Editing Charlie Christian (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:CharlieChristianAve.JPG|thumb|175px|right|Charlie Christian Avenue, in [[Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma]]
[[John H. Hammond|John Hammond]] and [[George T. Simon]] called Christian the best improvisational talent of the [[swing era]].<ref>Hammond, John; Townsend, Irving (1977). ''John Hammond on Record: An Autobiography''. New York: Ridge Press. {{ISBN|0-671-40003-7}}.</ref><ref>Simon, George T. (1971). ''The Big Bands''. {{ISBN|0-02-872430-5}}.</ref> In the liner notes to the album ''[[Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian]]'' (Columbia, 1972), [[Gene Lees]] wrote that "Many critics and musicians consider that Christian was one of the founding fathers of bebop, or if not that, at least a precursor to it."<ref name="Solo Flight" />

In 1966, 24 years after his death, Christian was inducted into the ''[[Down Beat]]'' [[Down Beat|Jazz Hall of Fame]]. In 1989 the [[Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame]] created its first seven inductions, which included Christian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inductees |url=http://www.okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428172737/http://www.okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=5 |archive-date=28 April 2020 |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=Oklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame}}</ref>

In 1990, Christian was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in the "Early Influence" category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Christian |url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/charlie-christian/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In a 1985 interview with ''Frets'' magazine, [[Jerry Garcia]] named Christian and [[Django Reinhardt]] as the two guitarists who most inspired his awe and emulation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obrecht |first=Jas |date=September 1, 2010 |title=Jerry Garcia: The Complete 1985 Frets Interview |url=https://gdsets.com/extras/jerry1985frets.pdf |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref>

In 2006, Oklahoma City, where Christian was raised, renamed a street in its [[Bricktown (Oklahoma City)|Bricktown]] entertainment district after the guitarist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Angela |title=Jazz icon Charlie Christian's legacy extends beyond OKC |url=https://www.okgazette.com/music/jazz-icon-charlie-christians-legacy-extends-beyond-okc-2966120 |date=September 3, 2014|access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Oklahoma Gazette |language=en}}</ref>