▁He ▁first ▁played ▁profession ally ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁Jim ▁Jam ▁Jazz ers , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁L ucky ▁Boy ▁M inst rel s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁playing ▁with ▁Car roll ▁Dick erson , ▁J imm ie ▁No one , ▁and ▁Louis ▁Arm strong , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁recorded ▁cop iously . ▁Brig gs ▁appears ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Hot ▁Seven ▁record ings ▁made ▁with ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁his ▁band . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Brig gs ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁playing ▁there ▁with ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁Dick erson . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Ed gar ▁Hay es ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁Vern on ▁And rade ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁H erman ▁Aut rey ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁Brig gs ▁had ▁given ▁up ▁music ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁far mer . ▁His ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁References ▁[ ▁P ete ▁Brig gs ] ▁at ▁All music ▁ ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁double - b ass ists ▁Category : M ale ▁double - b ass ists ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁tub ists ▁Category : M ale ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category :