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