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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Grace Bell taking a photograph

Grace Bell taking a photograph, camera to her face, while laughing; other audience members can be seen behind her; 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 and others

Jeannie Cheatham with Don Shirley, Leotha Stanly, Carmen Lundy, and Geri Allen posing for a photo; all facing the camera and smiling; at the Mary Lou Williams Centennial.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham in a red dress

Jeannie Cheatham in a red dress posing for the book jacket to her book "Meet me with your Black Drawers On" against a plain red background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Lake view

View out over a lake to the other shore, possibly in Akron, Ohio; trees and a few houses can be seen along the shoreline.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him with Jimmy Cheatham conducting (back to the camera); shown are: Elvin Shepard (tenor sax) ; Bob Crump (alto sax) ; Museyf Shareef (trombone) ; Eggie Riding (trombone) ; Jimmy Cheatham (conductor, arranger) ; Jean Cheatham (piano) ; Jerry Evans (bass violin) ; Cubby Copeland (drums) ; Jimmy Legge (tuba).
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him with Jimmy Cheatham conducting (back to the camera); shown are: Elvin Shepard (tenor sax) ; Bob Crump (alto sax) ; Museyf Shareef (trombone) ; Eggie Riding (trombone) ; Jimmy Cheatham (conductor, arranger) ; Jean Cheatham (piano) ; Jerry Evans (bass violin) ; Cubby Copeland (drums) ; Jimmy Legge (tuba).
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Mary Lou Williams

Promotional portrait of Mary Lou Williams looking to the upper left of the photo wearing a patterned shirt.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jo Jones

Jo Jones playing drums and laughing; photo taken from a point lower than Jones and is seen over a cymbal.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Babs Gonzales

Babs Gonzales with a cigarette looking to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham, Grover Mitchell, and Jimmy Cheatham

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with Grover Mitchell between them with his arms around them; Jeannie and Grover are looking ahead at the camera and Jimmy has his eyes closed and head turned toward Jeannie.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Buddy Collette and Calvin Jackson

Buddy Collette playing saxophone with Calvin Jackson seen beside him at the Cheathams' Jam Session; Collette is facing the left of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins and Jeannie Cheatham performing

Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins, and Jeannie Cheatham with an unidentified musician behind them at a Jam Session; Jeannie is seated at a piano and singing into a microphone.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jimmy Cheatham leading the UCSD Jazz Band

Jimmy Cheatham conducting the UCSD Jazz Band; photo taken from behind and to the side of the risers the band is seated on.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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George Red Callender, Ed Dinky Morris, and Clora Bryant

Three photos on one sheet of Red Callender, Dinky Jones, and Clora Bryant; Callender is with his bass, Morris his saxophone, and Bryant is playing trumpet.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Ironman Harris, Snooky Young, Jimmy Noone Jr., and Curtis Peagler

Four photos on one sheet of members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (John "Ironman" Harris, drums; Snooky Young; trumpet; Jimmy Noone Jr. and Curtis Peagler, saxophones).
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149