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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....
Don't Be That Way
Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
A Fine RomanceChick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Wacky DustChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and The Orchestra
Indian SummerElla Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
Stompin' At the SavoyChick Webb and Chick Webb & His Orchestra
Don't Be That Way
Ella Fitzgerald and Chick WebbElla and Louis Again
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A Fine RomanceChick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
The Essential Collectrion
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Wacky DustChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
Ella and Chick Webb, Vol. 2
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'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and The Orchestra
Ich Bin Ich
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Indian SummerElla Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
The Concert Years
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Stompin' At the SavoyChick Webb and Chick Webb & His Orchestra
1929-1934
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