Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat That Changed America

by Stephanie Stein Crease

The first comprehensive biography of the Swing Era's pioneering virtuoso drummer and bandleader

William Henry "Chick" Webb (1905-39) was one of the first virtuoso drummers in jazz and an innovative bandleader dubbed the "Savoy King," who reigned at Harlem's world-famous Savoy Ballroom. Along with the likes of Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Cab Calloway, Webb helped create the popular dance and music culture, known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190055693
• ISBN13: 9780190055691
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"