Snookum Russell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Snookum Russell

American musician

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1981

Profession: conductor, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Snookum Russell (April 6, 1913 – August 1981) was an American pianist and leader of a territory band that played tobacco warehouses and dance halls in the South and Midwest in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Russell was born in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.
Members of his bands included J.
J.
Johnson, who joined shortly after, and played with Fats Navarro, Ray Brown, Tommy Turrentine and Herbie Phillips.