William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) [1] was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader. [2]

Chick Webb (born February 10, 1905?, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died June 16, 1939, Baltimore) was an American jazz drummer who led one of the dominant big bands of the …

Unable to read sheet music and hunchbacked from tuberculosis of the spine, drummer William Henry “Chick” Webb stood less than five feet tall but towered over his rivals. Webb’s superb …

2023年8月5日 · Born in the shadow of Johns Hopkins Hospital as racially segregated Baltimore entered the 20th century, Webb was a self-taught drummer who never formally learned to read …

Chick Webb, born William Henry Webb (February 10, 1905 - June 16, 1939), was an African-American jazz drummer and big band leader. Both as a drummer and as a leader, Chick Webb …

2023年5月31日 · The author’s contention is that Chick Webb was the best and most innovative of the swing drummers. He could not read music, but had big ears, picked up things quickly, and …

2025年1月1日 · All About Jazz is celebrating Chick Webb's birthday today! “The King of the Savoy” reigned supreme over jazz drummers in New York in the 1930’s. He was the …

Inventive and dynamic, Chick Webb lead one of the most swinging big bands of the 30’s, where he regularly held court at New York’s Savoy Ballroom. Born in Baltimore, Ohio on February …

2021年5月27日 · William Henry “Chick” Webb, February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939, was an American jazz and swing music drummer and bandleader. Early life. Webb was born in …

William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was an American jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader. Biography. Webb was born in Baltimore, …