Speed Webb

Speed Webb
Birth nameLawrence Arthur Webb
Born(1906-07-18)July 18, 1906
Peru, Indiana
DiedNovember 4, 1994(1994-11-04) (aged 88)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician and bandleader
InstrumentDrums
Years active1923-1938[1]

Lawrence Arthur "Speed" Webb (18 July 1906 – 4 November 1994[2]) was an American jazz drummer and territory band leader especially active in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

  1. ^ Lambert, Eddie (1994). "Webb, Speed". In Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (Single vol. 1st ed.). London: The Macmillan Press. p. 1274. ISBN 0-312-11357-9.
  2. ^ "Necrologies" Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback MachineWashington University Libraries. Retrieved 2 May 2013.