Herman Chittison Show Count: 17 Series Count: 0 Role: Old Time Radio Star Born: October 15, 1908 Old Time Radio, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States Died: March 8, 1967, Cleveland, Ohio, United States An American jazz pianist. He began in Zack Whyte's band in 1928. In his early days he worked with Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams. In the mid-1930s he was associated with Willie Lewis's band and toured Europe with them.