Chick Webb

Chick Webb

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

Birth and Death Data: Born February 10, 1909 (Baltimore), Died June 16, 1939 (Baltimore)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, leader, songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 156 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62744	10-in.	11/2/1937	I want to be happy	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62886	12-in.	12/17/1937	I want to be happy-1	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62887	10-in.	12/17/1937	The dipsy doodle-1	Chick Webb Orchestra ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62888	10-in.	12/17/1937	If dreams come true	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62889	12-in.	12/17/1937	Hallelujah!	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62890	10-in.	12/17/1937	Midnite in a madhouse (Midnite in Harlem)	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62896	10-in.	12/21/1937	Bei mir bist du schoen	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62897	10-in.	12/21/1937	It's my turn now	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63225	10-in.	1/25/1938	It's wonderful	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63226	10-in.	1/25/1938	I was doing all right	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63693	10-in.	5/2/1938	A-tisket, a-tasket	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63694	10-in.	5/2/1938	Heart of mine	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63695	10-in.	5/2/1938	I'm just a jitterbug	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63696	10-in.	5/2/1938	Azure	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63703	10-in.	5/3/1938	That time it's real	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63704	10-in.	5/3/1938	What do you know about love?	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63705	10-in.	5/3/1938	You can't be mine (and someone else's too)	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63706	10-in.	5/3/1938	We can't go on this way	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63707	10-in.	5/3/1938	Spinnin' the Webb	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63708	10-in.	5/3/1938	Liza (All the clouds 'll roll away)	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63709	10-in.	5/3/1938	Saving myself for you	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63710	10-in.	5/3/1938	If you only knew	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63934	10-in.	6/9/1938	Pack up your sins and go to the devil	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63935	10-in.	6/9/1938	MacPherson is rehearsin' to swing	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	63936	10-in.	6/9/1938	Everybody step	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums

(Results 101-125 of 156 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webb, Chick," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104445.

Webb, Chick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104445.

"Webb, Chick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.