Artist: Chick Bullock, Bunny Berigan, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Mills Blue Rhythm Band and more
No one would call Chick Bullock a jazz singer. A popular singer who was comfortable with and often received jazz accompariments would be a better description. One of the most prolific recording artists of the 1930's with several hundred titles to his credit, little was known about his life outside the studios and no one ever seemed to have seen a photograph of him. The authorative notes here are by the late Peter Tanner, who knew well in his later years and also came up with photographs. The accompaniments include such stalwarts of jazz as Bunny Berigan, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Bill Coleman and Mills Blue Rhythm Band. No wonder Chick's output is eagerly sought after by jazz collectors. Transfers by John R.T. Davies, Bullock is defenitely one of the more Ôlistenable' singers of the 1930's and this CD is highly recommended not only to those who know his work but also those who just like good singers and accomparists.
"Excellent selection of titles... liner notes tell us far far more about the man than I have ever seen in print before... highly recommended"
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
Charles (Chick) Bullock (September 16, 1898[1] – September 15, 1981) was a popular American jazz and dance band vocalist, most active in the 1930s. He recorded some 500 tunes over the course of his career. Bullock was mostly associated with the ARC group of labels (Melotone, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, Romeo). Many of his records were issued under the name "Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers".
Bullock belonged to select group of mostly freelance vocalists who sang the vocal refrains on hundreds of New York sessions, which included Smith Ballew, Scrappy Lambert, Elmer Feldkamp, Irving Kaufman, Paul Small, Arthur Fields, and Dick Robertson. Some of these vocalists were also musicians, but their singing was more often featured. (All of the above had records also issued under their own name, and in case of Ballew, actually had a working orchestra for a couple of years.)
Bullock rarely performed live because his face was disfigured due to an eye disease. was born in Montana to William and Emily Bullock, both of whom were immigrants from England.[1] He began his career in vaudeville and sang in movie palaces. His career as a studio musician took off in the late 1920s, and in the 1930s he sang with musicians such as Duke Ellington, Luis Russell, Cab Calloway, Bunny Berigan, Bill Coleman, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Venuti, and Eddie Lang. Bullock's recordings proved so popular that he used pseudonyms for some recordings, including the name Sleepy Hall.
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