| Red Nichols | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ernest Loring Nichols |
| Born | May 8, 1905 |
| Origin | Ogden, Utah USA |
| Died | June 28, 1965 |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Cornettist |
| Instrument(s) | Cornet |
| Associated acts | California Ramblers Paul Whiteman |
Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (May 8, 1905–June 28, 1965) was an American jazz cornettist. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality The California Ramblers were a popular and prolific Jazz group from the 1920s that recorded hundreds of songs under many different record labels throughout the 1920's Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality
Biography
Nichols was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of a music teacher. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. By the age of 12 he was playing cornet with his father's brass band. The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality He decided to take up the new style of music called jazz after hearing the phonograph records of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB was a New Orleans band that made the first Jazz recording in 1917 In 1923 he moved east to perform with a band in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and (with a few tours of the midwest) made New York City his base throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. He worked for various bandleaders including Paul Whiteman and Harry Reser and Henry Halstead. Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Harry F Reser ( 17 January 1896 – 27 September 1965) was an American Banjo player and bandleader Henry Halstead ( November 16, 1897 – March 19, 1984) was a U , was a regular in the cooperative California Ramblers in addition to leading groups under his own name (often called Red Nichols & His Five Pennies), and of the band of his friend trombonist Miff Mole. Irving Milfred Mole, better known as Miff Mole ( 11 March, 1898 &ndash 29 April, 1961) was a Jazz Trombonist Nichols became one of the busiest phonograph session musicians of his era, making hundreds of recording sessions of jazz and hot dance band music. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s He also played in several Broadway shows. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
In 1942 Nichols moved to California, where he headlined with his own band, as Red Nichols And His Five Pennies, in Los Angeles and San Francisco into the 1950s. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
The 1959 Hollywood film The Five Pennies, starring Danny Kaye, was very loosely based on Nichols' career. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Five Pennies was a semi-biographical 1959 Film starring Danny Kaye as Cornet player and bandleader Red Nichols. Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian Nichols played his own trumpet parts for the film, but did not appear on screen.
Nichols and his band toured the United States and overseas until Nichols suffered a sudden fatal heart attack in Las Vegas, Nevada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
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