Red Nichols

American jazz musician (1905–1965)
Person human Q495464
Red Nichols
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Red Nichols

Summary

Red Nichols is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ogden[2]. He was born on May 8, 1905[3]. He passed away in Las Vegas[4]. He died on June 28, 1965[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ogden[2], Red Nichols…
  • Red Nichols died in Las Vegas[4].
  • Red Nichols was born on May 8, 1905[3].
  • Red Nichols died on June 28, 1965[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].
  • Red Nichols held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Red Nichols worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Red Nichols worked as a conductor[7].
  • Red Nichols's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Red Nichols is recorded as male[12].
  • Red Nichols's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Red Nichols's genre is jazz[14].
  • Red Nichols's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[15].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].
  • Red Nichols's family name is recorded as Nichols[17].
  • Red Nichols's given name is recorded as Red[18].
  • Red Nichols's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Red Nichols's instrument is recorded as trumpet[20].
  • Red Nichols's instrument is recorded as cornet[21].
  • Red Nichols's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Red Nichols's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ernest Loring Nichols'}[23].
  • Red Nichols's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Nichols'}[24].
  • Red Nichols's end of work period is recorded as 1965[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1905-05-08[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1965-06-28[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz[30]

  • Community tags: jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48a2c05d-b5c8-47e0-9f11-8425c7807000[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Red Nichols's place of birth was Ogden[2]. He was born on May 8, 1905[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

Death and Burial

Red Nichols died on June 28, 1965[5]. He died in Las Vegas[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].

Why It Matters

Red Nichols ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Red Nichols born?

Red Nichols was born in Ogden[2].

Where did Red Nichols die?

Red Nichols passed away in Las Vegas[4].

What did Red Nichols do for work?

Red Nichols worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Red
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