Chick Bullock was a popular American jazz and dance band vocalist, primarily singing during the 1930s'. He recorded some 500 tunes during his career. Bullock was mostly associated with the ARC records, under labels Melotone, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, and Romeo. Many of his records were issued under the name "Bullock and His Levee Loungers".
Bullock belonged to a 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 singing was more often featured.
Bullock never preformed live because his face was disfigured due to an eye disease. He may have been born in Mutte, Massachusetts. He was raised by a British couple who wanted Chick to become a doctor. But he began his career in vaudeville and singing in movie palaces between silent films. His career as a studio musician began 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 recording, including the name Sleepy Hall. Some of his more popular recordings were, All I Do Is Dream Of You, Savage Serenade, Sleepy Head, Blue Prelude, and the ever popular "Josephine" which he recorded with the Adrian Rollini Orchestra.
In the 1940s' the World War II recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career. He moved to California and began a new career in real estate.
Bullock belonged to a 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 singing was more often featured.
Bullock never preformed live because his face was disfigured due to an eye disease. He may have been born in Mutte, Massachusetts. He was raised by a British couple who wanted Chick to become a doctor. But he began his career in vaudeville and singing in movie palaces between silent films. His career as a studio musician began 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 recording, including the name Sleepy Hall. Some of his more popular recordings were, All I Do Is Dream Of You, Savage Serenade, Sleepy Head, Blue Prelude, and the ever popular "Josephine" which he recorded with the Adrian Rollini Orchestra.
In the 1940s' the World War II recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career. He moved to California and began a new career in real estate.
Chick Bullock was a popular American jazz and dance band vocalist, primarily singing during the 1930s'. He recorded some 500 tunes during his career. Bullock was mostly associated with the ARC records, under labels Melotone, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, and Romeo. Many of his records were issued under the name "Bullock and His Levee Loungers".
Bullock belonged to a 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 singing was more often featured.
Bullock never preformed live because his face was disfigured due to an eye disease. He may have been born in Mutte, Massachusetts. He was raised by a British couple who wanted Chick to become a doctor. But he began his career in vaudeville and singing in movie palaces between silent films. His career as a studio musician began 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 recording, including the name Sleepy Hall. Some of his more popular recordings were, All I Do Is Dream Of You, Savage Serenade, Sleepy Head, Blue Prelude, and the ever popular "Josephine" which he recorded with the Adrian Rollini Orchestra.
In the 1940s' the World War II recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career. He moved to California and began a new career in real estate.
Bullock belonged to a 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 singing was more often featured.
Bullock never preformed live because his face was disfigured due to an eye disease. He may have been born in Mutte, Massachusetts. He was raised by a British couple who wanted Chick to become a doctor. But he began his career in vaudeville and singing in movie palaces between silent films. His career as a studio musician began 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 recording, including the name Sleepy Hall. Some of his more popular recordings were, All I Do Is Dream Of You, Savage Serenade, Sleepy Head, Blue Prelude, and the ever popular "Josephine" which he recorded with the Adrian Rollini Orchestra.
In the 1940s' the World War II recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career. He moved to California and began a new career in real estate.
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