Savoy Ballroom Battle of the Bands “The Musical Battle of the Century” May 11, 1937 If you’d been around on May 11, 1937, had a dollar, and gotten there very early, you could have seen this…They called it...
Read MoreMidnight In A Madhouse Chick Webb A birthday tribute to the short-lived but influential drummer Drummer and bandleader William Henry “Chick” Webb was born on February 10, 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland.Webb was stricken as a child...
Read MoreBlues In My Heart Chick Webb 1931Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share This recording was made in New York City in 1931 by Chick Webb and his Orchestra with a vocal chorus performed by...
Read MoreSing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) Ella Fitzgerald acc. by Chick Webb and his Orchestra Record was made in 1936 This record was made in 1936 with Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, and Taft Jordan, trumpets;...
Read MoreCab Calloway’s Hi-De-Ho Cab Calloway and his Orchestra 1933Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share In this 1933 film short Cab Calloway and Orchestra have an impromptu jam session,...
Read MoreDon’t Be That Way Chick Webb and his Orchestra 1934 recoding This side was recorded by “Chick Webb and his Orchestra” in 1934.*”Don’t Be That Way” was composed by Edgar Sampson.Sampson an alto...
Read MoreI’ll Chase The Blues Away Ella Fitzgerald acc. by the Chick Webb Orchestra 1935Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share This recording was made in 1935. Click here to Support 30sJazz...
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