Editing Jack Teagarden (section)

== Later life and death ==
Teagarden was found dead in his hotel room in New Orleans on January 15, 1964, just hours before he was scheduled to perform. He was 58 years old and actively touring at the time of his death,<ref name=":5" /> which was later attributed to bronchial pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-01-16 |title=Jack Teagarden Is Dead at 58; Jazz Trombonist and Vocalist; Some Critics Considered Him a Genius — His Technique Was Largely Self‐Taught |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/16/archives/jack-teagarden-is-dead-at-58-jazz-trombonist-and-vocalist-some.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Jack Teagarden: The Legendary Jazz Trombonist |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/teagarden-weldon-leo-jack |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}

[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/teagarden-weldon-leo-jack Published by the Texas State Historical Association.]</ref> Teagarden was honored with tributes from musicians and fans.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=Jan 16, 1964 |title=Teagarden, Trombonist, Singer, Dies: Cause of His Death Not Resolved |url=https://www.ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical-newspapers%2Fteagarden-trombonist-singer-dies%2Fdocview%2F179358366%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D3611 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=12}}</ref>
[[File:Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, 25th February 2019 50.jpg|thumb|Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans]]
The ''Los Angeles Times'' noted that Teagarden was celebrated for his innovations in trombone technique and his soulful, blues-inflected vocals.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=Jan 16, 1964 |title=Jack Teagarden, Famed Jazz Trombonist, Dies |url=https://www.ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical-newspapers%2Fjack-teagarden-famed-jazz-trombonist-dies%2Fdocview%2F168504819%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D3611 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=2}}</ref>