Charlie Byrd

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Birth Name: Charlie Lee Byrd

Born: 16 September 1925 Died: 2 December 1999

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Rebecca Byrd

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Description: Jazz composer and guitarist, noted for using his fingers in the classical style, rather than a flat pick in the typical jazz style, to play his instrument. Inspired by the Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt, he later studied classical guitar under the self-trained Spanish maestro Andrés Segovia. In the early 1960's he was among the first musicians to popularize Brazil's soulful Bossa Nova sound in the United States. ... (more)

Tags: Jazz (1), American (1), Guitarist (1), Born 1925 (1), Died 1999 (1), Died Aged 74 (1), Jazz Guitarist (1)

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