Chick Bullock
Charles (Chick) Bullock (September 16, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American jazz and dance band vocalist, most active during the 1930s. He recorded around 500 tunes over the course of his career. Bullock was mostly associated with the ARC group of record labels (Melotone, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, Romeo). Many of his records were issued under the name "Chick 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 recording sessions, which included Smith Ballew, Scrappy Lambert, Irving Kaufman, Arthur Fields, and Dick Robertson. Some of these performers were also instrumentalists, but they were featured more often as vocalists. (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 English immigrants. His career began in vaudeville and he sang in movie palaces. He began working regularly as a studio musician in the late 1920s and in the 1930s he sang with the bands of 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. The 1942-44 AFM recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career, and he retired from the music business in 1942. He moved to California in 1946 and opened his own real estate firm. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Butte (consolidated city-county (with Silver Bow County) in Montana, United States), Died September 15, 1981 (California (state of the United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 197 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-70971 | 10-in. | 12/7/1931 | Pagan moon | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-71890 | 10-in. | 2/24/1932 | Let's have another cup o' coffee | Chick Bullock ; Pennsylvanians ; Three Waring Girls ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-71918 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Somebody loves you | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-71920 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | You're dancing on my heart | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-71921 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Everything must have an ending (But my love for you) | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73029 | 10-in. | 6/22/1932 | In a shanty in old Shanty Town | Chick Bullock ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73038 | 10-in. | 6/27/1932 | Holding my honey's hand | Chick Bullock ; Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73039 | 10-in. | 6/27/1932 | Old man of the mountain | Chick Bullock ; Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and traps | vocalist | |
| Columbia | [W]149949 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | St. James' Infirmary | Chick Bullock | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | That little boy of mine | The Melodiers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151468 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | If you should ever need me (You'll always find me here) | The Melodiers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151469 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | Think a little kindly of me | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO17679 | 10-in. | 6/14/1935 | Imitations of you | Chick Bullock ; Vic Berton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO17680 | 10-in. | 6/14/1935 | I've been waiting all winter (For a summer night like this) | Chick Bullock ; Vic Berton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO17681 | 10-in. | 6/14/1935 | Two rivers flow thru Harlem | Chick Bullock ; Vic Berton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO18230 | 10-in. | 11/11/1935 | Don't mention L O V E to me | Chick Bullock ; Mario Braggiotti Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO18231 | 10-in. | 11/11/1935 | At a little church affair | Chick Bullock ; Mario Braggiotti Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | TO1125 | 10-in. | 1932 | My gal Sal | Chick Bullock ; Memphis Night Hawks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | TO1126 | 10-in. | 1932 | Darktown strutters ball | Chick Bullock ; Memphis Night Hawks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B12799 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Just an echo in the valley | Chick Bullock | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B15758 | 10-in. | 8/1/1934 | I saw stars | Chick Bullock ; Carl Shaw and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B18301 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Please believe me | Joe Moss Society Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B18302 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Lovely lady | Joe Moss Society Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B18303 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | The wedding of Jack and Jill | Joe Moss Society Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B18304 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Sweet thing | Joe Moss Society Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bullock, Chick," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110440.
Bullock, Chick. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110440.
"Bullock, Chick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Bullock, Chick, 1908-1981 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97010000
Wikidata: Chick Bullock - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q460220
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/10036793
MusicBrainz: Chick Bullock - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15dc7d0d-b4bf-4238-84cc-283c7504b627
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