoon	Western Ave
		studio recording session	LOS ANGELES

1939	AUG 16 Wed	Auditioned with the Goodman “quintet”	“French Garden Room”		[ROSE ROOM]
		during evening gig at the	Victor Hugo Restaurant		[and other tunes]
		French Garden Room	BEVERLY HILLS, CAL
		[closed at the Victor Hugo on August 17]

1939	AUG 19 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood Bowl	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	HOLLYWOOD, CAL
		[Radio Series continued on Saturdays
		at 10:30 PM EST thru DEC. 30, 1939]

1939	AUG 20 Sun	Gig at the Blue Moon	Blue Moon	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Broadcast	WICHITA, KANS

1939	AUG 21 Mon	Gig at the Marine Ballroom	Steel Pier	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 27 Sun	Broadcasts CBS, NBC, Mutual	ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

1939	AUG 23 Wed	Broadcast from the Marine Ballroom	Steel Pier	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual [orchestra recorded]	ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

1939	AUG 26 Sat	Broadcast from the Marine Ballroom	Steel Pier	Benny Goodman Sextet
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

1939	AUG 31 Thu	Gig at the Canadian National Exhibition	New Dance Pavilion	Benny Goodman Sextet
		3 PM & 9 PM	TORONTO
		Broadcast NBC

1939	SEP 1 Fri	Gig at the Michigan State Fair	Michigan State Fair	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 2 Sat		DETROIT

1939	SEP 2 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from Mich State Fair	Michigan State Fair	Benny Goodman Sextet	STAR DUST
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	DETROIT

1939	SEP 4 Mon	Gig at the Canadian National Exhibition	New Dance Pavilion	Benny Goodman Sextet
		3 PM & 9 PM	TORONTO
		Broadcast NBC [orchestra recorded]

1939	SEP 6 Wed	Gig at the New York World’s Fair	Fountain Lake Band Shell	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 11 Mon		FLUSHING MEADOWS
			Queens, NYC

1939	SEP 9 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	Manhattan, NYC

1939	SEP 11 Mon	Recording Session for Victor	NYC	Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra	When Lights Are Low	BS-041406-1
		(Charles’ first studio date)			When Lights Are Low	BS-041406-2
					ONE SWEET LETTER FROM YOU	BS-041407-1
					Hot Mallets	BS-041408-1
					Early Session Hop	BS-041409-1

1939	SEP 12 Tue	Martin Block’s “Swing Session”	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Broadcast WNEW	NYC

1939	SEP 15 Fri	Gig at Shea’s Theater	Shea’s Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 21 Thu		BUFFALO, NY

1939	SEP 16 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from Shea’s Theater	Shea’s Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet	OPUS LOCAL 802
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	BUFFALO, NY

1939	SEP 22 Fri	Gig at the Orpheum Theater	Orpheum Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 28 Thu		ST. PAUL, MINN

1939	SEP 23 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from Orpheum Theater	Orpheum Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet	OPUS ½
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	ST. PAUL, MINN

1939	SEP 24 Sun	Jam at after-hours club	“Harlem Breakfast Club”	Charlie Christian	I GOT RHYTHM
		following gig at the Orpheum Theater	MINNEAPOLIS, MINN	Jerry Jerome - tenor sax	I GOT RHYTHM
		Recorded by Jerry Newhouse		Frankie Hines - piano	STAR DUST
				Oscar Pettiford - bass	TEA FOR TWO

1939	SEP 30 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Chicago Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet	STAR DUST
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	CHICAGO

1939	OCT 1 Sun	Afternoon concert	Municipal Stadium	Benny Goodman Sextet
		at “Rodeo & Swing Concert”	CLEVELAND, OHIO	[ no electricity for Guitar and vibes ]

1939	OCT 2 Mon	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME	WCO 26132 A
		(Charles’ first studio date with the sextet)			FLYING HOME (Homeward Bound)	WCO 26132 B
					ROSE ROOM	WCO 26133 A
					STAR DUST	WCO 26134 A

1939	OCT 2 Mon	Gig at the New York World’s Fair	FLUSHING MEADOWS	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 3 Tue	“Swing Mardi Gras”	QUEENS, NYC

1939	OCT 4 Wed	Gig at the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	thru	Broadcasts CBS (WABC) [Wed & Thurs]	NYC
	DEC 31 Sun	Oct. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
		Nov. 1-2, 9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30
		Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
		^Recorded Oct. 4, 25
		Nov. 2 <qv>, 22 <qv>
		Dec. 6 <qv>, 21 <qv>
		Broadcasts Mutual (WOR) [Mondays]
		Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30
		Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27
		Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25
		^Recorded Oct. 9 <qv>, 16 <qv>
		Oct. 23 <qv>, 30
		Nov. 27 <qv>
		Dec. 4 <qv>, 11
		NBC Broadcast Recorded Dec. 31 <qv>

1939	OCT 4 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 5 Thu	CBS (WABC) [orchestra recorded Oct. 4]	NYC

1939	OCT 6 Fri	Swing Concert for Mayor’s Music Week	Carnegie Hall	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
		ASCAP’s 25th Anniversary Program	NYC		STAR DUST

1939	OCT 7 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	MEMORIES OF YOU
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	OCT 9 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	ROSE ROOM
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	OCT 11 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 12 Thu	CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	OCT 12 Thu	Recording Session for Victor	NYC	Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra	I’m On My Way From You	BS-042941-1
		(second session with Hampton’s band)			HAVEN’T NAMED IT YET	BS-042942-1
					THE HEEBIE JEEBIES ARE ROCKIN’ THE TOWN	BS-042943-1
					THE HEEBIE JEEBIES ARE ROCKIN’ THE TOWN	BS-042943-2

1939	OCT 14 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	Ain’t Misbehavin’
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC	+ Louis Armstrong
				+ Goodman Orchestra

				Benny Goodman Sextet	AC-DC CURRENT

1939	OCT 16 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	OCT 18 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 19 Thu	CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	OCT 21 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	SOFT WINDS
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	OCT 23 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	MEMORIES OF YOU
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	OCT 25 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 26 Thu	CBS (WABC) [orchestra recorded Oct. 25]	NYC

1939	OCT 28 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	ROSE ROOM
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	OCT 30 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR) [orchestra recorded]	NYC

1939	OCT 31 Tue	Recording Sessions for Vocalion	Liederkranz Hall	Ida Cox	DEEP SEA BLUES	25509-2
			58th St & Lexington Ave	acc. by her	DEEP SEA BLUES	25509-1
			NYC	All-Star Band	DEATH LETTER BLUES	25510-2
					DEATH LETTER BLUES	25510-1
					ONE HOUR MAMA	25511-2
					ONE HOUR MAMA	25511-X
					ONE HOUR MAMA	25511-y
					ONE HOUR MAMA	25511-1

			711 Fifth Avenue	Ida Cox	FOUR DAY CREEP	26239-A
			NYC	acc. by her	PINK SLIP BLUES	26240-A
				All-Star Band	HARD TIME BLUES	26241-A
					TAKE HIM OFF MY MIND	26242-A

1939	NOV 1 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 2 Thu	CBS (WABC) [orchestra recorded Nov. 1]	NYC

1939	NOV 4 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	SHIVERS
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	NOV 6 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	NOV 9 Thu	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		WABC (CBS)	NYC

1939	NOV 11 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	I’m A Ding Dong Daddy
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	NOV 13 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	NOV 15 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 16 Thu	CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	NOV 18 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	SOUTH OF THE BORDER
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	NOV 20 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	NOV 22 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman Sextet	MEMORIES OF YOU	WCO 26284 A
					MEMORIES OF YOU	WCO 26284 B
					SOFT WINDS	WCO 26285 A
					SOFT WINDS	WCO 26285 B
					SEVEN COME ELEVEN	WCO 26286 A

				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	HONEYSUCKLE ROSE	WCO 26290 A

1939	NOV 22 Wed	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	NOV 23 Thu	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	NOV 25 Sat	Preview Perfomance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	NOV 25 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	SEVEN COME ELEVEN (Roast Turkey Stomp)
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	NOV 27 Mon	Benefit for the Local 802 Medical Fund	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman Sextet
			NYC

