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Elmer Snowden | |
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| Birth name | Elmer Chester Snowden |
| Born | October 9, 1900 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1973 (aged 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Banjo, guitar |
Elmer Chester Snowden (October 9, 1900 – May 14, 1973)[1] was an American 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 launched the careers of many top musicians.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2317. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.