About Nat Story
Lived 1904 – 1968 (aged 64). Nat Story was an American jazz musician.
Nathaniel Edward Story (August 8, 1904 in Oak Station, Kentucky – November 21, 1968 in Evansville, Indiana) was an American jazz trombonist.
Story played on riverboats on the Mississippi with Fate Marable and Floyd Campbell in the 1920s, and played with the Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight in 1928. He moved to New York City in the 1930s, working with Luis Russell (1934), Sam Wooding (1934), and Chick Webb (1936–39). After Webb's death he remained in the orchestra under the direction of Ella Fitzgerald, but left in 1940. Early in the 1940s he played with Andy Kirk and Lucky Millinder, but went into semi-retirement after this, though he performed occasionally into the 1960s.
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Who was Nat Story?
American musician
When was Nat Story born?
Nat Story was born on 8 August 1904.
When did Nat Story die?
Nat Story died on 21 November 1968.
What was Nat Story's occupation?
Nat Story was a jazz musician.
What nationality was Nat Story?
Nat Story was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nat Story. https://biography.guide/nat-story/
MLA: "Nat Story." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nat-story/.
Chicago: "Nat Story." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nat-story/.
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