CHICK WEBB

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William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905 –June 16, 1939) was a jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.

Chick Webb represented the triumph of the human spirit in jazz and life. Hunchbacked, small in stature, almost a dwarf with a large face and broad shoulders, Webb fought off congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and band leaders of the big band era. Perched high upon a platform, he used custom-made pedals, goose-neck cymbal holders, a 28-inch bass drum and a wide variety of other percussion instruments to create thundering solos of a complexity and energy that paved the way for Buddy Rich (who studied Webb intensely) and Louie Bellson.

William Henry Webb bought his first set of drums with his earnings as a newsboy, and he began playing in bands on pleasure
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CHICK WEBB Midnite In Harlem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Midnite In Harlem
Big Band 1962
CHICK WEBB Silver Star Swing Series Presents Chick Webb And His Orchestra (Featuring Ella Fitzgerald) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Silver Star Swing Series Presents Chick Webb And His Orchestra (Featuring Ella Fitzgerald)
Big Band 1975
CHICK WEBB The King Of Drums - Original 1939 For Rado Only Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The King Of Drums - Original 1939 For Rado Only Recordings
Big Band 1989

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CHICK WEBB The Immortal Chick Webb/Stompin' At The Savoy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Immortal Chick Webb/Stompin' At The Savoy
Vocal Jazz 1967
CHICK WEBB In The Groove album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In The Groove
Big Band 1983
CHICK WEBB Chick Webb & His Orchestra - 1935-1938 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chick Webb & His Orchestra - 1935-1938
Big Band 1990
CHICK WEBB Rhythm Man album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rhythm Man
Big Band 1992
CHICK WEBB Spinnin' the Webb: The Original Decca Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spinnin' the Webb: The Original Decca Recordings
Big Band 1994
CHICK WEBB Strictly Jive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Strictly Jive
Big Band 1999
CHICK WEBB Stompin' at the Savoy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stompin' at the Savoy
Big Band 2002
CHICK WEBB The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions [1934-1941] album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions [1934-1941]
Vocal Jazz 2013

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