Red Norvo
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1908-03-31
- Active to
- 1999-04-06
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Red Norvo (March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped to establish the xylophone, marimba and later the vibraphone as viable jazz instruments. His major recordings include "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall". Red Norvo was born Kenneth Norville in Beardstown, Illinois. The story goes that he sold his pet pony to help pay for his first marimba. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Red+
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beardstown
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- vibraphone
- Record label
- Savoy Records
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- Red Norvo
- date of birth
- 1908-03-31
- date of death
- 1999-04-06
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
- birth name
- Kenneth Norville
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