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Vinony files it under 1925 births, 1999 deaths and 20th-century American guitarists.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
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- Charlie Byrd - Jazz 'n' Samba for Guitar
- Charlie Byrd - Sugarloaf Suite
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Charles L. Byrd (September 16, 1925 - November 30, 1999), better known as Charlie Byrd, was a famous jazz guitarist, born in Suffolk, Virginia. He was the only jazz guitarist of that era whose primary instrument was the classical guitar which gave him his uniquely identifiable sound. Byrd primarily looked up to Django Reinhardt. He moved to Washington, D.C., to study classical guitar with the renowned Sophocles Papas. He later moved to Italy where he studied with Andrés Segovia. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Suffolk
- Place of death
- Annapolis
- Educated at
- Virginia Tech
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Concord Records
- Image
- Charlie Byrd picture.jpg
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- date of death
- 1999-12-02
- Commons category
- Charlie Byrd
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1925-09-16
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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