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Chick Webb

Jazz
New Orleans jazz
Big band
Jazz drummer Chick Webb rose to prominence as the leader of one of the most important big bands of the swing era. Born William Henry Webb in Baltimore, Maryland he fell down some steps as an infant and suffered several crushed vertebrae. He never recovered full mobility and suffered from tuberculosis of the spine as a result of the injury and was left with stunted growth and the appearance of being hunchbacked. When a doctor suggested that playing an instrument might improve his mobility, he saved up money and bought a set of drums, making his professional debut aged just eleven....
Songs
Limehouse Blues
Limehouse BluesChick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and The Orchestra

On the Air

3:21

Black Coffee
Black CoffeeChick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins

Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax

3:13

Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)
Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb and Chick Webb & His Orchestra

Jazz

2:35

Little White Lies
Little White LiesChick Webb

The Early Years - Part 2 Featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra (1939-1941)

2:52

Diga Diga Doo
Diga Diga DooElla Fitzgerald and Chick Webb

On the Air

A Little Bit Later On
A Little Bit Later OnSassy & Billie Ella, Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb

A Legend - Volume One (1929-1936)

3:16

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