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

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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  
(Results 26-50 of 197 records)

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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