| LC control no. | n 93016923 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chittison, Herman, 1909-1967 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1908-10-15 |
| Death date | 1967-03-08 |
| Place of birth | Flemingsburg (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Cleveland (Ohio) |
| Affiliation | Kentucky State College for Negroes Chocolate Beau Brummels (Musical group) Willie Lewis and His Entertainers (Musical group) Harlem Rhythmakers (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Pianists |
| Found in | Pianissimo [SR] 1955?: label (Herman Chittison) African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Chittison, Herman; jazz musician, pianist; born 15 October 1908 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States. He studied at Kentucky State College; worked with Kentucky Derbies group (1927) and the Zack Whyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels band (1928-1931); recorded with Clarence Williams (1930 and 1933); joined the Willie Lewis and His Entertainers band (1934-1938) and Louis Armstrong's band in Europe (1934); returned to Willie Lewis's group; worked in Egypt with the Harlem Rhythmakers (1939-1940); became a radio actor in the series Casey, Crime Photographer (1942-1951); played regularly at the Le Reuben Bleu, and at the Blue Angel (1943-1950). He died 08 March 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) |
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