Red Nichols
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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Ogden (city in and county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States), Died June 28, 1965 (Las Vegas (City of Clark County, and largest city in state of Nevada, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, trumpet, cornet, director, arranger, composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, speaker
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 389 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-30116 | 10-in. | 5/16/1924 | Sally Lou | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | B-30165 | 10-in. | 6/5/1924 | A new kind of man | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | B-30621 | 10-in. | 7/25/1924 | Sax-o-phun | George Olsen and his Music ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-35951 | 10-in. | 8/2/1926 | Nervous Charlie stomp | Seattle Harmony Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37768 | 10-in. | 2/11/1927 | Delirium | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-37769 | 10-in. | 2/11/1927 | Davenport blues | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-38135 | 10-in. | 3/3/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-40168 | 10-in. | 10/12/1927 | Slippin' around | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-40169 | 10-in. | 10/12/1927 | Feeling no pain | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-40512 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Sugar | Red Nichols' Stompers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer, leader | |
| Victor | BVE-40513 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Make my cot where the cot-cot-cotton grows | Red Nichols' Stompers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-45814 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Harlem twist | Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-45815 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Five pennies | Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BVE-64623 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | That's where the South begins | Red Nichols and his Big Ten ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-64624 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | I'm tickled pink with a blue-eyed baby | Red Nichols and his Big Ten ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-67760 | 10-in. | 1/5/1931 | At last I'm happy | Red Nichols and his Big Ten ; Paul Small | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67761 | 10-in. | 1/5/1931 | If you haven't got a girl | Red Nichols and his Big Ten ; Paul Small | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69789 | 10-in. | 11/18/1931 | Last dollar | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-73032 | 10-in. | 6/23/1932 | Get cannibal | Phil Dooley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80631 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | The prize waltz | King Harvey ; Red Nichols ; Pennies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80632 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Shine | Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80633 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Rollin' home | King Harvey ; Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80634 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | I'm hummin', I'm whistlin', I'm singin' | Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80635 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Jungle fever | Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80636 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Let me call you mine | Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nichols, Red," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104163.
Nichols, Red. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104163.
"Nichols, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Nichols, Red - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83046987
Wikidata: Red Nichols - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q495464
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7574859
MusicBrainz: Red Nichols - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48a2c05d-b5c8-47e0-9f11-8425c7807000
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/111087 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/111087
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