1939	NOV 27 Mon	Preview Perfomance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	NOV 27 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	AC-DC CURRENT
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	NOV 28 Tue	Preview Perfomance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	NOV 28 Tue	CC attended Billie Holiday’s opening night	Kelly’s Stable
		(CC accompanied by Lionel Hampton &	51st Street
		Zutty Singleton from “Swingin’ the Dream”)	NYC

1939	NOV 29 Wed	Opening Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet	with book by Gilbert Seldes, with an all-star black cast
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)	Louis Armstrong as Bottom,
		(Erik Charell’s jazz production of Shakespeare’s			Maxine Sullivan as Titania,
		“Midsummer Night’s Dream”)			Butterfly McQueen as Puck, among others
					songs by Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie de Lang based
					on Mendellsohn themes
					Don Voorhees conducted a full pit orchestra, and,
					doing instrumental specialties from the boxes
					Benny Goodman Sextet & the Summa Cum Laude band

1939	NOV 29 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	NOV 30 Thu	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	NOV 30 Thu	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 1 Fri	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 2 Sat	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 2 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	AC-DC CURRENT
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	DEC 3 Sun	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 4 Mon	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 4 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	DEC 5 Tue	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 6 Wed	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 6 Wed	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	SEVEN COME ELEVEN (Roast Turkey Stomp)
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 7 Thu	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 7 Thu	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 8 Fri	Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 9 Sat	Final Performance of Musical	Center Theatre	Benny Goodman Sextet
		“SWINGIN’ THE DREAM”	Radio City, NYC	(et al)

1939	DEC 9 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	PICK-A-RIB
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	DEC 11 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR) [orchestra recorded]	NYC

1939	DEC 13 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 14 Thu	CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 16 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	DINAH
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	DEC 18 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	DEC 20 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman Sextet	SHIVERS	WCO 26354 x
					SHIVERS	WCO 26354 A
					AC-DC CURRENT	WCO 26355 A
					I’M CONFESSIN’	WCO 26356 A

1939	DEC 20 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 21 Thu	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
		CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 23 Sat	Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC

1939	DEC 24 Sun	“FROM SPIRITUALS TO SWING” Concert	Carnegie Hall	Kansas City Six	GOOD MORNING BLUES
		Sponsored by Theatre Arts Committee	NYC	incl. Lester Young	PAGING THE DEVIL
		Produced by John Hammond		& Freddie Green	WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS

				Benny Goodman Sextet	FLYING HOME
					MEMORIES OF YOU
					I Got Rhythm
					HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
					Stompin’ At The Savoy

				Jam: Count Basie Orchestra,	OH, LADY BE GOOD
				Goodman Sextet, et al

1939	DEC 25 Mon	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Mutual (WOR)	NYC

1939	DEC 27 Wed	Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 28 Thu	CBS (WABC)	NYC

1939	DEC 30 Sat	Recorded Broadcast	Radio City Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	PICK-A-RIB
		NBC (WEAF) “Camel Caravan”	NYC
		[Final “Camel Caravan” Broadcast]

1939	DEC 31 Sun	Recorded Broadcast from the Empire Room	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	TILL TOM SPECIAL
		NBC “Fitch Bandwagon”	NYC

1940	JAN 1 Mon	Two-Week Vacation	Mother’s home
	- 13 Sat		813 NE First St
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1940	JAN 11 Thu	Special Guest at Jam Session	Ruby’s Grill	Charlie Christian	[EXACTLY LIKE YOU]
		“The Black Dispatch” OKC	322½ NE Second St	w/ “The Grill Boys”	[MEMORIES OF YOU] w/ vocal by brother ‘It’ (Clarence)
		newspaper headline (Jan. 20):	OKLAHOMA CITY		[and other tunes]
		“Fans Jam Ruby’s Grill to
		Welcome Charles Christian”

1940	JAN 13 Sat	Left Oklahoma City in the morning	OKLAHOMA CITY
		to rejoin the Goodman sextet in NYC

1940	JAN 15 Mon	Recorded Shortwave Radio Broadcast	NBC Studios	Benny Goodman Sextet	STAR DUST
		to Sweden, Norway, Denmark	Rockefeller Center		FLYING HOME
		via NBC	NYC

1940	JAN 19 Fri	Gig at the George F Pavilion	George F Pavilion	Benny Goodman Sextet
			JOHNSON CITY, NY

1940	JAN 21 Sun	Gig at the Strand Theater	Strand Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 27 Sat		PORTLAND, MAINE

1940	JAN 28 Sun	Gig at the Worcester Auditorium	Worcester Auditorium	Benny Goodman Sextet
			WORCESTER, MASS

1940	JAN 29 Mon	Gig at the State Theater	State Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 31 Wed		HARTFORD, CONN

1940	FEB 1 Thu	Gig at the Arcadia Ballroom	Arcadia Ballroom	Benny Goodman Sextet
			PROVIDENCE, RI

1940	FEB 2 Fri	Gig at Georgetown University prom	Wardman Park Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Broadcast	WASHINGTON, DC

1940	FEB 3 Sat	Gig at Winter Carnival Ball	Armory	Benny Goodman Sextet
			SCHENECTADY, NY

1940	FEB 4 Sun	Gig at the Westchester County Center	Westchester County Center	Benny Goodman Sextet
			WHITE PLAINS, NY

1940	FEB 5 Mon	Gig at the Willard Hotel	Willard Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Broadcast	WASHINGTON, DC

1940	FEB 6 Tue	Gig at the Empire Ballroom	Empire Ballroom	Benny Goodman Sextet
			ALLENTOWN, PA

1940	FEB 7 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Metronome All Star Band	King Porter Stomp	WCO 26489 x
					King Porter Stomp	WCO 26489 A
					King Porter Stomp	WCO 26489 B

				Metronome All Star Nine	ALL STAR STRUT	WCO 26490 x
					ALL STAR STRUT	WCO 26490 A
					ALL STAR STRUT	WCO 26490 B

1940	FEB 7 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman Sextet	TILL TOM SPECIAL	WCO 26494 A
					GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND	WCO 26495 A
					GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND	WCO 26495 B

1940	FEB 9 Fri	Gig at the Stanley Theater	Stanley Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 15 Thu		PITTSBURGH

1940	FEB 16 Fri	Gig at the Lyric Theater	Lyric Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 22 Thu		INDIANAPOLIS

1940	FEB 23 Fri	Gig at the Chicago Theater	Chicago Theater	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 29 Thu		CHICAGO

		[CC collapsed while playing at the Chicago Theater with 103° fever - diagnosed as influenza at Chicago hospital]

		[CC remained hospitalized for exhaustion at Michael Reese Hospital - doctors discovered tuberculosis scars on his lungs]

1940	MAR 2 Sat	Two-week break due to various ailments of several
	- 18 Mon	bandmembers - theater dates canceled at
		Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, and
		other western cities

1940	MAR 19 Tue	Goodman band on the West Coast	Local 767 Union Hall	Charles jammed with local musicians
	thru		Central Avenue	Jimmy Blanton
	JUL 15 Mon		Watts	Nat Cole
			LOS ANGELES	Charles Mingus
				Don Byas
				Illinois Jacquet
				Art Tatum
				Ben Webster
				Red Callendar
				Lee Young
				Sid Catlett
				Bill Tapia

1940	MAR 19 Tue	Gig at The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	thru	(Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays)	LOS ANGELES
	APR 30 Tue	Broadcasts ABC, NBC, Mutual		Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Busy As A Bee
		Recorded on <qv>			I Found A New Baby
		Mar. 19, 23, 30			Make With The Kisses (intro)
		Apr. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 26, 27

1940	MAR 19 Tue	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND
		NBC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Blue Skies

1940	MAR 22 Fri	Charles absent from gig at The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel
		missed a train and arrived too late for the gig	LOS ANGELES
		NBC broadcast
		[‘quintet’ recorded “Memories of You”]

