Jack Teagarden Musical artist

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964), known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Teagarden Weldon Leo (birth name)
Birth date	August 20, 1905
Birth place	Vernon Texas , United States
Date of death	January 15, 1964
Place of death	Louisiana , New Orleans , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1927
Career ended	1964
associated musical artist	Louis Armstrong Peck Kelley Benny Goodman Bix Beiderbecke Glenn Miller Paul Whiteman Earl Hines
Background	Solo singer
genre	Jazz
instrument	Trombone Singing