Chick Bullock
Charles (Chick) Bullock (September 16, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an 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, Irving Kaufman, Arthur Fields, and Dick Robertson. Some of these vocalists were also instrumentalists, 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, who 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. 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. In the early 1940s the recording ban by the American Federation of Musicians essentially ended Bullock's career, and he quit the music business in 1942. He moved to California in 1946 and took up real estate, opening his own company. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 16, 1898 (Butte), Died September 15, 1981 (California)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-53082 | 10-in. | 5/8/1931 | A lonely gondolier | Chick Bullock ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-53083 | 10-in. | 5/8/1931 | Under your window tonight | Chick Bullock ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67447 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | By special permission of the copyright owners, I love you | Chick Bullock ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67448 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | I'm one of God's children | Chick Bullock ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67798 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | The river and me | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67799 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Keep a song in your soul | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67800 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Sam and Delilah | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-68893 | 10-in. | 4/13/1931 | Let's get friendly | Andy Sanella All Star Orchestra ; Chick Bullock | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-68894 | 10-in. | 4/13/1931 | I'm mad about you | Andy Sanella All Star Orchestra ; Chick Bullock | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-68895 | 10-in. | 4/13/1931 | Bubbling over with love | Andy Sanella All Star Orchestra ; Chick Bullock | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-69688 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | Green eyes | Don Azpiazu ; Chick Bullock ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-69980 | 10-in. | 6/26/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | Chick Bullock ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-69987 | 10-in. | 6/29/1931 | Come to me | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-69988 | 10-in. | 6/29/1931 | Parkin' in the moonlight | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-69989 | 10-in. | 6/29/1931 | As long as you're there | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70167 | 10-in. | 8/13/1931 | The kiss that you've forgotten | Chick Bullock ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70168 | 10-in. | 8/13/1931 | (With you on my mind, I find) I can't write the words | Chick Bullock ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70196 | 10-in. | 8/28/1931 | Goin' to town | Chick Bullock ; Luis Russell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70197 | 10-in. | 8/28/1931 | Say the word | Chick Bullock ; Luis Russell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70207 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | I idolize my baby's eyes | Chick Bullock ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70208 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | How's your uncle? | Chick Bullock ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70247 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Sugar | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70248 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | It's the darndest thing | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70249 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Singin' the blues | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70970 | 10-in. | 12/7/1931 | An ev'ning in Caroline | Chick Bullock ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bullock, Chick," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110440.
Bullock, Chick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110440.
"Bullock, Chick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Bullock, Chick, 1908-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97010000
Wikidata: Chick Bullock - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q460220
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10036793
MusicBrainz: Chick Bullock - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15dc7d0d-b4bf-4238-84cc-283c7504b627
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