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Also known as Elmer Chester Snowden

American musician (1900-1973)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1900-10-09
Active to
1973-05-14

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
574
Total plays
3,130

Tags

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Elmer Snowden, born in Baltimore October 9, 1900, was a banjo player of the jazz age. He also played guitar and, in the early stages of his career, all the reed instruments. He contributed greatly to jazz in its early days as both a player and a bandleader, and is responsible for launching the careers of many top musicians. However, Snowden himself has been largely overlooked in jazz history. Snowden is remembered today mainly as the original leader of the Washingtonians, a group he brought to

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elmer
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
Philadelphia
Genre
jazz
Instrument
banjo
Record label
Riverside
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date of birth
1900-10-09
date of death
1973-05-14
ethnic group
African Americans
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