RED NICHOLS - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 34062
He pens a note to a fan regarding his "very nice work"
Autograph Note signed: "Donald -/Very nice work -/Best wishes/Red Nichols", 6½x2½.
Sale Price $115.00
Reg. $140.00
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RED NICHOLS
He pens a note to a fan regarding his "very nice work"
Autograph Note signed: "Donald -/Very nice work -/Best wishes/Red Nichols", 6½x2½. Red
Nichols (1905-1965) was a virtuoso cornetist and prolific recording artist, who was heard
on over 4,000 records in the 1920s alone. He performed with Benny Goodman, Glenn
Miller, Paul Whiteman, the Dorsey brothers, and many others, but was best known for
leading his own ensemble. His group, best known as Red Nichols and the Five Pennies,
used other names from time to time. Nichols' style was primarily Dixieland, but he adapted
successfully to the Swing era. He was regularly featured on Bob Hope's radio program.
The 1959 film The Five Pennies, starred Danny Kaye as Nichols. Adhesive residue at top
edge. Toned and creased. Corners and edges worn and frayed. Heaving mounting residue on
verso.
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