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Apr 28, 1911 Vernon, Texas, United States Died on 05 Jun 1996 (aged 85)
American musician
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About Norma Teagarden
- Norma Louise Teagarden (April 28, 1911 – June 6, 1996) was a jazz pianist. She was born in Vernon, Texas, into a musical family that consisted of her mother Helen, who played ragtime piano and taught; her brothers Charlie, a trumpeter, Clois, a drummer, and Jack, a trombonist.
- She performed with Jack Teagarden in the 1940s and 1950s.She performed on piano and violin during the early part of her career, which began in Oklahoma City.
- In the 1920s she moved to New Mexico and worked in territory bands, returned to Oklahoma City in the 1930s, and then moved to California in the 1940s.
- She toured with her brother Jack from 1944–1947 and from 1952–1955.Outside the Teagarden family, she worked with Ben Pollack, Matty Matlock, and Ray Bauduc.
- She eventually settled in San Francisco, where she often performed on solo piano and with bandleader Turk Murphy.