1940	MAR 23 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Smiles
		NBC	LOS ANGELES		Good-bye (theme)

1940	MAR	One-Nighter	BAKERSFIELD, CAL	Benny Goodman Sextet
				& Orchestra

1940	MAR	One-Nighter	SANTA BARBARA, CAL	Benny Goodman Sextet
				& Orchestra

1940	MAR 30 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Big John Special
		ABC	LOS ANGELES

1940	APR 3 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	HOLLYWOOD	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Buds Won’t Bud [5 takes recorded]	WCO 26714 A
		(Recorded by the			Devil May Care [3 takes recorded]	WCO 26715 A
		World Broadcasting System Inc)			I’m Nobody’s Baby [5 takes recorded]	WCO 26716 A
					Cocoanut Grove [2 takes recorded]	WCO 26717 A

				Benny Goodman Sextet	THE SHEIK OF ARABY	WCO 26718 A
					THE SHEIK OF ARABY	WCO 26718 B
					UNTITLED TUNE	WCO (none)
					UNTITLED TUNE (breakdown)	WCO (none)
					POOR BUTTERFLY	WCO 26719 A
					POOR BUTTERFLY (breakdown-no CC)	WCO 26719 x

1940	APR 5 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	SOFT WINDS
		ABC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Cocoanut Grove

1940	APR 6 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND
		ABC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Shake Down The Stars

1940	APR 10 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	HOLLYWOOD	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	I Can’t Love You Any More [9 takes recorded]	WCO 26739 A
		(Recorded by the			The Hour Of Parting [3 takes recorded]	WCO 26740 A
		World Broadcasting System Inc)			Ev’ry Sunday Afternoon [2 takes recorded]	WCO 26741 A
					Crazy Rhythm [4 takes recorded]	WCO 26742 B

				Benny Goodman Sextet	I SURRENDER, DEAR	WCO 26743 A
					I SURRENDER, DEAR	WCO 26743 B
					I SURRENDER, DEAR (CC noodling/last 8 bars only)	WCO 26743 x
					I SURRENDER, DEAR (breakdown-no CC)	WCO 26743 y
					GRAND SLAM (Boy Meets Goy) (Boy Meets Girl)	WCO 26744 A
					GRAND SLAM (Boy Meets Goy) (Boy Meets Girl)	WCO 26744 B

1940	APR 12 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	THE SHEIK OF ARABY
		Mutual	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Minnie The Moocher’s Wedding Day
					Too Romantic
					Cocoanut Grove
					Sometimes I’m Happy
					Roll ’Em
					Good-bye (theme)

1940	APR 13 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	SOFT WINDS
		NBC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	In The Mood
					Good-bye (theme)

1940	APR 19 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	I SURRENDER, DEAR
		NBC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Wrappin’ It Up

1940	APR 26 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	THE SHEIK OF ARABY
			LOS ANGELES

1940	APR 27 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from The Cocoanut Grove	Ambassador Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	POOR BUTTERFLY
		NBC	LOS ANGELES
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	It Never Entered My Mind
					Big John Special
					Good-bye (theme)

1940	APR 30 Tue	Recording Session for Columbia	HOLLYWOOD	Fred Astaire acc. by	Who Cares [5 takes recorded]	WCO 26807 A
		(Recorded by the		Benny Goodman & Orchestra
		World Broadcasting System Inc)
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	The Moon Won’t Talk [3 takes recorded]	WCO 26808 A

				Fred Astaire acc. by	JUST LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY	WCO 26809 X
				Benny Goodman & Orchestra	JUST LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY	WCO 26809 y
					JUST LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY	WCO 26809 A

				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Mister Meadowlark [4 takes recorded]	WCO 26810 A
					I Can’t Love You Any More [2 takes recorded]	WCO 26811 A

1940	MAY 1 Wed	Benefit Concert at the Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood Bowl	Benny Goodman Sextet
		for Polish & Finnish Relief	HOLLYWOOD	& Orchestra

1940	MAY 2 Thu	Gig at the Hotel Adams	Hotel Adams	Benny Goodman Sextet
		Broadcast KOY 10:30-11 PM	PHOENIX, ARIZ	& Orchestra

1940	MAY 3 Fri	Five One-Nighters	PHOENIX &	Benny Goodman Sextet
	- 8 Wed		TUCSON, ARIZ	& Orchestra

1940	MAY	Gigs [mid-May]	SEATTLE, WASH	Benny Goodman Sextet
			PORTLAND, ORE	& Orchestra
			EUGENE, ORE

1940	MAY	Gig [mid-May]	Forum	Benny Goodman Sextet
			VANCOUVER, BC	& Orchestra

1940	MAY 28 Tue	Gig at the Peacock Court	The Mark Hopkins Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet
	thru	[1 or 2 weeks]	SAN FRANCISCO	& Orchestra
	JUN

1940	MAY 28 Tue	Recorded Broadcast from the Peacock Court	The Mark Hopkins Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	SEVEN COME ELEVEN
		Mutual	SAN FRANCISCO
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Let’s Dance (theme)
					Big John Special
					The Hour of Parting
					Where Do I Go From You?
					Good-bye (theme)

1940	JUN 4 Tue	Recorded Broadcast from the Peacock Court	The Mark Hopkins Hotel	Benny Goodman Sextet	SIX APPEAL
		Mutual	SAN FRANCISCO
				Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Let’s Dance (theme)
					Board Meeting
					Where Do I Go From You?
					Star Dust
					Good-bye (theme)

1940	JUN 11 Tue	Recording Session for Columbia	HOLLYWOOD	Benny Goodman Sextet	SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 B
		(Recorded by the			SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 C
		World Broadcasting System Inc)			SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 x
					SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 A
					SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 y
					SIX APPEAL	WCO 26940 z
					THESE FOOLISH THINGS	WCO 26941 B
					THESE FOOLISH THINGS	WCO 26941 x
					THESE FOOLISH THINGS	WCO 26941 A
					GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)	WCO 26942 A
					GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)	WCO 26942 B
					GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)	WCO 26942 C

1940	JUN 13 Thu	Gig at the Vogue Ballroom	Vogue Ballroom	Benny Goodman Sextet
			LOS ANGELES	& Orchestra

1940	JUN 15 Sat	Gig at the Catalina Casino	Hotel St. Catherine	Benny Goodman Sextet
	thru	Broadcasts [Sat & Sun]	SANTA CATALINA	& Orchestra
	JUL 14 Sun	June 15-16, 22-23, 29-30	ISLAND, CAL
		July 6- 7, 13-14
		^Recorded on <qv>
		June 22 & 30

1940	JUN 22 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from	Hotel St. Catherine	Benny Goodman Sextet	HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
		the Catalina Casino	SANTA CATALINA		SIX APPEAL
			ISLAND, CAL

1940	JUN 25 Tue	Recording Session for Columbia	HOLLYWOOD	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	I Can’t Resist You [3 takes recorded]	WCO 26980 A
		(Recorded by the			Dreaming Out Loud [4 takes recorded]	WCO 26981 A
		World Broadcasting System Inc)			LI’L BOY LOVE (no CC solo)	WCO 26982 C
					LI’L BOY LOVE	WCO 26982 B
					LI’L BOY LOVE (false start - no CC solo)	WCO 26982 x
					LI’L BOY LOVE	WCO 26982 A
					Nostalgia [5 takes recorded]	WCO 26983 A
					Nostalgia	WCO 26983 B

1940	JUN 30 Sun	Recorded Broadcast from	Hotel St. Catherine	Benny Goodman Sextet	AC-DC CURRENT
		the Catalina Casino	SANTA CATALINA
			ISLAND, CAL	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Wrappin’ It Up
					Devil May Care

1940	JUL 15 Mon	Goodman Orchestra Disbanded	LOS ANGELES	Benny Goodman Sextet
		after Goodman underwent emergency		& Orchestra
		operation on July 12
		Ziggy Elman & Kay Kaiser fronted the band
		for the last 5 nights at the Catalina Casino

		Charlie Christian kept on salary - returned to Oklahoma City in his 1940 Buick
		driven by his chauffer, Hillman ‘Little Pitt’ Pittman
		and accompanied by his secretary-valet, Leslie ‘Spooks’ Sheffield

		Goodman planned to return in August or September
		w/ Charlie Christian, Lester Young - ts, Teddy Wilson - pno, Artie Bernstein - bass

1940	SEP 22 Sun	Guest performance with Harlan Leonard’s band	Lincoln Hall	Harlan Leonard & His Rockets
		at Sunday Night Dance	KANSAS CITY
		(on his way from OKC to NYC)

