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.

Birth and Death Data: Born Hanover (borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States), Died April 15, 1992

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 64909 1/20/1939 You must have been a beautiful baby Nat Gonella instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64910 1/20/1939 Just a kid named Joe Nat Gonella instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64911 1/20/1939 Jeepers creepers Nat Gonella instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64912 1/20/1939 I must see Annie tonight Nat Gonella instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M549 10-in. 7/7/1937 The back room romp (A contrapuntal stomp) 52nd Street Stompers ; Rex Stewart Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M550 10-in. 7/7/1937 Love in my heart 52nd Street Stompers ; Rex Stewart Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M551 10-in. 7/7/1937 Sugar Hill shim sham 52nd Street Stompers ; Rex Stewart Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M552 10-in. 7/7/1937 Tea and trumpets 52nd Street Stompers ; Rex Stewart Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M716 10-in. 1/14/1938 Swingin' the Apache Jack Jenney Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M717 10-in. 1/14/1938 The night is blue Jack Jenney Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M718 10-in. 1/14/1938 I've gone romantic on you Jack Jenney Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Master M719 10-in. 1/14/1938 In the shade of the new apple tree Jack Jenney Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Master WM994 10-in. 3/20/1939 San Juan Hill Rex Stewart Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Master WM995 10-in. 3/20/1939 I'll come back for more Rex Stewart Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Master WM996 10-in. 3/20/1939 "Fat stuff" serenade Rex Stewart Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fleagle, Brick," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/315547.

Fleagle, Brick. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/315547.

"Fleagle, Brick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/315547

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