Red Nichols Musical artist

Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (May 8, 1905 – June 28, 1965) was an American jazz cornettist, composer, and jazz bandleader.Over his long career, Nichols recorded in a wide variety of musical styles, and critic Steve Leggett describes him as "an expert cornet player, a solid improviser, and apparently a workaholic, since he is rumored to have appeared on over 4,000 recordings during the 1920s alone."

Personal facts

Red Nichols
Birth dateMay 08, 1905
Birth place
Ogden Utah
Date of deathJune 28, 1965
Place of death
Las Vegas

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
The California Ramblers
Paul Whiteman
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
instrument
Cornet

Red Nichols on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://redhotjazz.com
  2. http://redhotjazz.com/redn.html
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=762