Charlie Bird
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles "Charlie" Bird, Charles Bird, Charles Brown Bird
Irish journalist and broadcaster
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Expanding the Borders of Zion
- Time and Tide
- Climb with Charlie
- Day in May
- Without the Mask
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-08-29
- Active to
- 1955-03-12
americanbebopcool jazzjazzsaxophone
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 133,611
- Total plays
- 959,174
Tags
jazzBossa Novajazz guitarguitarbossa nova jazz
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
- Family name
- Bird
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Sandymount
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Political party
- Workers' Party of Ireland
- Languages spoken
- Irish
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Charlie Bird crop.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Charlie Bird
- date of birth
- 1949-09-09
- date of death
- 2024-03-11
- social media followers
- 53420
- cause of death
- ALS
- name in native language
- Charlie Bird
- manner of death
- natural causes
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