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Chick Webb
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....
A-Tisket a-TasketChick Webb
Ken Burns Jazz-The Story Of America's Music
Wacky DustChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
Swingsation
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Rock It for MeChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
Stomping at the Savoy: Don't Be That Way
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Sing Me a Swing Song and Let Me DanceHoagy Carmichael, Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
The Quintessence: New York CIty 1929-1939
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Just a Simple MelodyChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
Just a Simple Melody / Holiday in Harlem
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Diga Diga DooElla Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
On the Air
