Hill, Bertha Chippie

found: Guinness enc. of popular mus., 2nd ed.(Hill, Bertha 'Chippie'; b. Mar. 15, 1905, Charleston, SC, d. May 7, 1950, New York City, NY; singer and dancer)

found: African American National Biography, accessed January 30, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Hill, Chippie; Bertha Hill; jazz musician, dancer, singer. She was born 15 March 1905 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States; toured with Rabbit Foot Minstrels (1920s); worked with King Oliver's jaz band (1926); recorded, I Ain't Gonna Do It No More (1929); recorded, Trouble in Mind, Careless Love, How Long Blues, and Around the Clock Blues, all with Austin's band; worked at the Club DeLisa (1946-1947); performed with the Art Hodes's quintet (1950). She died 07 May 1950 in New York, New York, United States)