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- Birth nameElmer Chester Snowden
- Elmer Snowden was born on October 9, 1900 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Gertie Wells. He died on May 14, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseGertie Wells(1920 - ?)
- Banjoist and bandleader of the Jazz Age. Briefly with Eubie Blake in 1915, he formed his own band, The Washingtonians, in 1921 and this became the nucleus for the future Duke Ellington Orchestra. Snowden's hot-style jazz remained popular in the New York area until the mid-1930's.
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