1940	OCT 4 Fri	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Eddy Howard	Old Fashioned Love	CO 28794-1
				Ochestra under direction	STAR DUST	CO 28695-1
				of Teddy Wilson	Exactly Like You	CO 28696-1
					WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS	CO 28697-1
					WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS	CO 28697-w
					WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS	CO 28697-x
					WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS	CO 28697-y
					WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS	CO 28697-z

1940	OCT	Rehearsals begin with	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		reorganized Goodman Orchestra		& Orchestra

1940	OCT 18 Fri	College prom dance at	LEXINGTON, VA	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		Washington and Lee University		& Orchestra

1940	OCT 24 Thu	Sat in with Count Basie & his Orchestra	Apollo Theater	Count Basie & his Orchestra
			NYC

1940	OCT 25 Fri	College prom dance at Lehigh University	BETHLEHEM, PA	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
				& Orchestra

1940	OCT 27 Sun	Gig at the New Haven Arena	NEW HAVEN, CONN	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
				& Orchestra

1940	OCT 28 Mon	Recorded Rehearsal Session	Columbia Studios	Octet with members of	TUNE UP & BLUES
			NYC	Count Basie’s Orchestra	AD-LIB BLUES
				incl. Lester Young	I NEVER KNEW
				& Freddie Green	DICKIE’S DREAM (Charlie’s Dream)
					DICKIE’S DREAM (Lester’s Dream)
					WHOLLY CATS

1940	NOV 4 Mon	Recorded Broadcast at Democratic Rally	Madison Square Garden	Quintet with members of	GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND
		ABC, NBC, Mutual	NYC	Count Basie’s Orchestra
		& independent radio stations

1940	NOV 7 Thu	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-W
				featuring Count Basie	WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-X
					WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-Y
					WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-z
					WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-2
					WHOLLY CATS	CO 29027-1
					ROYAL GARDEN BLUES	CO 29028-3
					ROYAL GARDEN BLUES	CO 29028-2
					ROYAL GARDEN BLUES	CO 29028-1
					AS LONG AS I LIVE	CO 29029-2
					AS LONG AS I LIVE	CO 29029-1
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-v
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-W
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-X
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-y
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-Z
					BENNY’S BUGLE	CO 29030-1

1940	NOV 9 Sat	Benefit for Junior Hadassah	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
			NYC

1940	NOV	Gig [early November]	LOWELL, MASS	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	NOV 18 Mon	Benefit for the Local 802 Medical Fund	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		Broadcast WNEW	NYC

1940	NOV 19 Tue	Recorded Broadcast	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	BENNY’S BUGLE
		from the Martin Block Show			WHOLLY CATS
		WNEW “The Make Believe Ballroom”			HONEYSUCKLE ROSE

1940	NOV 22 Fri	Gig at the New Bradford Theater	BRADFORD, PA	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	NOV 23 Sat	Gig at the Valley Dale	COLUMBUS, OHIO	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	NOV 24 Sun	Gig at the Trianon Ballroom	CLEVELAND, OHIO	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	NOV 27 Wed	Gig at the Worcester Auditorium	WORCESTER, MASS	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	NOV 28 Thu	Fraternity dance for Sigma Delta Kappa	Broadwood Hotel	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
			PHILADELPHIA

1940	DEC 10 Tue	Recorded Broadcast CBS “We the People”	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	FLYING HOME

1940	DEC 19 Thu	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-5
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-x
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-4
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-3
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-y
					BREAKFAST FEUD (false start-no CC)	CO 29259-z
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-2
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29259-1
					I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE	CO 29260-3
					I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE	CO 29260-x
					I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE	CO 29260-2
					I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE	CO 29260-1
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT (Gilly)	CO 29261-x
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT (Gilly)	CO 29261-3
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT (Gilly)	CO 29261-2
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT (Gilly)	CO 29261-1

1940	DEC 25 Wed	Recorded Broadcast		Benny Goodman & his Sextet	WHOLLY CATS

1940	DEC 27 Fri	Gig at the Trianon Ballroom	CLEVELAND, OHIO	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	DEC 28 Sat	Gig	YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	DEC 30 Mon	Gig at the Cleveland Country Club	CLEVELAND, OHIO	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1940	DEC 31 Tue	Gig at the Sunnybrook Ballroom	POTTSTOWN, PA	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1941	JAN 1 Wed	Gig at the Philadelphia Convention Hall	PHILADELPHIA, PA	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1941	JAN 5 Sun	Gig at the Lyric Theater	BRIDGEPORT, CONN	Benny Goodman & his Sextet

1941	JAN 15 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29512-4
				featuring Count Basie	BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29512-3
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29512-2
					BREAKFAST FEUD	CO 29512-1
					ON THE ALAMO	CO 29513-1
					I FOUND A NEW BABY	CO 29514-2
					I FOUND A NEW BABY	CO 29514-1

				Benny Goodman & his Sextet	GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT	CO 29519-x
				featuring Count Basie	GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT	CO 29519-3
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT	CO 29519-2
					GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT	CO 29519-1

1941	JAN 16 Thu	Recording Session for Columba	NYC	The Charioteers	I’ll Forget	CO 29515-1
				with Charlie Christian	Why Is a Good Gal So Hard to Find	CO 29516-1
				Walter Page	May I Never Love Again	CO 29517-1
				Jo Jones	Between Friends	CO 29518-1

1941	JAN 16 Thu	Recording Session for Victor	NYC	Metronome All Star Band	Bugle Call Rag	BS-060331-1
					ONE O’CLOCK JUMP (All Star Jump)	BS-060332-1

1941	JAN 17 Fri	Gig at the Providence Theater	PROVIDENCE, RI	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
	thru
	JAN 19 Sun

1941	JAN 30 Thu	President’s Birthday Ball	WASHINGTON, DC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		(charity event to raise funds to		(Shelly Manne filled in for
		combat infantile paralysis)		an ill Dave Tough)
		Charles meets and shakes hands with
		President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1941	FEB 5 Wed	Recording Session for Blue Note	Reeves Sound	Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet	JAMMIN’ IN FOUR	R 3459
			NYC		EDMOND HALL BLUES	R 3460
					PROFOUNDLY BLUE	R 3461-1
					PROFOUNDLY BLUE	R 3461-2
					CELESTIAL EXPRESS	R 3462

1941	FEB 10 Mon	Broadcast Radio Series over NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
	thru	“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”
	MAY 5 Mon	on Mondays for 13 weeks

1941	FEB 10 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	WHOLLY CATS
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”
				Benny Goodman & his Sextet	FLYING HOME
				+ guest Red Norvo
				+ Goodman Orchestra on coda

1941	FEB 16 Sun	Recorded Broadcast	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT
		NBC “Fitch Bandwagon”

1941	FEB 17 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	BREAKFAST FEUD
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”

1941	FEB 19 Wed	Recorded Broadcast	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	THE BLUES
		“America In Swingtime”			The Sheik of Araby
		2nd annual American Music Festival			GONE WITH “WHAT” WIND
		Municipal Broadcasting System (WNYC)			STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY

1941	FEB 24 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”

1941	MAR 3 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	SIX APEAL (My Daddy Rocks Me)
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”
				Benny Goodman & his Orch	SOLO FLIGHT (Chonk, Charlie, Chonk)

1941	MAR 4 Tue	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	SOLO FLIGHT	CO 29865-1
					SOLO FLIGHT	CO 29865-2

1941	MAR 10 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	FLYING HOME
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”

1941	MAR 13 Thu	Pre-Rehearsal Jam Session	Columbia Recording Studios	Members of the	RIFFIN’ AROUND [Waitin’ for Benny]
			NYC	Benny Goodman Sextet	A SMO-O-O-OTH ONE [Waitin’ for Benny]
					I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME
					ROSE ROOM
					I HADN’T ANYONE TILL YOU
					BLUES IN B

1941	MAR 13 Thu	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	A SMO-O-O-OTH ONE	CO 29942-X
					A SMO-O-O-OTH ONE	CO 29942-1
					A SMO-O-O-OTH ONE	CO 29942-2
					GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)	CO 29943-2
					GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)	CO 29943-1

