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Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (died 1964)

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Born
August 20, 1905
Died
January 15, 1964
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1905

About Jack Teagarden

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden was an American jazz trombonist and singer. He led both of his bands himself and was a sideman for Paul Whiteman's orchestra. From 1946 to 1951, he played in Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. At age eight, Jack received his first trombone as a Christmas gift, transitioning from the tenor-valve horn to the trombone. Teagarden became the youngest member of the Paul Goetze Band at age 11. While a member of Pollack's band, Teagarden recorded over 300 tracks.

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The world when Jack Teagarden was born

Jack Teagarden was born in 1905. 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 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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