Brick Fleagle
Jacob Roger "Brick" Fleagle (22 August 1906 – 15 April 1992) was a jazz guitarist and arranger. He performed with leading musicians including Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. At one time Fleagle had his own sixteen-piece band.
Brick Fleagle
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- Name
- Brick Fleagle
- Birth Name
- Jacob Roger Fleagle
- Born
- 22 August 1906
- Birthplace
- Hanover, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 15 April 1992
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · composer · musician
- Fields
- jazz
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Brick Fleagle was a musician, arranger and composer, born on 22 August 1906 and died on 15 April 1992 in New York, NY.
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Brick Fleagle was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The death is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Name — Brick Fleagle • Birth Name — Jacob Roger Fleagle • Born — 22 August 1906 • Birthplace — Hanover, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 15 April 1992 • Genre — Jazz • Instrument — Guitar, banjo
![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, Sandy Williams, and Mrs. Brick Fleagle, Nola's, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947] 1 negative: b w; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. Caption from Down](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/%28Portrait_of_Brick_Fleagle%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_and_Mrs._Brick_Fleagle%2C_Nola%27s%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._Feb._1947%29_%28LOC%29_%284977077546%29.jpg/800px-%28Portrait_of_Brick_Fleagle%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_and_Mrs._Brick_Fleagle%2C_Nola%27s%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._Feb._1947%29_%28LOC%29_%284977077546%29.jpg)
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, Sandy Williams, and Mrs. Brick Fleagle, Nola's, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947] 1 negative: b w; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. Caption from Down
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, Sandy Williams, and Mrs. Brick Fleagle, Nola's, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947] (LOC)
![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/%28Portrait_of_Brick_Fleagle%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_between_1946_and_1948%29_%28LOC%29_%284976465845%29.jpg/1280px-%28Portrait_of_Brick_Fleagle%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_between_1946_and_1948%29_%28LOC%29_%284976465845%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948] (LOC)
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