Valaida Snow | |
|---|---|
 Snow in a 1945 advertisement | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 2, 1904 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1956 (aged 51) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, entertainer |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904[1] – May 30, 1956)[2] was an American jazz musician and entertainer who performed internationally. She was also known as "Little Louis" and "Queen of the Trumpet," a nickname given to her by W. C. Handy.[3]
- ^ Hackman, Florence (2007). Vaudeville, Old & New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-93853-2.. Other presumed birth years are 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, and 1907
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2317. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Russonello, Giovanni (February 22, 2020). "Overlooked No More: Valaida Snow, Charismatic 'Queen of the Trumpet'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2020.