Red Nichols

American jazz musician (1905–1965)

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Ogden, Utah, USA

Ernest Loring 'Red' Nichols was an American jazz cornetist, composer, and jazz bandleader.

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The Gene Krupa Story — Himself1959
The Bell Telephone Hour — Self1959
Jazz Ball — Self (archive footage)1956
Quicksand — Red Nichols1950
Red Nichols & His World Famous Pennies — Himself - Bandleader1936
The Happiness Remedy — Self1931
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies — Himself - Musician1929

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1905-05-08
Active to: 1965-06-28

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Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (May 8, 1905–June 28, 1965) a United States jazz cornet player, became one of the busiest phonograph session musicians of his era, making hundreds of recording sessions of jazz and hot dance band music. In the 1920s alone he appeared on over 4,000 recordings, working with almost every important musician of his time. Though his style of playing was influenced by Bix Beiderbecke, Nichols, an excellent sight reader, was a considered a better, more polished musician. <a h

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Ogden
Place of death: Las Vegas
Occupation: jazz musician
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: jazz
Instrument: cornet
Record label: Capitol Records
Image: Red Nichols edit.jpg

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name in native language: Red Nichols
birth name: Ernest Loring Nichols
place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of birth: 1905-05-08
date of death: 1965-06-28
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
end of work period: 1965-00-00

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