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Bertha "Chippie" Hill

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, ...