Elmer Snowden
Biography
Elmer Chester Snowden (October 9, 1900 – May 14, 1973) 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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
134 releases · 28 albums · active 1960–2025
- Other credits · 231
- Performance · 55
Studios: Stea-Phillips · Plaza Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Berliner Philharmonie
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bessie Smith
- Lonnie Johnson (2)
- Luis Russell
- Cliff Jackson's Washboard Wanderers
- Dick Wellstood
- Maggie Jones
- The Elmer Snowden Quartet