William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905 –June 16… Read Full Bio ↴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. Perched high upon a platform, he used custom-made pedals, goose-neck cymbal holders, a 28-inch bass drum and a wide variety of other percussion instruments to create thundering solos of a complexity and energy that paved the way for Buddy Rich (who studied Webb intensely) and Louie Bellson.

William Henry Webb bought his first set of drums with his earnings as a newsboy, and he began playing in bands on pleasure boats. After moving to New York in 1925, he led bands in various clubs before settling in for long regular runs at the Savoy beginning in 1931. Although Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges played with the band early on, the Webb band was oddly short on major soloists during its heyday from the mid-'30s onward; the young alto sax player Louis Jordan made the biggest impression after leaving the band. But the band made up for it with a crisp ensemble sound, Webb's disciplined, ferociously driving drum pyrotechnics, trumpeter Taft Jordan's impressions of Louis Armstrong, and most of all, a series of strong compositions and charts by Edgar Sampson ("Blue Lou" and "Stomping at the Savoy" among them). In 1935, Webb hired the teenaged Ella Fitzgerald after she won a talent contest at the Apollo Theatre, became her legal guardian, and rebuilt his show around the singer, who provided him with his biggest hit record, "A Tisket-A-Tasket," in 1938. The band's fame continued to grow, fueled by its reputation as a giant-killer in the Savoy battles and a continuous string of Decca 78s that featured such irresistible numbers as "T'aint What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" and the B-side of "Tasket," "Liza." But Webb's precarious health began to give way, and after a major operation in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he died (his last words reportedly were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go."). After Webb's death, Fitzgerald fronted the the band until it finally broke up in 1942.

Rusty Hinge
Chick Webb Lyrics

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Louis Jordan Rusty hinge, On a binge, Never satisfied with what I've go…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Chick Webb:

'Tain't What You Do It's The Way That Cha Do It When I was a kid about half past three My ma…
A Little Bit Later On A little bit later on A little bit later on Just wait…
A Tisket a Tasket A-tisket a-tasket A green-and-yellow basket I bought a baske…
A-Tisket A-Tasket A-tisket, a-tasket A green and yellow basket I send a lett…
Azure Driftin' Dreamin' In an Azure mood, Stardust gleamin' Thru …
Chew Chew Chew If you're idle and lonesome too Don't know what to…

Clap Hands Here Comes Charley Clap hands, here comes Charlie Clap hands, good time Charlie…
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie Clap hands, here comes Charlie Clap hands, good time Charli…
Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley Clap hands, here comes Charlie Clap hands, good time Charlie…
Cryin' Mood Woe is me I'm as blue as anyone can be I feel…
Crying My Heart Out for You All my dreams are over, now I'm wide awake With a…
Darktown I'll be down to get you in a taxi honey Better…
Dear Old Southland Dear old Southland I hear you calling me. And I long…
Diga Diga Doo Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Don't be that way April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Everybody step Soon you'll hear a tune That's gonna lift you out of…
F.D.R. Jones I hear, tell, there's a stranger in the Jones household (Ye…
Facts and Figures โลกนี้มีเพลงรัก อยู่หลายพันทำนอง ฉันได้ฟังได้ร้อง อยู่ตั้งมา…
Gee but You I may be wrong but I think you're wonderful I may…
Gotta Pebble In My Shoe Got a pebble in my shoe, ouch Got a pebble in…
Hallelujah Sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah! And you'll shoo the blues away…
Heart of Mine I can't believe you really love me That I can call…
Holiday in Harlem Music music everywhere Happiness is in the air Not a soul …
I Can't Dance I Got Ants in My Pants Oh baby, let′s have a party, (Let's have a party,) Let′s all…
I Can't Stop Loving You So you're leaving In the morning On the early train…
I Found My Yellow Basket A-tisket, a-tasket A green and yellow basket I send a lett…
I Got a Guy I got a guy He don't dress me in sable He looks…
I May Be Wrong I may be wrong but I think you're wonderful I may…
I Want to Be Happy I want to be happy But I won't be happy Till I…
I'll Chase The Blues Away I'll chase the blues away I'll laugh and sing all day I've…
If Dream Come True If dreams come true I'll be with you I love that smile…
If You Can't Sing It You'll Have To Swing It Mister Paganini, please play my rhapsody And if you cannot …
In a Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like…
It Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
It's Swell of You When I was a kid about half past three My ma…
I’Ll Chase The Blues Away I'll chase the blues away I'll laugh and sing all day I've…
Just a Simple Melody It's just a simple melody Designed to haunt your memory It's…
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now Don't even go to a movie show If you're not by…
Little White Lies The moon was all aglow But heaven was in your eyes The…
Midnight in Harlem Music music everywhere Happiness is in the air Not a soul ha…
Mr Paganini The concert was over in Carnagie Hall The maestro took bow…
My Heart Belongs To Daddy I used to fall In love with all Those boys who call On…
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Rhythm and Romance Rhythm and romance Romance and rhythm Taught me to sparkle a…
Rock it For I heard it came to town A new kind of rhythm Spread…
Shine 'Cause my hair is curly Just because my teeth are pearly Jus…
Sing Me a Swing Song Give me a song that's robust Feeling the way I am Any…
Sing Me A Swing Song And Let Me Dance Give me a song that's robust Feeling the way I am Any…
Stompin Savoy, the home of sweet romance Savoy, it wins you at…
Sunny Side of the Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
T'ain't What You Do When I was a kid about half past three My ma…
Taint What You Do When I was a kid about half past three My ma…
The Dipsy Doodle The Dipsy Doodle's the thing to beware The Dipsy Doodle will…
True If dreams come true I'll be with you I love that smile…
Undecided First you say you do And then you don't And then you…
Vote For Mr. Rhythm I'll be down to get you in a taxi honey Better…
Wacky Dust They call it wacky dust It's from a hot cornet It gives…
Wake Up and Live Wake up and live; don't mind the rainy patter And you…
When Dreams Come True If dreams come true I'll be with you I love that smile…
When I Get Low My fur coat's sold Oh Lord ain't it cold But I'm not…
When I Get Low I Get High My fur coat's sold Oh Lord ain't it cold But I'm not…

You'll Have To Swing It The concert was over in Carnagie Hall The maestro took bow…

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