Brick Fleagle
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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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.
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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 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.
![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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