erson ▁was ▁born ▁Hend erson ▁Row nt ree ▁in ▁Hart le pool , ▁England . ▁He ▁attended ▁G alle ys ▁Field ▁School ▁on ▁Hart le pool ▁Head land . ▁" Ch ick " ▁was ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁nick name ▁for ▁her ▁smallest ▁son . ▁His ▁first ▁record ings ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁Harry ▁Le ader ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁began ▁singing ▁for ▁Joe ▁L oss ' ▁popular ▁radio ▁or chestra . ▁He ▁stayed ▁with ▁L oss ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁great ▁favorite ▁among ▁young ▁women ▁who ▁formed ▁his ▁core ▁audience . ▁A ▁tall , ▁hand some ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁rich , ▁strong ▁vocal ▁delivery , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁post cards ▁and ▁magazine ▁covers . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁short ▁life , ▁Ch ick ▁Hend erson ▁made ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁record ings ▁but , ▁as ▁with ▁many ▁big ▁band ▁sing ers , ▁his ▁name ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁record ▁label — only ▁the ▁or chestra ▁was ▁listed . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁with ▁Joe ▁L oss ' ▁or chestra ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁his ▁biggest - s elling ▁recording ▁" Begin ▁the ▁Beg u ine ", ▁which ▁sold ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁copies , ▁the ▁only ▁recording ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁vocal ist ▁to ▁achieve ▁such ▁a ▁triumph . ▁ ▁Ch ick ▁Hend erson ' s ▁five - year ▁singing ▁career ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁his ▁final ▁record ings ▁in