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March 8, 1967 (58 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
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Herman Chittison
Herman "Ivory" Chittison is an American jazz pianist. He began his career in the Ohio Territories of Zack Whyte in 1928. In the early 1930s he moved to New York City and found work as conductor for Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall and Clarence Williams. He also visited Boston for the first time with a travel show run by comic book actor Stepin Fetchit. At the end of 1933 he went to Europe with the Willie Lewis Orchestra and toured Europe with them; the following year, he recorded with Louis Armstrong in Paris. He and Bill Coleman ran the Harlem Rhythm Makers. Herman Chittison and trumpeter Bill Coleman left Lewis in 1938 and formed a very active group in Cairo and as far as India. In October 1959, Chittison arrived in Boston and was recruited as a resident pianist at the Red Garter bar at the Lenox Hotel. He then moved to the Mayfair Lounge in Bay Village. His stay in Boston lasted for two years.
BornOct 15, 1908, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMar 8, 1967, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano

About Herman Chittison

Pianist Herman Chittison was born in Kentucky, United States on October 15, 1908. He dies at the age of 58, on March 8, 1967.

Jazz virtuoso who was frequently compared to Pianist Art Tatum. He was a pioneer in bringing American jazz to Europe.

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Herman Chittison before becoming famous

Herman Chittison was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1908 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1928, he played with Zack Whyte's band for the first time.

Achievement of Herman Chittison

On the long-running radio show Casey, Crime Photographer, he was featured as the jazz pianist at the Blue Note Club.

Herman Chittison's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in the Kentucky town of Flemingsburg and died in Cleveland, Ohio.

Herman Chittison Collabed with

Early in his career, he teamed with singer Jazz Singer Ethel Waters.

Ethel Waters (1896 - 1977) (Jazz Singer)
Ethel Waters (1896 - 1977)

Jazz Singer

Herman Chittison Income & Net worth

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