WEATHERFORD, TEDDY

WEATHERFORD, TEDDY. Jazz pianist (11 October 1903 in Bluefield, West Virginia; 25 April 1945 in Calcutta, India). He began his professional career in Chicago, Illinois, where he played with Jimmie Wade and Erskine Tate , among others. He established a reputation as one of the leading pianists on Chicago's South Side. In 1926 he went to the Far East on tour with Jack Carter and remained there for the remainder of his career, except for a short tour in Europe in...