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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd was just 10 when he learned to play the acoustic steel guitar,
being taught by his father - an accomplished guitar and mandolin player. After
serving in the US Army in the Second World War, Byrd went to New York to study
composition and jazz theory at the Harnett National Music School in Manhattan,
where he also learned classical guitar, going on to study under the great
classical guitarist Andres Segovia. He was also heavily influenced by the
legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who he first saw playing in Paris.
In 1957 he began gigging with bass player Kete...
The Girl from IpanemaCharlie Byrd
O PatoCharlie Byrd and Stan Getz
Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartCharlie Byrd
EmilyCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
St. Louis BluesCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
There's a Small HotelCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
The Girl from IpanemaCharlie Byrd
The Bossa Nova Years
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O PatoCharlie Byrd and Stan Getz
Latin Byrd
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Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartCharlie Byrd
Blues Sonata
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EmilyCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
Au Courant
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St. Louis BluesCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
Au Courant
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There's a Small HotelCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
Au Courant
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