Chick Bullock
Chick Bullock (born September 16, 1908 in Butte , † September 15, 1981 in California ) was an American singer in the field of jazz and dance music .
Chick Bullock was a popular singer in the 1930s who made recordings with jazz and dance bands; in the course of his career he recorded around 500 pieces. He began his career in vaudeville and sang in film theaters as an accompanist to silent films . In the late 1920s he started a career as a studio musician; in the 1930s sang a. a. with Duke Ellington , Luis Russell , Cab Calloway ("Git Along", 1932), The Rhythmmakers with Red Allen ("Shine on Your Shoes", 1932), Bunny Berigan , Bill Coleman , Jack Teagarden , Tommy Dorsey , Jimmy Dorsey , Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang . With the Duke Ellington Orchestra , which recorded under the pseudonym The Georgia Footwarmers , "I'm So in Love with You" was created in 1930. For some of his recordings, Bullock himself used pseudonyms such as Sleepy Hall .
Bullock recorded under his own name ( Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers ), but rarely appeared in public because of an eye condition. in December 1932 he had a first hit in the charts with "Underneath the Harlem Moon" (# 18), followed by "(When It's) Darkness on the Delta" in February 1933, in which he was from a studio band with well-known musicians like Bunny Berigan, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey , Artie Bernstein and Stan King was accompanied. His last chart success was in May 1935 with the Al Dubin / Harry Warren composition "Lullaby of Broadway" (# 19). In the 1940s the recording ban ended his career; he moved to California, where he then worked as a real estate agent.
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| SURNAME | Bullock, chick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Butte |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1981 |
| Place of death | California |