ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ, tʌksˈiːdoʊ bɹˈæs bˈænd lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp wʌz bɹˈiːfli tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ tɹɑːmbˈoʊnɪst ˈɛdi pˈɪɹsən ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.
After his death, Tuxedo Brass Band leadership was briefly taken over by trombonist Eddie Pierson until his death in 1958.