Jack Weldon Teagarden (1905 - 1964)

Born 20 Aug 1905 in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States

Died 15 Jan 1964 at age 58 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

(1/1/18) Jack Weldon Teagarden was a jazz trombonist and singer. Born in Texas in 1905, he came from a musical family and learned to play many musical instruments at a young age. As a professional musician, he played with Louis Armstrong and many notable band leaders. He also formed his own orchestras and had a successful recording career. Teagarden fell ill during a Christmas Eve performance in New Orleans and died there on January 15, 1964. His remains were flown to Los Angeles for burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. This month's document is his death certificate from the Louisiana State Archives (Orleans Deaths, 1964, vol. 0, #406).^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Jack Teagarden Death Certificate, 1964; Louisiana Death Certificate published by Le comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Inc., from the Louisiana State Archives (Orleans Deaths, 1964, vol. 0, #406). [http://www.lecomite.org/doc-month.html document of the month