Chick Webb

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American musician bandleader human jazz drummer swing drummer

Chick Webb was an influential American jazz and swing drummer and bandleader, best known for his powerful playing and for leading one of the most celebrated big bands of the 1930s at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom.

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Chick Webb canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ
swing drummer ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
birthName William Henry Webb ⓘ
burialPlace Arbutus Memorial Park, Arbutus, Maryland, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath spinal tuberculosis ⓘ
collaboratedWith Benny Carter ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Taft Jordan ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1905-02-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1939-06-16 ⓘ
employer Roseland Ballroom ⓘ
surface form: Savoy Ballroom
era Big band era ⓘ
surface form: Swing Era
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Webb ⓘ
founded Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
healthIssue spinal tuberculosis ⓘ
influenced Art Blakey ⓘ
Buddy Rich ⓘ
Gene Krupa ⓘ
Louie Bellson ⓘ
instrument drum kit ⓘ
memberOf Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ
name Chick Webb self-link ⓘ
nickname Chick ⓘ
notableAchievement helped define the sound of big band swing drumming ⓘ
led the house band at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem ⓘ
notableEvent band won a famous battle of the bands against Benny Goodman at the Savoy Ballroom ⓘ
notableSong A-Tisket, A-Tasket ⓘ
surface form: "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
notableStudent Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
notableWork leadership of the Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
physicalCharacteristic short stature due to spinal deformity ⓘ
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
positionHeld bandleader at Savoy Ballroom ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
residence Harlem ⓘ
surface form: Harlem, New York City, United States
styleCharacteristic driving swing feel ⓘ
powerful drumming ⓘ

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Chick Webb Orchestra → leader → Chick Webb ⓘ
Jeepers Creepers → hasNotablePerformer → Chick Webb ⓘ
Chick Webb → name → Chick Webb self-link ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra → associatedAct → Chick Webb ⓘ
A-Tisket, A-Tasket → bandLeaderOnRecording → Chick Webb ⓘ
Stompin’ at the Savoy → composer → Chick Webb ⓘ
Blue Lou → notablePerformer → Chick Webb ⓘ
Don’t Be That Way → notablePerformer → Chick Webb ⓘ
Don’t Be That Way → popularizedBy → Chick Webb ⓘ
William Henry "Chick" Webb → nickname → Chick Webb ⓘ
Taft Jordan → associatedAct → Chick Webb ⓘ