Charlie Teagarden

Although he spent his career in his brother Jack Teagarden's shadow, Charlie Teagarden was an excellent trumpeter who sounded perfectly at home in Dixieland combos and big bands. Born eight years after Jack (who he outlived by 20 years), two years after pianist Norma and two before his brother drummer Cub, Charlie's mother Helen was a fine ragtime pianist. The trumpeter worked in local bands in ...more