About
Cornetist, trumpeter, bandleader, and prolific recording artist with supposedly more than 4,000 appearances on albums in the 1920s.
Before Fame
He started playing trumpet at an early age and moved to the Midwest to join The Syncopating Seven.
Trivia
He met Miff Mole in New York City and the two collaborated side by side for years.
Family Life
He married Willa Stutsman, a dancer, and they raised a daughter together.
Associated With
In the movie The Five Pennies, a film based off Nichols' life, Danny Kaye played the cornetist.
