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Red Norvo
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 25 years ago |
Date of birth | March 31,1908 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Beardstown |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 6,1999 |
Died | Santa Monica |
California | |
United States | |
Albums | Midnight On Cloud 69 |
Knockin' on Wood | |
Blues and Vanilla | |
Collections | |
The Savoy Sessions | |
Spouse | Mildred Bailey |
Eve Rogers | |
Job | Actor |
Vibraphonist | |
Movies/Shows | Red Norvo: Jazz Masters Series |
Ocean's 11 | |
Kings Go Forth | |
Screaming Mimi | |
Children | Portia Norvo |
Kevin Norville | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Instruments | Vibraphone |
Marimba | |
Xylophone | |
Skos genre | Jazz |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 559257 |
Red Norvo Life story
Red Norvo was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall".