Charles Eldridge Norris (August 11, 1921 – August 26, 1989) was an American jazz and

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guitarist.

Biography

Norris was born in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

, and raised in Chicago, where he was tutored in music composition and performance by

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. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1940s, played in nightclubs, and developed a reputation as a

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. He released some recordings under his own name in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He also accompanied the singers

Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...

and Floyd Dixon and for some time played in the

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Orchestra. He also worked with such performers as

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, Dinah Washington, and

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.Chadbourne, Eugene
Biography
Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016. In 1980, he recorded a live album, ''The Los Angeles Flash'', in

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. Norris died in Tustin, California, in 1989.

Tribute

The Swedish

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band

The Chuck Norris Experiment The Chuck Norris Experiment also known as CNE is a Swedish hard rock band formed in 2004 with punk rock influences and is based in Gothenburg. The name is not a tribute to the actor Chuck Norris, but rather to the American blues guitarist Charle ...

claim to have taken their name from the guitarist, who recorded ''The Los Angeles Flash'' in their home city of Gothenburg, rather than from the actor of the same name, with whom the musician is sometimes confused. Chuck Norris Experiment: Biography
Retrieved 3 November 2016

Discography

With Jay McShann *''

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'' (Capitol, 1967)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norris (musician), Chuck 1921 births 1989 deaths African-American guitarists Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri American rhythm and blues guitarists Guitarists from Missouri American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Southland Records artists 20th-century African-American musicians