Bertha "Chippie" Hill

American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer (1905-1950)
Person human Q451470
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Bertha "Chippie" Hill

Summary

Bertha "Chippie" Hill is a human[1]. Born in Charleston[2], she… she was born on March 15, 1905[3]. She passed away in New York City[4]. She died on May 7, 1950[5]. She worked as a musician[6], singer[7], and dancer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Charleston[2], Bertha "Chippie" Hill…
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill died in New York City[4].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill was born on March 15, 1905[3].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill died on May 7, 1950[5].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill is buried at Lincoln Cemetery[10].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's professions included musician[6].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's professions included singer[7].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's professions included dancer[8].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill is recorded as female[13].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's genre is blues[15].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's record label is recorded as OKeh Records[16].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's Commons category is recorded as Bertha Hill[17].
  • The cause of death was struck by vehicle[18].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's family name is recorded as Hill[19].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's given name is recorded as Bertha[20].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[22].
  • Bertha "Chippie" Hill's start of work period is recorded as 1920[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1905-03-15[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950-05-07[27]

  • Genre(s): blues, vaudeville blues[28]

  • Community tags: blues, vaudeville blues[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a0bc465-9174-432d-a85d-54c8dec8a93c[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Bertha "Chippie" Hill's place of birth was Charleston[2]. She was born on March 15, 1905[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], singer[7], and dancer[8].

Death and Burial

Bertha "Chippie" Hill died on May 7, 1950[5]. She passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was struck by vehicle[18]. Burial took place at Lincoln Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Bertha "Chippie" Hill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Bertha "Chippie" Hill born?

Born in Charleston[2], Bertha "Chippie" Hill…

Where did Bertha "Chippie" Hill die?

Bertha "Chippie" Hill died in New York City[4].

What did Bertha "Chippie" Hill do for work?

Bertha "Chippie" Hill worked as musician[6], singer[7], and dancer[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
    Sex or gender female
    Cause of death struck by vehicle
    Rilm id 405371
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258354|batch #258354]]"
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