Juanita Stinnette Chappelle (June 3, 1899 – June 4, 1932) was a singer and vaudeville performer, as well as co-founder of Chappelle and Stinnette Records during the Harlem Renaissance era.
[3] She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Carey Street School.
She was a member of the chorus of Whitney and Tutt's Smart Set Company in 1917.
They rehearsed for several days and were immediately a success when they began performing.
Chapelle was singing her own composition when she collapsed and had to be carried from the church.