1941	MAR 17 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”

1941	MAR 24 Mon	Broadcast NBC (WJZ) [orchestra recorded]	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC

1941	MAR 27 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	CO 30069-X
					Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	CO 30069-Y
					Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	CO 30069-1
					Intermezzo (A Love Story)	CO 30070-2
					Intermezzo (A Love Story)	CO 30070-X
					Intermezzo (A Love Story)	CO 30070-1
					Fiesta In Blue (Cootie Growls)	CO 30071-X
					Fiesta In Blue (Cootie Growls)	CO 30071-1
					Cherry	CO 30072-X
					Cherry	CO 30072-Y
					Cherry	CO 30072-z
					Cherry	CO 30072-1

1941	MAR 31 Mon	Broadcast NBC (WJZ) [orchestra recorded]	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC

1941	APR 7 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	WHOLLY CATS
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC

1941	APR 11 Thu	Stage show at the Paramount Theatre	Paramount Theatre	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		[first night of a 3-week gig]	NYC

1941	APR 14 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	IDA, SWEET AS APPLE CIDER
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC		BREAKFAST FEUD

1941	APR 16 Wed	Stage show at the Paramount Theatre	Paramount Theatre	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		[10:15 a.m. performance reviewed in the	NYC
		May 1941 issue of Metronome magazine]

1941	APR 21 Mon	Broadcast NBC (WJZ) [orchestra recorded]	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC

1941	APR 28 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	SONG OF THE ISLANDS
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC

1941	MAY 1 Thu	Recorded Broadcast Mutual Radio Network	Armory Hall	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	A SMO-O-O-OTH ONE (Moppin’ It Up)
		18th Annual	ALEXANDRIA, VA
		“Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival”

1941	MAY 5 Mon	Recorded Broadcast NBC (WJZ)	Manhattan Center	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	FLYING HOME
		“What’s New? - The Old Gold Show”	NYC	+ Goodman Orchestra on coda

1941	MAY 8 Thu	Jam Recorded by Jerry Newman	Minton’s Playhouse	Nontet	STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
			Hotel Cecil
			208 West 118th Street
			NYC

1941	MAY 12 Mon	Jam Recorded by Jerry Newman	Minton’s Playhouse	Quintet	TOPSY (Swing To Bop) (Charlie’s Choice)
			NYC		(In the Hall of the Mountain King)
					STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY

1941	MAY	Jam Recorded by Jerry Newman	Minton’s Playhouse	Septet	HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (Up On Teddy’s Hill)
			NYC		I GOT RHYTHM (Down On Teddy’s Hill)
					(Paging Dr. Christian) (Rhythm-a-ning)

1941	MAY	Jam Recorded by Jerry Newman	Clark Monroe’s	Sextet	I GOT RHYTHM (Guy’s Got To Go)
			The Uptown House
			198 West 134th Street	Octet	STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY (Lips Flips)
			NYC		(On With Charlie Christian)

1941	MAY 18 Sun	One-week Break	OKLAHOMA CITY
	- 23 Fri	(reported in 24 May Black Dispatch)

1941	MAY 28 Wed	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	BENNY’S BUGLE
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Concerto For Cootie
					One O’Clock Jump

1941	MAY 30 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Tuesday At Ten
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		Bewitched
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	MAY 31 Sat	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Good Evenin,’ Good Lookin’
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN 1 Sun	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	When The Sun Comes Out (intro)
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		Good-bye (theme)
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN 2 Mon	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Negra Soy
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		Superman
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC		Soft As Spring
					Sing, Sing, Sing
					Sugar Foot Stomp

1941	JUN 4 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	When The Sun Comes Out	CO 30598-X
					When The Sun Comes Out	CO 30598-Y
					When The Sun Comes Out	CO 30598-1
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-V
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-W
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-X
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-Y
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-Z
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	CO 30599-1
					Tuesday At Ten	[no mx]

1941	JUN 6 Fri	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	ROSE ROOM
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Negra Soy
					When The Sun Comes Out
					Stealin’ Apples
					Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	SOLO FLIGHT
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		Sing, Sing, Sing
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Sugar Foot Stomp
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		One O’Clock Jump
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Don’t Be That Way
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue		Intermezzo
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Intermezzo
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Sextet	STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Flying Home
					Negra Soy
					Superman
					Caprice XXIV Paganini
					The Hour Of Parting
					La Rosita

1941	JUN	Recorded Broadcast from	Madison Square Garden	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Sing, Sing, Sing
		the “Monte Proser Dance Carnival”	50th Street & 8th Avenue
		Mutual Radio Broadcasting System	NYC
		(carnival defunct 24 June)

1941	JUN 11 Wed	Recording Session for Columbia	NYC	Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Tuesday At Ten	CO 30648-X
					Tuesday At Ten	CO 30648-2
					Soft As Spring	CO 30649-X
					Soft As Spring	CO 30649-Y
					Soft As Spring	CO 30649-1
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-V
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-W
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-X
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-1
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-y
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-2
					Down, Down, Down	CO 30650-Z
					La Rosita	CO 30651-x
					La Rosita	CO 30651-1
					La Rosita	CO 30651-2

1941	JUN 14 Sat	Gig at the Cedar Point Ballroom	Cedar Point Ballroom	Benny Goodman & his Sextet
	thru	[Gig during which	SANDUSKY, OHIO
	JUN 19 Thu	Charles became ill & left band		Benny Goodman & his Orchestra
		(before 17 June) never to return]

1941	JUN	Admitted to Bellevue Hospital	Bellevue Hospital
		Ward D-3	NYC

1941	JUL	First-page headline:	NYC	Metronome magazine	Bellevue announced “fair, not dangerous”
		“Charlie Christian Rushed to Hospital”

1941	JUL 11 Fri	Transferred to Seaview Hospital	Seaview Hospital		was on the same floor as his friend, Dick Wilson
			Staten Island		(tenor sax with Andy Kirk)
			NYC		who entered the hospital on 18 Oct 1941
					and passed away on 24 Nov 1941

1942	MAR 2 Mon	Died at 8:15 a.m.	Seaview Hospital		of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis & ileocecal tuberculosis
		at Seaview Hospital	Staten Island
			NYC

1942	MAR	Funeral services held at Mother Zion Church	Mother Zion Church
			137th Street
			NYC

1942	MAR 4 Wed	Body shipped to Oklahoma City	NYC
		by Levy & Delaney Funeral Home

1942	MAR 7 Sat	Obituary appeared on front page of	OKLAHOMA CITY	Headline: “CHARLES CHRISTIAN, AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE GUITARIST,
		Oklahoma City’s “The Black Dispatch”		DIES IN SEAVIEW HOSPITAL MONDAY”

1942	MAR 9 Mon	Funeral services held at 2:00 pm	Calvary Baptist Church	Douglass High School Band	Pallbearers: Honorary Pallbearers:
		at Calvary Baptist Church	Walnut Ave	directed by	T.B. Thomas Claude Burns
		Funeral sermon: Rev. A.M. Johnson	at NE Second St	Mrs Zelia N. Breaux	Leslie Sheffield Carl White
		Funeral directors: Blanton & Butler	OKLAHOMA CITY		Wallace Thomas Joe Lawrence
					Louis Diggs James Dotson
					James Bolar Tommie L. House
					Wesley Sims Albert Mahone

1942	MAR 10 Tues	Funeral services held	Bethlehem Baptist Church
		at Bethlehem Baptist Church	1415 Franklin St
			BONHAM, TEXAS

1942	MAR 10 Tues	Interment in temporarily-marked grave	Gates Hill Cemetery
		at Gates Hill Cemetery	BONHAM, TEXAS
		by Fannin County Funeral Home

1942	MAR 15 Sun	Cover headline:	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“Charlie Christian Dies of TB”
		“Charlie Christian Plays Last Chord!”
		Front page article:
		“Charlie Christian Dies in New York”

1942	APR	Obituary:	NYC	Metronome magazine
		“Dancebandom Sure Misses Charlie Christian”




			AWARDS and POSTHUMOUS EVENTS

1939	NOV 2 Mon	First 78-rpm release with Charles in the sextet	NYC	Columbia Records	both sides were recorded on the first recording session
		on Columbia CO 35254			October 2, 1939
		“Flying Home” (WCO 26132 A)
		“Rose Room” (WCO 26133 A)

