Roger Nichols

American composer and songwriter
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Roger Nichols

Summary

Roger Nichols is a human[1]. His place of birth was Missoula[2]. He was born on September 7, 1940[3]. He died in Bend[4]. He died on May 17, 2025[5]. He worked as a composer[6], songwriter[7], multi-instrumentalist[8], singer-songwriter[9], and instrumentalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Roger Nichols's place of birth was Missoula[2].
  • Roger Nichols passed away in Bend[4].
  • Roger Nichols was born on September 7, 1940[3].
  • Roger Nichols was born on September 17, 1940[12].
  • Roger Nichols died on May 17, 2025[5].
  • Roger Nichols held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Roger Nichols's professions included composer[6].
  • Roger Nichols's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Roger Nichols worked as a multi-instrumentalist[8].
  • Roger Nichols worked as a singer-songwriter[9].
  • Roger Nichols's professions included instrumentalist[10].
  • Roger Nichols's professions included basketball player[14].
  • Roger Nichols's field of work was music[15].
  • Roger Nichols's field of work was individual double-skin hourglass-shaped drums, both heads played[16].
  • Roger Nichols's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Roger Nichols is recorded as male[18].
  • Roger Nichols's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Roger Nichols's member of sports team is recorded as UCLA Bruins men's basketball[20].
  • Roger Nichols's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[21].
  • Roger Nichols's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • Roger Nichols's family name is recorded as Nichols[23].
  • Roger Nichols's given name is recorded as Roger[24].
  • Roger Nichols's given name is recorded as Stewart[25].
  • Roger Nichols's instrument is recorded as violin[26].
  • Roger Nichols's instrument is recorded as piano[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-09-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-05-17[31]

  • Community tags: songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 552da8ff-2c8f-4060-8352-48dea991e92b[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Roger Nichols was born in Missoula[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 7, 1940[3] and September 17, 1940[12].

Education

Roger Nichols was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], songwriter[7], multi-instrumentalist[8], singer-songwriter[9], instrumentalist[10], and basketball player[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[34] and individual double-skin hourglass-shaped drums, both heads played[16].

Death and Burial

Roger Nichols died on May 17, 2025[5]. He passed away in Bend[4].

Why It Matters

Roger Nichols ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Roger Nichols born?

Roger Nichols was born in Missoula[2].

Where did Roger Nichols die?

Roger Nichols died in Bend[4].

What did Roger Nichols do for work?

Roger Nichols worked as composer[6], songwriter[7], multi-instrumentalist[8], singer-songwriter[9], and instrumentalist[10].

Where did Roger Nichols go to school?

Roger Nichols was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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