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On February 12, 1940, a crowd of about 7,500 people attended a Chick Webb Benefit in Baltimore, Maryland. In attendance were Sally Webb, Chick's widow, his mother Marie Webb, his sister Mabel Porter, Governor Herbert R. O'Conor, Fitzgerald and boxing champion Joe Louis. [13]
On his deathbed, William Henry “Chick” Webb asked his friend and physician, Dr. Ralph J. Young, to carry out the dream he wouldn’t live to see: Raise money for a recreation center for Black ...
Porter died on November 15, 2018, in Toluca Lake, California after several days of "flu-like symptoms". [16] [17] Her cause of death was listed as "deferred" on her death certificate, and after an autopsy was completed on November 16, 2018, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed on January 25, 2019 that her death was a result of lobar pneumonia. [17]
Webb was born Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the only child of Jacob Grant Hollenbeck (1867 – May 2, 1939), the ticket-clerk son of a grocer from an Indiana farming family, and his wife, the former Mabel A. Parmelee (Parmalee or Parmallee; March 24, 1869 – October 17, 1960), the daughter of David Parmelee, a railroad conductor.
She was the older sister of Cab Calloway and was a successful singer before her brother. [3] With a music career that spanned over fifty years, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra [1] and performed alongside musicians such as Cozy Cole, Chick Webb, and her brother. Her performing style was described as flamboyant and a ...
Mackenzie Porter just released her debut album for Big Loud Records, Nobody’s Born with a Broken Heart, but the Nashville-based country pop singer-songwriter with a mesmerizing voice is already ...
Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) [1] is an American actress, best known for her roles in the films Sid and Nancy (1986), The Belly of an Architect (1987), Twins (1988), and Heart Condition (1990). She also was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role as Laurette Barber in the ABC drama series China Beach , and had a recurring role as ...
Mabel and Alice's romance started just as quickly as it ended. Delevingne joined season 2 as Mabel's love interest and an occasional suspect in Bunny Folger's (Jayne Houdyshell) murder.Alice ...