Chick Webb

American musician.

Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]

Occupations
bandleader, conductor, jazz musician, singer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel