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    Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 – May 30, 1956) was an American jazz musician and entertainer who performed internationally. She was also known as "Little Louis"...
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    have been recorded. Duke Ellington – New York, May 14, 1937 Valaida SnowValaida Snow (vocal and trumpet) and her Orchestra, 1939, Sonora Art Tatum...
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  • Tony Snow (1955–2008), American television news anchor and White House Press Secretary Valaida Snow (1904–1956), American jazz musician William Snow (disambiguation)...
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  • Skonberg Jabbo Smith June Smith (jazz singer) Wadada Leo Smith Paul Smoker Valaida Snow Eivind Solberg Torgrim Sollid Lew Soloff Muggsy Spanier Terell Stafford...
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  • Allen (2004), Valaida (back cover). Candace Allen at IMDb. Truth vs. style: The challenge of Valaida Snow Candace Allen on Valaida Snow, Woman's Hour...
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    published his biography of Valaida Snow: High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm (Toronto, Mercury Press), in which he evokes Valaida's partnership and rivalry with...
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    starred Count Basie & His Orchestra, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers, Valaida Snow, Big Joe Turner, the Peters Sisters, Slim & Bam (Slim Gaillard and Bam...
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    film short Dogville Melody, presumably by Zion Myers and Jules White. Valaida Snow recorded it in 1935 accompanied by Billy Mason And His Orchestra - London...
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  • Cole (1972). The Count Basie Orchestra (1939) with Helen Humes on Decca Valaida Snow – (1940) Artie Shaw with vocals by Kitty Kallen - Artie Shaw Plays Cole...
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  • Shearing Lennington Shewell Dinah Shore Zoot Sims Frank Sinatra Keely Smith Valaida Snow Jeri Southern Muggsy Spanier Squirrel Nut Zippers (1995) Jess Stacy Kay...
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  • Hudgins; dancers U. S. Thompson, Walter Batie, Earl "Snakehips" Tucker, and Valaida Snow; and many others. In addition, later well-known names such as Florence...
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  • Ellington 1947–48 1120 Earl Hines 1947–49 1121 Bob Howard 1935–36 1122 Valaida Snow 1937–40 1123 Red Norvo 1936–37 1124 Babs Gonzales 1947–49 1125 Howard...
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    Smash Mouth Kate Smith Keely Smith Tab Smith Patty Smyth Snoop Dogg Valaida Snow Jill Sobule Soft Machine Sonic Youth Sonny & Cher The Soul Stirrers Soundgarden...
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    Count Basie, the Honeydrippers, The Peters Sisters, Slim and Bam and Valaida Snow were also featured artists. Turner also performed alongside Dizzy Gillespie...
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    professional career; his first gig was as an accompanist for jazz singer Valaida Snow. Powell also appeared in performances at Coney Island and Canada Lee's...
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    Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers, The Peters Sisters, Slim and Bam, Valaida Snow, and Big Joe Turner. They played to a crowd of 15,000. Count Basie and...
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  • McCoy Florence Mills Ma Rainey Bessie Smith Mamie Smith Trixie Smith Valaida Snow Victoria Spivey Florence Cole Talbert Eva Taylor Big Mama Thornton Sippie...
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  • and instrumentalists such as pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong, trumpeter Valaida Snow, and songwriters Irene Higginbotham and Dorothy Fields. Women began playing...
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    piano. In the 1930s he moved to the Netherlands, where he worked with Valaida Snow and Coleman Hawkins. He also worked with Jack Kluger's band in Belgium...
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  • Parry, Joe Appleton, Richie Powell, Tommy Dorsey, Una Mae Carlisle, and Valaida Snow; births of Aaron Scott, Alex Cline, Anna Lyman, Ben Besiakov, Bill Cunliffe...
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  • St. Louis. Notable performers who performed at Club Riviera include: Valaida Snow King Cole Trio Sister Rosetta Tharpe Luis Russell Billy Eckstine Miles...
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  • magazine editor, political activist Bessie Smith, singer Lewis Smith, actor Valaida Snow, musician Mary Q. Steele, author William O. Steele, author Lynn Stewart...
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  • Armstrong's band the Hot Five and then his next group, the Hot Seven. Valaida Snow (1904–1956) became so famous as a trumpet player that she was known as...
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  • of Duke Ellington's band, pianist Lovie Austin, trumpeter and singer Valaida Snow, multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef, and saxophonist Bennie...
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    designed for low voice. Women have sung it also, including Dinah Shore, Valaida Snow, The Ingenues and Eva Taylor, who recorded the first female vocal version...
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  • television broadcasts for the BBC, and appearances with jazz musician Valaida Snow in 1936. They danced in France with the Blackbirds of 1934 company, but...
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  • upset when 19-year-old Nyas left the act in 1932 to marry 27-year-old Valaida Snow, a popular African-American entertainer. Ananias replaced him with Warren...
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    Playbill. Retrieved September 5, 2023. Reitz, Rosetta (1982). "Hot Snow: Valaida Snow (Queen of the Trumpet Sings & Swings)". Black American Literature...
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  • in New York in 1927 featured, at times, Sidney Bechet, Tommy Ladnier, Valaida Snow, and Juice Wilson. He toured Europe several times. Belgrade (Yugoslavia)...
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  • Smith. Centerstream, 2015 Snow, Valaida (1904–1956) Miller, Mark. High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow. Toronto: Mercury Press...
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