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Drummer and bandleader Chick Webb, who suffered from tuberculosis, dies aged 34 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His last words are recorded as being, "I'm sorry, I've got to go." The Chick Webb Orchestra continues, with Ella Fitzgerald as its leader, as Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra.
US big band leader Chick Webb dies and leadership of his orchestra is taken over by Ella Fitzgerald.
Billy "Crash" Craddock is born in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. He will score hits including Rub It In, Ruby, Baby and Sweet Magnolia Blossom during the 1970s.
Drummer and bandleader Chick Webb, who suffered from tuberculosis, dies aged 34 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His last words are recorded as being, "I'm sorry, I've got to go." The Chick Webb Orchestra continues, with Ella Fitzgerald as its leader, as Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra.