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Chick Webb
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Henry "Chick" Webb, William Henry Webb, William Webb
American musician (1905–1939)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Chick Webb - Spinnin' the Webb
- Stompin' at the Savoy
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1905-02-10
- Active to
- 1939-06-16
jazzswing
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 97,252
- Total plays
- 534,970
Tags
jazzswingBig Banddrumsamerican
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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chick+Webb">Rea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Webb
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1909-02-10
- date of death
- 1939-06-16
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- start of work period
- 1926-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- medical condition
- dwarfism
- Commons category
- Chick Webb
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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