1939	DEC 1 Fri	Article published	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“BY CHARLIE CHRISTIAN
		“Guitarmen, Wake Up and Pluck!”			(Featured Guitarist, Benny Goodman Orchestra)”
		“Wire for Sound; Let ’Em Hear You Play”

1940	JAN 1 Mon	Won Down Beat Poll	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	Charlie Christian received 2665 votes
		as Best Jazz Guitarist of 1939			Runner-up (Carmen Mastren) 1877 votes
					Freddie Green - third with 917 votes

1940	APR 15 Mon	First Charlie Christian solo transcription published	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“Copied by Hoyt Jones from Goodman’s Columbia record”
		“Charlie Christian’s Guitar Get-Offs on
		‘Flying Home’”

1940		Won Metronome Poll	NYC	Metronome magazine	Charlie Christian received 1068 votes
		as Best Jazz Guitarist of 1940

1941	JAN 1 Wed	Won Down Beat Poll	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	Charlie Christian received 4445 votes
		as Best Jazz Guitarist of 1940			Runner-up (Hy White) 1350 votes

1941		Won Metronome Poll	NYC	Metronome magazine
		as Best Jazz Guitarist of 1941

1942	JAN 1 Thu	Won Down Beat Poll	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	Charlie Christian received 4764 votes
		as Best Jazz Guitarist of 1941			Runner-up (Nappy Lamare) 1377 votes

1943	JAN 15 Fri	Charlie Christian solo transcription published	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“By the Late Charlie Christian”
		“Rose Room”

1944	FEB 22 Tue	“Solo Flight”		Billboard magazine	Released December 10, 1943
		Columbia 36684 (mx CO 29865-1)			Flipside: “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise”
		hit Billboard “Harlem Hit Parade”
		charts for six weeks

1944	MAR 11 Sat	“Solo Flight” peaked at # 1 position		Billboard magazine
		on “Harlem Hit Parade”

1944	MAR	“Solo Flight” peaked at # 20 position		Billboard magazine
		on Billboard “Hot 100” (pop hits)

1947	MAR	First Charlie Christian record album issued	NYC	Vox Records	“CHARLIE’S CHOICE” (3 sides)
		“Vox presents Charlie Christian:			“STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY” (3 sides)
		Charlie Christian Memorial Album”			Cover drawing by Dan Shapiro,
		Vox VSP 302 “Spotlight Series” (78-rpm)			notes included by Jerry Newman

1948	OCT 10 Sun	Brother, Edward Christian, died of TB	Western Oklahoma
		at age 41	Tuberculosic Sanitarium
			CLINTON, OKLAHOMA

1950	FEB 10 Fri	Charlie Christian solo transcription published	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“Jazz Off the Record” column
		“I Found a New Baby”

1950	AUG 25 Fri	Charlie Christian solo transcription published	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	“Jazz Off the Record” column
		“Rose Room”			Reproduced from 15 Jan 1943 issue

1953		First Charlie Christian long-playing album issued	NYC	Esoteric Records	“SWING TO BOP”
		“CHARLEY CHRISTIAN - Jazz Immortal”			“STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY”
		Esoteric ESJ-1 (10" LP)			Notes by Leonard Feather, cover design by Cynthia Pennell

1955	APR 11 Mon	First Charlie Christian 12" LP issued	NYC	Columbia Records	Front cover photo of Charles wearing white hat
		“CHARLIE CHRISTIAN with the			taken on September 11, 1939
		Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra”			at his first recording studio session
		Columbia CL 652			Extensive album notes by Al Avakian & Bob Prince

1956	Spring	Voted “Greatest Ever” Jazz Guitarist	Horizon Press	The Encyclopedia	Charlie Christian received 63 votes
		in The Encyclopedia of Jazz	NYC	Yearbook of Jazz	Runner-up (Tal Farlow) 10 votes
		“Musicians’ Musicians Poll”			101 former winners in Down Beat, Metronome, Esquire
					polls participated

1956	SEP	“Soft Winds” became a hit for		Billboard magazine
		Dinah Washington w/ Hal Mooney’s Orchestra
		#13 on Billboard R&B Best Seller list

1958	MAR 6 Thu	Mother, Willie Mae Christian, died	Huckins Hotel		of natural causes, at work
		at age 68	OKLAHOMA CITY		buried at Trice Cemetery, Oklahoma City

1958	MAY 17 Sat	Published	NYC	published in “Saturday Review”	[also published in Ellison’s book of essays
		“The Charlie Christian Story”			“Shadow and Act” in 1964]
		retrospect by Ralph Ellison

1958		Published	NYC	Charles Colin (publisher)	18 pages, 4 Minton’s/Monroe’s transcriptions
		“The Swingingest Charley Christian”
		by Hank Edmonds & Bob Prince

1964		Published	NYC	Regent Music	32 pages, 12 transcriptions
		“The Art of the Jazz Guitar”			[reprinted in 1988 with different cover]
		by Dan Fox

1966	AUG 25 Thu	Charlie Christian Inducted	Chicago	Down Beat magazine	Cover photo of Charles
		“DOWN BEAT HALL OF FAME”			posing with a Gibson ES-250
		by International Jazz Critics Poll			[Early 1940 publicity photo for Gibson]
		[included a 2-pg article by John Hammond			Cover headline: “INTERNATIONAL
		“The Advent of Charlie Christian”]			JAZZ CRITICS
					POLL RESULTS
					CHARLIE CHRISTIAN
					NAMED TO HALL OF FAME”

1972	JAN 26 Wed	Double-LP album released	NYC	Columbia Records	Most comprehensive album issued up to this date
		“Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian”			28 tracks and extensive discography
		Columbia CG 30779

1975		Published	TOKYO	Nichion (publisher)	89 pages, 12 transcriptions
		“Charlie Christian Jazz Improvisation”
		by Masayuki Takayanagi

1976		Published	OSLO	published by author	“Jazz Solography” series, vol. 4
		“The Guitars of Charlie Christian,			w/ 29-pg CC solography
		Robert Norman, Oscar Aleman”
		by Jan Evensmo

1977		3-LP box set released	TOKYO	CBS/Sony Inc.	Most comprehensive album issued up to this date
		“Charlie Christian Memorial Album”			47 tracks
		CBS/Sony 56AP-674-6

1978	JAN 7 Sat	Interview with Charles’ brother,	Clarence’s home	[taped]	Also present: Clarence’s wife Ella Mae Christian,
		Clarence ‘It’ Christian Jr	OKLAHOMA CITY		Kevin & Patty Centlivre
		by Craig R. McKinney

1978	MAR 24 Fri	Second Interview with Charles’ brother,	Clarence’s home	[notes only]	Also present: Kevin Centlivre
		Clarence ‘It’ Christian Jr	OKLAHOMA CITY
		by Craig R. McKinney

1978		Published	LONDON	Tony Middleton (publisher)	41 pages
		“Charlie Christian 1939-1941: A Discography”
		by John Callis

1979	JAN 28 Sun	Brother, Clarence ‘It’ Christian Jr, died	Presbyterian Hospital		of cardio-respiratory arrest due to pulmonary embolism
		at age 67	OKLAHOMA CITY		and cancer of the pancreas
					buried at Trice Cemetery, Oklahoma City

1979		Published	NYC	Consolidated Music Publishers	70 pages, 20 transcriptions
		“Charlie Christian”
		by Stan Ayeroff

1980		Published	York University		180-page thesis, 50 transcriptions
		“The Improvisational Style of Charlie Christian”	TORONTO
		by Howard Spring

1981		Charlie Christian Inducted	BBJHF Foundation
		“BIG BAND AND JAZZ HALL OF FAME”	CARLSBAD, CAL

1982	MAR	Special commemorative issue published		Guitar Player magazine	Cover headline: “Special Tribute
		Guitar Player magazine			CHARLIE CHRISTIAN”
		[editorial; 4 articles w/ photos;			Cover photo of Charles
		reprint of Dec 1, 1939 Down Beat			posing with a Gibson ES-250
		article written by Charles;			[Early 1940 publicity photo for Gibson -
		transcription of solo on			different pose than the one in
		Nov 22, 1939 “Honeysuckle Rose”]			1966 Down Beat Hall of Fame issue]

1982	MAR 23 Tue	Seaview Hospital presented	Seaview Hospital
		“Charlie Christian Memorial Jazz Concert”	Staten Island
		marking the 40th Anniversary of his death	NYC

1985	MAY 3 Fri	First “The Charlie Christian	Stage Center	Hosted by	Featured Jay McShann
	- 5 Sun	Oklahoma City Jazz Festival”	400 W Sheridan	Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc.
			OKLAHOMA CITY	(BLAC, Inc.)

