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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
A-Tisket a-Tasket
A-Tisket a-TasketChick Webb

On the Air

Wacky Dust
Wacky DustChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald

The Early Years - Part 1 Featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra (1935-1938)

3:07

Rock It for Me
Rock It for MeChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb's Band

3:15

Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
Gotta Pebble in My ShoeChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald

Portrait

2:57

Sing Me a Swing Song and Let Me Dance
Sing Me a Swing Song and Let Me DanceHoagy Carmichael, Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb

The Early Years - Part 1 Featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra (1935-1938)

2:36

Just a Simple Melody
Just a Simple MelodyChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald

Just a Simple Melody / Holiday in Harlem

3:01

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