SINGER

Jack Teagarden

1905 - 1964

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Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yanow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 1940s and "one of the best jazz singers too". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Teagarden has received more than 346,997 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jack Teagarden is the 1,692nd most popular singer (down from 1,652nd in 2019), the 8,950th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,925th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Singer.

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jack Teagarden ranks 1,692 out of 4,381Before him are Anita Bryant, Heather Harper, Cristina Scabbia, Regina Resnik, Candan Erçetin, and Ellen Greene. After him are Tom Odell, Grethe Kausland, Billy Eckstine, Alberta Hunter, Nicky Jam, and Mira Awad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Jack Teagarden ranks 338Before him are Mulk Raj Anand, Raúl Fernández, Sam Zimbalist, José Nehin, Jules Pappaert, and René Lemoine. After him are Herman Steiner, Erzsébet Schaár, Mir Sultan Khan, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, Sterling Holloway, and Anthony Powell. Among people deceased in 1964, Jack Teagarden ranks 183Before him are José María Belauste, Paul Weinstein, Ernest Hamilton, Per Nilsson, Luciano Savorini, and Eugène Olivier. After him are Joe Gaetjens, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, C. J. Hambro, Stuart Davis, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, and Milton Margai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Teagarden ranks 8,950 out of 20,380Before him are E. Allen Emerson (1954), Helen Wainwright (1906), Horatio Fitch (1900), Spike Jones (1911), Edward Abbey (1927), and Richard Long (1927). After him are Mark McGwire (1963), Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Billy Eckstine (1914), Annette Funicello (1942), Charlie Puth (1991), and Jared Martin (1941).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jack Teagarden ranks 423Before him are Charles Bradley (1948), Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), Eddie Floyd (1937), Anita Bryant (1940), Regina Resnik (1922), and Ellen Greene (1951). After him are Billy Eckstine (1914), Alberta Hunter (1895), Nicky Jam (1981), King Curtis (1934), Naomi Judd (1946), and Robin Beck (1954).