Editing Jack Teagarden (section)

==Early life==
Jack Teagarden was born in [[Vernon, Texas]], the oldest of four children.<ref name="Larkin3">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |date=1997 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=1-85227-745-9 |editor=Colin Larkin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |edition=Concise |page=1165}}</ref> His siblings also pursued musical careers: [[Charlie Teagarden|Charlie]] played [[trumpet]], [[Norma Teagarden|Norma]] played [[piano]], and Clois ("Cub") played [[Drum kit|drums]].<ref name="Obit" />

Teagarden's father, Charles, worked in the oil fields and played cornet part-time, while his mother, Helen, was a semi-professional pianist who accompanied silent films in local theaters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |date=May 1, 2017 |title=Jack Teagarden: Profiles in Jazz |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/jack-teagarden-profiles-in-jazz/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=The Syncopated Times}}</ref> Charles encouraged Teagarden to play the [[baritone horn]]. At age eight, Jack received his first trombone as a Christmas gift, transitioning from the [[Tenor horn|tenor-valve horn]] to the [[trombone]]. His first public performances were in his local theaters, helping his mother provide music for silent films.<ref>[http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/teagarden-jack-weldon-leo "Teagarden, Jack (Weldon Leo)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930233218/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/teagarden-jack-weldon-leo|date=2012-09-30}}, Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians.</ref> After his father's death, the family moved to [[Chappell, Nebraska]] where he and his mother continued working in theaters.<ref name=":2" />

Teagarden, who had relatively short arms, avoided the traditional "tailgate" approach trombonists of the era took. Instead, he compensated with exceptional embouchure control and trumpet-like phrasing to distinguish himself from other players.<ref name="Obit" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://jackteagarden.com/biography/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Jack Teagarden |language=en-US}}</ref>

Teagarden became the youngest member of the Paul Goetze Band at age 11.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}