1986	APR 19 Sat	Second “Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”	Classen School & Stage Center
	- 20 Sun		OKLAHOMA CITY

1986		Published	ENGLAND	Names & Numbers, 3	First bibliography of CC transcriptions
		“Charlie Christian: A Guide to			listed 42 notations from 7 publications
		Published Solo Transcriptions”
		by Clive Downs

1987	Spring	Third “Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”	Deep Deuce		First time held on 2nd Street
			OKLAHOMA CITY

1989		Published	NYC	Oxford University Press	Detailed 16-pg CC analysis with selected transcriptions
		“The Swing Era:
		The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945”
		by Gunther Schuller

1989	JUN	Charlie Christian Inducted	Greenwood Cultural Center
		“OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME”	TULSA, OKLAHOMA
		award accepted by daughter, Billie Jean Johnson

1990	JAN 17 Wed	Charlie Christian Inducted	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
		“ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME”	NYC
		as an “Early Influence”
		[along w/ Louis Armstrong & Ma Rainey]

1990	MAY 1 Tue	6th Annual	Deep Deuce
	- 5 Sat	“Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”	OKLAHOMA CITY

1992	APR 20 Mon	Premiere of 30-min documentary film	Fannin County
		“Solo Flight”	Museum of History
		directed by Gary Don Rhodes	BONHAM, TEXAS

1992		First two volumes of CD series released	Media 7	Masters of Jazz	All available recordings featuring Charlie Christian
		“Charlie Christian, Volumes 1 & 2”	FRANCE		to be issued on eight CDs
		on the Masters of Jazz label

1993		Two more volumes of CD series released	Media 7	Masters of Jazz	All available recordings featuring Charlie Christian
		“Charlie Christian, Volumes 3 & 4”	FRANCE		to be issued on eight CDs
		on the Masters of Jazz label

1993	DEC	Published	Institute of Jazz Studies	Annual Review of Jazz Studies 6	Updated from 1986 publication
		“An Annotated Bibliography of	Rutgers		listed 233 notations from 49 publications
		Notated Charlie Christian Solos”	NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
		by Clive Down

1993	DEC	Published	Institute of Jazz Studies	Annual Review of Jazz Studies 6	Analysis with selected transcriptions
		“Charlie Christian, Bebop, and	Rutgers
		the Recordings at Minton’s”	NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
		by Jonathan Finkleman

1994	APR 23 Sat	Headstone dedicated at grave site	Gates Hill Cemetary	Epitaph:	CHARLES HENRY
			BONHAM, TEXAS		CHRISTIAN
					JULY 29, 1916 MAR. 2, 1942
					YOUR MUSIC WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

1994	APR 23 Sat	Texas Historical Marker	Gates Hill Cemetary
		dedicated at grave site	BONHAM, TEXAS

1994	Spring	“Charlie and the Deuce” published	OKLAHOMA CITY	Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc.
		for distrubution at the 10th Annual		(BLAC, Inc.)
		“Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”

1994		Last four volumes of CD series released	Media 7	Masters of Jazz	All available recordings featuring Charlie Christian
thru		“Charlie Christian, Volumes 5 - 8”	FRANCE		were issued on eight CDs in 1992-1995.
1995		on the Masters of Jazz label			Total Time = 8:33:55

1995	Spring	“Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Newsletter”	EL PASO, TEXAS		Reports on Charlie Christian Jazz Festival,
		Premier Issue published by Leo Valdes			CC’s headstone & historical markers in Bonham,
					reviews vol. 1-4 of the Masters of Jazz series on CC,
					publishes composition by CC & birth certificate,
					biographical info, etc.

1995	JUL 29 Sat	“Charlie Christian Photo Collection”	OKLAHOMA CITY	Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc.
		published from the photo albums of Leo Valdes		(BLAC, Inc.)
		for distrubution at the 11th Annual
		“Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”

1995	JUL 29 Sat	11th Annual	Deep Deuce		Last “Charlie Christian Jazz Festival” until 2003
	- 30 Sun	“Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”	OKLAHOMA CITY		(name changed to “Deep Deuce Jazz Festival”)

1995	SEP	Charlie Christian selected	MARYLAND	JazzTimes magazine	Chosen by jazz critics as one of the 25 musicians who
		JazzTimes’ “25 Who Mattered Most”			figured most prominently in shaping the course of jazz
					over the past quarter century (1970-1995).
					[Fifty-four years after his last recordings!]

1995		Published	TOKYO	Ryuginsha / Rhythm Echoes	85-page book w/ 18 transcriptions
		“Jazz Guitar Improvisation: Charlie Christian”		(publisher)
		by Yasushi Kuboki

1996	Spring	“Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Newsletter”	EL PASO, TEXAS		Reports on CC’s selection to TOP 25 by JazzTimes,
		Second Issue published by Leo Valdes			12th annual Charlie Christian Jazz Festival,
					reviews vol. 5-8 of the Masters of Jazz series on CC,
					publishes transcriptions of two unissued CC recordings,
					book review of two CC articles, biographical info, etc.

1996	DEC	Release of video cassette	NYC	VIEW Video 1353	Revised commercial version of 1992 film
		“Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian”
		directed by Gary Don Rhodes

1997	MAY	“Charlie Christian: Legend of the Jazz Guitar”	New Brunswick	www3.nbnet.nb.ca/hansen/Charlie/	Features CC solo transcriptions & tutorial
		Internet Web site goes online	CANADA
		designed and maintained by Garry Hansen

1997	JUN	Published	ENGLAND	Ashley Mark Publishing	148-page softcover book
		“Charlie Christian”		Newcastle-upon-Tyne
		by Peter Broadbent		United Kingdom

1997	Summer	“Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Newsletter”	EL PASO, TEXAS		Reports discovery of “new” CC recordings, video review,
		Third Issue published by Leo Valdes			three book reviews, four CD reviews, reviews the CC
					recordings missing from the Masters of Jazz series,
					two solo transcriptions, analysis of spliced recordings,
					addendum to Clive Downs’ CC solos bibliography, etc.

1998	Autumn	“Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Web Site”	EL PASO, TEXAS	http://home.elp.rr.com/valdes/	Debuts online with complete solography, discography;
		Internet Web site goes online			photo gallery, transcriptions, bibliographies, news.
		designed and hosted by Leo Valdes			Incorporates “Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Newsletter”

1999	AUG 24 Tue	3-CD box set released	SANTA MONICA	Vanguard Records	First issue of CC’s complete 3-chorus solo on
		“From Spirituals to Swing”			“Oh, Lady Be Good”
		Vanguard 169/71-2

2000	JUL 29 Sat	“Charlie Christian Birthday Broadcast Special”	WKCR-FM	89.9 MHZ	comprehensive musical & biographical commentary
		Three-hour evening radio program	NYC
		A five-hour special was broadcast on
		the following afternoon

2001	FEB 28 Wed	Two 4-CD sets released	ANDORRA	Definitive Records, Disconforme	Total Time = 7:51:28
		“Charlie Christian—Complete Studio Recordings”			140 tracks in 24-bit resolution
		“Charlie Christian—Complete Live Recordings”			studio master takes & live sessions
		Definitive DRCD11176 & DRCD11177

2001	AUG	Charlie Christian Inducted	NYC	ASCAP	The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
		ASCAP’s “Jazz Wall of Fame”		6th annual award presentation	inscribed Charlie Christian into the ASCAP
					Jazz Wall of Fame

