TEAGARDEN, CLOIS [CUBBY] (1915–1969). Clois "Cubby" Teagarden, drummer and occasional singer, was born in Vernon, Texas, on December 16, 1915. He was the son of Charles and Helen (Geinger) Teagarden. Cubby played and sometimes sang in bands with his sister, Norma,^qv and his brothers, Jack and Charlie.^qqv His first professional job, around 1930, was in the balcony of a drugstore in Dallas, where he played two-hour afternoon sessions, six days a week, with his brothers and Drew Page; the performers received merchandise credit. Starting in 1939, Cubby played with Jack Teagarden's Big Band. He also played with the Oklahoma Symphony, and with his own band. He performed with such musicians as Charles McCamish, Casper Reardon, Clint and Carl Garvin, Hub Lytle, Mark Bennett, Herb Quigley, Terry Shand, Art Saint John, John Van Eps, Art Miller, Allan Reuss, Jose Gutierrez, Frankie Trumbauer, Charlie Spivak, Ernie Caceres, and Benny Goodman. His drums and some vocals can be heard on various Jack Teagarden LPs, such as Stars Fell on Alabama: 1931–1940 (1990) and Big T (1994). Cubby Teagarden left the music world after 1948 and worked for the General Telephone Company in Long Beach, California. He died in 1969.

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Cheryl L. Simon