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Jack Carey

Jack Carey

American jazz musician

For another person, see Jack Carey (dancer).

Jack Carey (1889 – 1934) was an American jazz trombonist and the leader of the Crescent City Orchestra. The authorship of the famous Tiger Rag tune is attributed to him by some.[1] During his career, he performed with Sidney Bechet.[2] Carey was the older brother of Mutt Carey.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Jack Carey (1889-1934) – The Syncopated Times". syncopatedtimes.com. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. [2]
    "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | PBS". www.thirteen.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. [3]
    Charters, Samuel (2010-02-17). A Trumpet around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62846-716-1.

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