Red Nichols

(1905-1965)

American jazz musician

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Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (May 8, 1905 – June 28, 1965) was an American jazz cornetist, composer, and jazz bandleader. He was one of the most prolific and influential jazz musicians in the late 1920s and early 1930s, appearing on over 4,000 recordings. In 1959, a biopic was made of his life and career, The Five Pennies, starring Danny Kaye.

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Born	8 May 1905 Ogden, Utah USA
Died	28 June 1965 (aged 60) Las Vegas, Nevada
Zodiac	Taurus
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