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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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with Jay McShann

Jeannie & Jimmie Cheatham with Jay McShann and Marshall Hawkins at the Jazz Society of Lower Southern California (likely); Jeannie and Jay are seated together at a piano playing a duet; Jimmy is in white with a white hat and seated behind them next to bassist Hawkins.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Nolan Smith on stage with the Cheathams

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing onstage at their Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony; Jeannie (left) is singing in front of a microphone, Jimmy (center) is playing trombone and holding it upwards; Nolan Smith is seen next to them playing trumpet.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Cheathams Jazz Showcase

Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's back is turned away from the camera, looking at the band; saxophone, trombones, Jeannie Cheatham on piano and bass are seen.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing with Red Callender, Jimmy Cheatham, Snooky Young, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and Dinky Morris at the Alleycat Bistro; a sign for the bistro is above the band and several members of the audience can be seen from behind; piano, saxophones, trumpet, trombone and bass are seen.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Cheathams and band members

Group portrait of musicians lined up together outside a building; Rickey Woodard, Nolan Smith, Ironman Harris, Dinky Morris, Curtis Peagler, Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham, Red Callender; Jimmy has his trombone, three others have their saxophones and Red Callender is holding his bass in its case.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jay McShann with the Cheathams beside a car

Jay McShann, in a blue suit with red and blue tie, Jeannie Cheatham with a straw hat, and Jimmy Cheatham in all white and a white hat, all standing together for a photo beside a large beige colored car; all facing the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with friends

Jeannie (left) and Jimmy (right) Cheatham posing for a photo with two unidentified people between them: an African American man next to Jeannie and a white woman next to Jimmy who's wearing a white hat and white belt.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jay McShann with the Cheathams

Jay McShann, laughing, with Jeannie Cheatham beside him and Jimmy Cheatham in a white hat behind them; all are looking at the camera and Jay's head is tilted to the side.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Rickey Woodard with the Cheathams

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with Rickey Woodard (left) at his concert; all are facing the camera.
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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Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with fellow band members Snooky Young, Red Callender, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr., Ironman Harris, and Dinky Morris while performing at the Alleycat Bistro; clarinet, trombone, and trumpet are seen.
Type: Image
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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; 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.
Type: Image
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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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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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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