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Nick Reynolds

Nick Reynolds, American singer and bongo player (died 2008)

Born
July 27, 1933
Died
October 1, 2008
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1933

About Nick Reynolds

Nicholas Wells Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captured international attention during the late Fifties and early Sixties. In Oregon, Reynolds returned to motor racing, which he had first tried as a novice in the early 1950s. Nicholas Wells Reynolds (July 27, 1933 – October 1, 2008) was an American folk musician and recording artist. They soon started socializing together, and this in turn led to playing music as a duo — Shane's guitar and Reynolds' bongos became fixtures at local fraternity gatherings. Guard and Reynolds began playing with Joe Gannon on bass and singer Barbara Bogue and became Dave Guard & the Calypsonians.

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The world when Nick Reynolds was born

Nick Reynolds was born in 1933. 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.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nick Reynolds's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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