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Jazz trumpet player Valaida Snow dies, aged 51, of a brain hemorrhage in New York City, USA, backstage during a performance at the Palace Theater. She was internationally successful and became known as "Little Louis" and "Queen of the Trumpet," a nickname given to her by W. C. Handy.
Downbeat magazine hails 'reincarnated troubadour' Pete Seeger for his work in restoring the glories of American folk music.