2001	OCT 29 Mon	Additional volume to the CD set released	FRANCE	Masters of Jazz	CD Total Time = 76:05
		“Charlie Christian, Volume 9”			All available recordings not included in initial 8 volumes
		Masters of Jazz MJCD 189

2001	NOV 17 Sat	Double-CD issued on Encore 7001	USA	Encore Records	First release of recordings from “America in Swingtime”
		“A Tour de Force: The Small Groups—Live!”			“Gone with ‘What’ Wind”

2002	JAN	Published	Institute of Jazz Studies	Annual Review of Jazz Studies 11	Analysis with selected transcriptions
		“Metric Displacement in the Improvisation	Rutgers
		of Charlie Christian”	NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
		by Clive Downs

2002	APR 8 Mon	“The Charlie Christian Discussion Group”	New Brunswick	http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/CharlieChristian/
		Internet message board established	CANADA
		by Garry Hansen

2002	APR	Found			Originally shipped to Charles on 19 April 1940
		Charlie Christian’s 1940 Gibson ES-250			serial number 96030 (w/ EH-150 amp serial 12706)
		by Lynn Wheelright			Reported in “I Found Charlie’s ES-250”
					Vintage Guitar magazine, March 2003

2002	JUL	Published	MILWAUKEE	Hal Leonard (publisher)	15 transcriptions with detailed analysis
		“The Best of Charlie Christian:			62-pages, with CD
		A Step-by-step Breakdown of the Styles and
		Techniques of the Father of Modern Jazz Guitar.”
		by Wolf Marshall

2002	AUG 13 Tue	4-CD set released	LONDON	JSP Records	Total Time = 3:58:35
		“Charlie Christian:			68 tracks - all live recordings
		First Master of the Electric Guitar”
		JSP Records JSP909

2002	SEP 24 Tue	4-CD deluxe box set released	NYC	Sony Music Entertainment Inc	Total Time = 5:06:11
		“Charlie Christian:			98 tracks in 24-bit resolution
		The Genius of the Electric Guitar”			complete Columbia studio sessions - masters & alternates
		Columbia/Legacy C4K 65564

2002	OCT 8 Tue	Charlie Christian Inducted	Muskogee Civic Center
		“OKLAHOMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME”	MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA

2003	MAR	Published	BISMARK, ND	Vintage Guitar magazine	reports finding Charlie Christian’s 1940 Gibson ES-250
		“I Found Charlie’s ES-250”			in April 2002
		by Lynn Wheelright

2003	MAR	Published	ENGLAND	Ashley Mark Publishing	190-page second edition
		“Charlie Christian, Solo Flight–		Blaydon-on-Tyne
		The Story of the Seminal Electric Guitarist”		United Kingdom
		by Peter Broadbent

2003	JUN 6 Fri	Reinstated	Remington Park	Hosted by	[was called “Deep Deuce Jazz Festival” 1996-2002]
	- 7 Sat	“Charlie Christian Jazz Festival”	OKLAHOMA CITY	Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc.
		(18th annual jazz festival)		(BLAC, Inc.)

2003	JUN	Published	MILWAUKEE	Hal Leonard (publisher)	15 transcriptions (by three different transcribers)
		“Charlie Christian: The Definitive Collection”			including intros, riffs; 128 pages

2003	JUN 25 Wed	Won the Historical Box Set of the Year award	NYC	Jazz Journalists Association’s
		“Charlie Christian:		Jazz Awards
		The Genius of the Electric Guitar”
		Columbia/Legacy 4-CD deluxe box set

2004	JAN 9 Fri	1st installment of biography	New Brunswick	Internet Web site	Biography based on interviews with brother,
		“Charlie Christian: The Musician”	CANADA	“Charlie Christian:	Clarence ‘It’ Christian Jr
		by Craig R. McKinney		Legend of the Jazz Guitar”
				hosted by Garry Hansen	http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/hansen/Charlie/ccbio.htm

2004	FEB 11 Wed	1st Annual	Birdland		John Abercrombie, Joe Beck, Gene Bertoncini, Doug Wamble
	- 13 Fri	“Charlie Christian Guitar Festival”	NYC

2004	JUN 1 Tue	19th Annual	Remington Park	Hosted by BLAC Inc
	- 5 Sat	“Charlie Christian International Jazz Festival”	OKLAHOMA CITY

2004	Summer	Published	PENNSYLVANIA	Jazz Imrov magazine	Recounts trip to OKC in October 2003
		“Searching for Charlie Christian”			to meet with Leo Valdes, Anita Arnold, et al
		by Wayne Goins			for research on future book on Charlie Christian
					describes meeting Charles’ daughter & her mother, et al
					includes brief Charlie Christian biography

2004	JUL 19 Mon	Billie Jean Christian Johnson passed away	OKLAHOMA CITY		Passed away during an afternoon nap
		Charlie Christian’s only child			Survived by her mother, Margretta Lorraine Christian Downey

2004	Autumn	Published	PENNSYLVANIA	Jazz Imrov magazine	Recounts second trip to OKC for book research
		“Searching for Charlie Christian, Part II”			tells of meeting Craig McKinney, et al
		by Wayne Goins			Coda reports on the lose of Billie Jean Christian Johnson

2005	APR 16 Sat	“Charlie Christian Chronology”	EL PASO, TEXAS	http://home.elp.rr.com/valdes/	Was used as outline for Goins/McKinney book to be published
		debuts online on “Solo Flight” website		hosted by Leo Valdes

2005	JUN 9 Thu	20th Annual	Bricktown	Hosted by BLAC Inc
	- 12 Sun	“Charlie Christian International Jazz Festival”	OKLAHOMA CITY

2005	SEP 30 Fri	Published	LEWISTON, NY	The Edwin Mellen Press	First comprehensive Charlie Christian biography
		“A Biography of Charlie Christian:			seventeen chapters, 440 pages, indexed,
		Jazz Guitar’s King of Swing”			with bibliography
		by Wayne E. Goins & Craig R. McKinney
		with special assistance from Leo Valdes

2005	OCT	Published	PACIFIC, MO.	Mel Bay Publications	39 solo transcriptions & detailed solo analyses
		“Swing to Bop: The Music of Charlie Christian”			from studio sessions, a concert, jam sessions

2006	MAY 15 Mon	Selected as one of the best “7 Greatest Jazz CDs”	NYC	Time Magazine	Selected by Christopher Porterfield
		“Charlie Christian:			4-CD deluxe box set
		The Genius of the Electric Guitar”			Columbia / Legacy C4K 65564

2006	JUN 6 Tue	“Charlie Christian International Jazz Festival”	Bricktown	Hosted by BLAC Inc
	- 11 Sun		OKLAHOMA CITY

2006	JUL 29 Sat	Commemoration Ceremony	Gates Hill Cemetery	Gravesite	Reception at the Fannin County Museum of History
		Charlie Christian’s 90th birthday anniversary	BONHAM, TEXAS

2006	DEC 5 Tue	Named	Bricktown		Formerly part of Byers Avenue north of Interstate 40
		“Charlie Christian Avenue”	OKLAHOMA CITY		Next to Lincoln Blvd from Reno Ave to 2nd St

2007	MAR 7 Wed	Charlie Christian Inducted	Jazz at Lincoln Center	http://www.jalc.org/halloffame/	Also inducted in 2007 (3rd annual induction):
		“Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame”	NYC		Django Reinhardt, Benny Carter, Clifford Brown

2007	JUN 5 Wed	Official dedication ceremony for the naming of	OKLAHOMA CITY		During the “Charlie Christian International Jazz Festival”
		“Charlie Christian Avenue”			May 31 - June 10, 2007

2008	MAY 2 Fri	“Charlie Christian & Django Reinhardt:	Rose Theater	Hall of Fame Series	Performers:
	- 3 Sat	Celebration of the Jazz Guitar”	Jazz at Lincoln Center	celebrating members of the	Guitarists Russell Malone, Bobby Broom, Frank Vignola
			NYC	Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame	with the Lewis Nash Trio

2008	JUL 30 Wed	“Charlie Christian International Music Festival”	Cox Convention Center	Hosted by BLAC Inc	Bricktown Brewery
	thru		OKLAHOMA CITY		Rose State Performing Arts Center
	AUG 2 Sat				Downtown OKC

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