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Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)
Oliver Edward Mitchell was an American musician and bandleader. He was the son of Harold Mitchell, lead trumpeter for MGM Studios, who taught Ollie to play the trumpet. In 1995, Mitchell and his wife Nancy moved from Los Angeles to Puako, Hawaii, where he founded the Horns.
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Ollie Mitchell was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Ollie Mitchell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1927 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,100 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,700 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 119.0M | 341 million |
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