Chick Webb

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chick Webb
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1905(1905-02-10)
Age	119
Date Of Death	1939-06-16
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chick Webb Biography

Chick Webb is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on February 10, 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Jazz and swing drummer who performed with the Chick Webb group that included the then-unknown Jazz and swing music drummer who played with the Chick Webb band, which featured the then-unknown Ella Fitzgerald..

He is believed to have been responsible for infusing music by He has been credited for influencing music created by Duke Ellington..

The couple was Martha Loretta Ferguson.

Chick Webb Net Worth

Chick Webb is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chick Webb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was newspaperboy. His first drumming gig professionally began when he was 11 years old.

He resisted the idea that he retire in 1938 as his condition was fast declining because he was aware that the band was required to continue to work following that the Great Depression had wreaked havoc on the band.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chick Webb height 4 ft 1 in Chick weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chick Webb Dating?

According to our records, Chick Webb married to Martha Loretta Ferguson. As of December 1, 2023, Chick Webb’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Chick Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chick Webb celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Chick Webb

1. Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1905.
2. Contracted tuberculosis at a young age.
3. Started playing drums at age 11.
4. Became the house drummer for the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
5. Led his own band, Chick Webb and His Orchestra.
6. Discovered and mentored Ella Fitzgerald.
7. Known for his virtuosic drumming style.
8. Died at age 34 from spinal tuberculosis complications.
9. Inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame (1956).
10. Posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1985).

What disease did Chick Webb have?

It reached its heights of popularity after the teenaged Ella Fitzgerald began recording such novelty songs as “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” with it in 1935. After Webb’s death from tuberculosis in 1939, Fitzgerald led the band for two years.

Why was Chick Webb so short?

When an infant, Webb fell down some stairsteps in his family’s home, crushing several vertebrae and requiring surgery, from which he never regained full mobility. The injury progressed to tuberculosis of the spine, leaving him with short stature and a badly deformed spine which caused him to appear hunchbacked.

What happened to Chick Webb?

He died June 16, 1939. With relatives surrounding his sickbed, Webb asked his mother to raise him up. “Raised up, he faced everybody in the room, grinned, jutted [out] his jaw, and announced cockily, `I’m sorry I got to go!’ and died,” wrote Barry Ulanov, a jazz critic, in his book, A History of Jazz.

Did Chick Webb adopt Ella Fitzgerald?

Contrary to press reports, Chick Webb never adopted Ella Fitzgerald , but there was some family feeling in the band — the belief that the success of one was good for all.

When Chick Webb passed away from tuberculosis in 1939 who took over his

band?

After the untimely death of Chick Webb (in 1939 at the age of only thirty- four) due to tuberculosis of the spine, Ella Fitzgerald took over leadership of the band for another three years, with Ted McCrea and Eddie Barefield acting as musical directors.