Crease, Stephanie Stein - Rhythm Man

Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America presents the first full-length biography of the Swing Era icon, restoring this pioneering virtuoso drummer and bandleader's primacy alongside other 20th century jazz giants.

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CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Baltimore Beginnings
2 Baltimoreans in the Music World
3 Scuffling in Heaven
4 A Bandleader's Beginnings
5. Savoy: The World's Finest Ballroom
6 Harlem Stompers
7 Former Baltimore Newspaper Boy
8 Ol' Man Depression
9 On the Road with Louis
10 A Bandleader's Rise
11. Showtime in the Theater Wars
12 Spinnin' the Webb
13 Sing Me a Swing Song
14 Chasin' the Blues Away
15 Jumping the Fence
16 Vote for Mr. Rhythm
17 Battling It Out in Swingtime
18 The Last Grooves
19 Have Mercy
Epilogue
Notes
Sources
Bibliography
Selected Discography
Index

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