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.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Watching Eubie Blake play piano on his 89th birthday

Eubie Blake playing piano (facing the right) with Jo Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Taylor, and Bill Bolcom gathered around him watching while celebrating his 89th birthday at the Oversea Jazz Club; Tyree Glenn is holding his trombone and a banner with the name of the club can be partly seen behind the group and a clarinet is lying on the space above the piano's keyboard.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Watching Eubie Blake play piano on his 89th birthday

Eubie Blake playing piano (facing the right) with Jo Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Taylor, and Bill Bolcom gathered around him watching while celebrating his 89th birthday at the Oversea Jazz Club; Joe Jones is holding a set of drumsticks and a banner with the name of the club can be partly seen behind the group and a clarinet is lying on the space above the piano's keyboard.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone ; Tony Parenti, clarinet ; Charles McGee (likely) ; Roger Glenn, flute ; Jo Jones, drums) at Blake's 89th birthday party at the Oversea Jazz Club in New York City; behind them is a club banner.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Clora Bryant playing trumpet

Clora Bryant playing trumpet on stage in front of a microphone as part of the Sweet Baby Blues Band.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Red Callender

Portrait of Red Callender, smiling and facing the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Doc Cheatham playing trumpet

"Doc" Cheatham on stage playing trumpet in front of a microphone and using a mute; behind him an unidentified drummer playing a blue set of drums and an unidentified double bassist can be see accompanying him.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Doc Cheatham on stage

"Doc" Cheatham on stage holding his trumpet while looking at an unidentified man applauding him, also on stage; microphones, a trombone, and a drum set can also be seen.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Hank Crawford

Portrait photograph of Hank Crawford in a tux holding his saxophone; he's standing against a background of what appears to be crumpled paper; facing front with body turned somewhat to the right.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Dorothy Donegan playing piano

Dorothy Donegan playing piano; only part of her hands and the piano are seen; she's facing to the right and wearing a green-striped dress.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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George Duvivier and his bass

George Duvivier, seated and looking to the left, wearing dark framed glasses with the neck of his bass visible next to him; he's wearing a suit and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cheatham_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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George Duvivier and his bass

George Duvivier holding his bass and looking at the camera with pursed lips; wearing dark framed glasses and a suit and tie.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweets Edison and Illinois Jacquet

Publicity photo of Sweets Edison, holding his trumpet, with Illinois Jacquet, playing his saxophone; Jacquet is seated in a chair and facing toward the left; Edison is also seated and facing forward and looking directly at the camera; both men are in hats.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweets Edison and Illinois Jacquet

Publicity photo of Sweets Edison, holding his trumpet, with Illinois Jacquet, playing his saxophone; Jacquet is seated in a chair and facing toward the left; Edison is also seated and facing forward and looking directly at the camera; both men are in hats.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Bassist Jerry Evans

Jerry Evans with hand on the neck of his bass as if playing; he's wearing a suit and leaning in toward the right.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Little Mattie Fields

Little Mattie Fields in a grey sweatshirt and holding her bag; seated and facing the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149