Red Nichols

Red Nichols
Background information
Born
Ernest Loring Nichols

(1905-05-08)May 8, 1905
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1965(1965-06-28) (aged 60)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, bandleader, composer
InstrumentCornet
Formerly of
  • Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

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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