Bertha âChippieâ Hill
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Bertha "Chippie" Hill, born on March 15, 1905 in Charleston, South Carolina, was an American blues and vaudeville singer. She started her career as a dancer in Harlem at 14, earning the nickname "Chippie." Her breakthrough came with recordings for Okeh Records in 1925, accompanied by Louis Armstrong and pianist Richard M. Jones on tracks like "Low Land Blues" (1926) and "Pratt City Blues" (1929). Throughout the late 1920s, she collaborated with Tampa Red, releasing notable songs including "Weary Money Blues" (1928) and "Hard Times Blues" (1929). Hill's career spanned until 1929, recording a total of 23 titles. After retiring in the 1930s to raise her children, she returned to performing in 1946 with Lovie Austinâs Blues Serenaders. Her career ended tragically when she was fatally injured by a car in New York City on May 7, 1950.
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- Baby Won't You Please Come Home featuring Danny Barker
- Careless Love featuring Danny Barker
- Lonesome Road featuring Danny Barker
- How Long featuring Danny Barker
- Don't Leave Me Daddy featuring Danny Barker
- Sport Model Mama
- Trouble in Mind
- Darktown Strutters' Ball featuring Danny Barker
- Careless Love
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home by Bertha âChippieâ Hill
- Some of These Days by Bertha âChippieâ Hill
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- Pleadin' for the Blues featuring Richard M. Jones
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- Some Cold Rainy Day
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