- Swing, big-band and Dixieland trumpeter who stayed somewhat in the shadows of his famous older brother, jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden, who he followed into Ben Pollack's Orchestra and sometimes partnered with to record.
- From a jazz family. Brother of pianist Norma Teagarden (1911-1961); drummer Clois ("Cubby") Teagarden (1915-1969). Mother Helen Teagarden was a ragtime pianist.
- Based in Las Vegas after 1959.
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