Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Description
This collection documents the personal and professional lives of blues musicians and married couple Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham. Also highlighted is the history of the Sweet Baby Blues Band, which was birthed by the Cheathams in 1983.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Nolan Smith playing trumpet

Nolan Smith playing trumpet, eyes closed and facing the left of the photo; on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweet Baby Blues Band

Sweet Baby Blues Band members performing (Ralph Penland, drums ; Nolan Smith, trumpet ; George Bohanon, trombone ; Jeff Clayton and Louis Taylor, saxophones); on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeff Clayton and George Bohanon

Jeff Clayton (saxophone) with George Bohanon (trombone) behind him on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Louis Taylor and Jeff Clayton

Louis Taylor playing saxophone into a microphone with fellow saxophonist Jeff Clayton behind him; on stage during "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Ralph Penland

Ralph Penland playing drums on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; photo taken from between drums and only his head is visible.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano with a microphone set up in front of her; side view of her facing the left of the photo and from a lower level looking up; at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham and Bob Boss

Jeannie Cheatham at piano and Bob Boss playing guitar beside her on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; Cheatham is looking out at the audience and smiling.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Walking through the audience

Sweet Baby Blue Band members walking through the audience while playing "Meet me with your black drawers on" as a finale at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; (Nolan Smith, trumpet ; George Bohanon, trombone ; Jeff Clayton, Louis Taylor, and John Stephens, saxophones).
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Walking through the audience

Sweet Baby Blue Band members walking through the audience while playing "Meet me with your black drawers on" as a finale at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; (Jeff Clayton, Louis Taylor, and John Stephens, saxophones. with Clayton and Taylor's backs to the camera).
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweet Baby Blues Band

Sweet Baby Blue Band playing their finale at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; photo taken from behind the audience which can be seen applauding the band.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweet Baby Blues Band

Sweet Baby Blue Band members in front of the audience while playing "Meet me with your black drawers on" as a finale at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; (Nolan Smith, trumpet ; George Bohanon, trombone ; Jeff Clayton, Louis Taylor, and John Stephens, saxophones).
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham, Bob Boss, and the rest of the Sweet Baby Blues Band

Jeannie Cheatham at the piano with Bob Boss playing guitar next to her with the rest of the Sweet Baby Blues Band playing beyond them at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; Cheatham's back is to the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham and Bob Boss

Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano with a microphone beside her looking out into the audience and smiling; behind her can be seen Bob Boss with guitar; on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jack and Jeannie Wheaton applauding

Jack and Jeannie Wheaton seated in the audience and applauding the finale at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham taking a bow

Jeannie Cheatham standing beside the piano, about to take a bow at the end of "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; also seen are Bob Boss with his guitar and Richard Reid and his double bass.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149