- He was born in Baltimore with tuberculosis of the spine
-As a newspaper boy he eventually bought a drum set and that is how it all started
One of His popular songs: "In the GrOOve" (1983)
Chick Webb (1905-1939)
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At birth is name was William Henry Webb. He was an American Jazz and swing music drummer.
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-A man named Buddy Rich, a fellow drummer, thought that Webb's specific technique and performances were influencial and referred to him as "the daddy of them all".
-When Webb first arrived in Harlem, jazz drummer, Tommy Benford said he gave Webb drum lessons.
-Webb began playing professionally at the age of 11. At age 17 he moved to New York city where he began as a leader for his own band in Harlem. Eventually in 1930 this house band became the house band at Savoy Ballroom.
-He became known as one of the best regarded band leader and drummer of the "swing" style.
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