Chick Webb died on June 16, 1939, and his band was renamed "Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra" with Ella taking the role of bandleader.
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- Ella Jane Fitzgerald Professional: mentee Chick Webb
Chick Webb died on June 16, 1939, and his band was renamed "Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra" with Ella taking the role of bandleader.
Webb was a jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader from Baltimore, Maryland.
Fitzgerald is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century.