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.
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WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with author Stephanie Stein Crease about ‘Rhythm Man’—her biography of drummer and bandleader Chick Webb.
Print Lisa Robinson, WBAL-TV 11 For years, Jim Crow laws kept Black people from opportunities in education and professional careers, among other fields. In the 1940s, the Peabody Institute turned Black people away, telling them they couldn't learn music there. So, the students organized their own school at 811 W. Lanvale St. called the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts. At 82, Daniel Comegys can still belt out a song. His voice reflects the years he spent perfecting his craft and performing. His musical career started at the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts when he was just 1...
For years, Jim Crow laws kept Black people from opportunities in education and professional careers, among other fields.In the 1940s, the Peabody Institute turned Black people away, telling them they couldn't learn music there. So, the students organized their own school at 811 W. Lanvale St. called the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts.At 82, Daniel Comegys can still belt out a song. His voice reflects the years he spent perfecting his craft and performing. His musical career started at the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts when he was just 12 years old."Black students were unable...