Herman Chittison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herman Chittison

American musician

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1908

Place of Birth: Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1967

Profession: pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Herman “Ivory” Chittison (October 15, 1908 – March 8, 1967) was an American jazz pianist. He began his career in Zack Whyte's territory band in Ohio in 1928.
In the early 1930s he moved to New York and found work as an accompanist to Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams.
He also visited Boston for the first time with a traveling show headlined by comic actor Stepin Fetchit.
In late 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 led the Harlem Rhythm Makers.
Herman Chittison and trumpeter Bill Coleman left Lewis in 1938 and formed a band that worked extensively in Cairo and traveled as far east as India.
In October 1959, Chittison arrived in Boston and was employed as the resident pianist at the Red Garter bar in the Lenox Hotel.
He then moved to the Mayfair Lounge in Bay Village.
His stay in Boston lasted two years.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat