Snookum Russell
Isaac "Snookum" Russell 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.
Discography
- 1962: Jazz at Preservation Hall 4: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans - The George Lewis Band of New Orleans, with George Lewis Isaac "Snookum" Russell Papa John Joseph Joe Watkins