Rhythm Man: Chick Webb And The Beat That Changed America
Thorough research informs this biography of the autodidact drummer who overcame bad health to reach prominence in the swing era
Source: jazzjournal.co.uk
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Stephanie Stein Crease on the life and music of Swing Era drummer and bandleader Chick Webb
WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with author Stephanie Stein Crease about ‘Rhythm Man’—her biography of drummer and bandleader Chick Webb.
Source: wbgo.org
Ella Fitzgerald's auspicious debut on the national jazz scene with drummer/bandleader Chick Webb
The story of Ella Fitzgerald’s remarkable debut, told in an excerpt from Stephanie Stein Crease’s “Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat That Changed America.”
Source: wbgo.org
2023 National Recording Registry additions: John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Madonna and "Super Mario Bros."
"Stairway to Heaven," "Imagine," and songs by John Denver, Mariah Carey, Louis Armstrong, The Police and more will be preserved by the Library of Congress for future generations.
Source: cbsnews.com