* 1889 New Orleans, La.
† 1911 New Orleans, La.

As a brass band musician he played with: Reliance Brass Band

He was leader of Jack Laine's No 1 ragtime Bandand a star in the Reliance Brass Band. His name is often misspelled Vega.16

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Sources (brassband history):
16 New Orleans Jazz, family album by Al Rose and Edmond Souchon