Charlie Teagarden

Charlie Teagarden (July 19, 1913 – December 10, 1984), known as 'Smokey Joe', was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of Jack Teagarden. His nickname was Little T.

Born in Vernon, Texas, United States, Teagarden worked locally in Oklahoma before he and Jack joined Ben Pollack's Orchestra in 1929. Pollack's recordings were Teagarden's first. He then worked with Red Nichols (1931) and Roger Wolfe Kahn (1932) before doing an extended run in Paul Whiteman's orchestra (1933–40). In 1936 he, Jack, and Frankie Trumbauer played together in the ensemble The Three T's.

Teagarden played in his brother's big band in 1940, but soon branched off to lead his own ensembles. He played with Jimmy Dorsey in 1948-50 and Bob Crosby from 1954–58, as well as working with Pete Fountain in the 1960s. He worked steadily in Las Vegas after 1959. His only release as a leader was issued in 1962 on Coral Records. At the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, he performed with Jack, sister Norma, and mother Helen. Teagarden went into semi-retirement in the 1970s.

Teagarden died on December 10, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1913 (Vernon), Died December 10, 1984 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 184 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 9311 6/14/1956 Milk cow blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9312 6/14/1956 South Rampart Street parade Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9313 6/14/1956 Honky tonk train blues-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9314 6/15/1956 Gin mill blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9315 6/15/1956 What's new? Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9316 6/15/1956 Vieni vieni Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9317 6/15/1956 Big noise from Winnetka Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9330 6/15/1956 The old spinning wheel-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9815 1/24/1957 Happy valley trek Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9816 1/24/1957 Memphis march Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9817 1/24/1957 Bobcats on parade Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9818 1/24/1957 Skippin' John Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12679 11/9/1961 Chloe-1 Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12680 11/9/1961 Dixie jubilee Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12681 11/9/1961 High society Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12682 11/9/1961 Bye bye Bill Bailey Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12683 11/9/1961 Struttin' with some barbecue Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12684 11/9/1961 Darkness on the delta-1 Pete Fountain instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12788 3/7/1962 Gone with the wind Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12789 3/7/1962 [Unknown title(s)] Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12790 3/7/1962 What's new? Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12791 3/7/1962 Yesterdays Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12792 3/7/1962 Thou swell Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12793 3/7/1962 My heat belongs to Daddy Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 12794 3/7/1962 You stepped out of a dream Charlie Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 126-150 of 184 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Teagarden, Charlie," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106767.

Teagarden, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106767.

"Teagarden, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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