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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Big Mama Thornton seated on stage

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage during the KPBS Special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach; she's wearing a jacket and cowboy hat and looking over to the right; behind her an unidentified guitarist and drummer are seen along with partial views of other musicians.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Janice Robinson playing trombone

Janice Robinson playing trombone with a mute at University of Wisconsin; turned to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Big Mama Thornton at the microphone

Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone held close to her mouth; she's wearing a straw hat and facing to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Curtis Peagler with his saxophone

Curtis Peagler wearing a black shirt, patterned suspenders, and holding a saxophone; looking forward at the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Bobby Smith playing saxophone

Bobby Smith playing "Tippin' In" on his saxophone at Jam Session in San Diego, California; he's turned to the left of the photo and wearing a white shirt; another, unidentified, person is partially seen behind him playing double bass.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone in a club; wearing a white jacket and sunglasses with others partially seen behind him and a string of lights above him; turned to the left of the photo;
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Nolan Smith portrait

Portrait of trumpet player Nolan "Shaheed" Smith from the neck up; he's wearing a striped shirt and facing the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jo Jones with Big Mama Thornton on drums

Big Mama Thornton seated and playing drums with Joe Jones standing next to her observing with a cigarette in one hand; Edmund Hall and two others can be seen behind them.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Sweet Baby Blues Band guest artists

Composite photo of four publicity photos of Sweet Baby Blues Band Guest Artists: Charles McPherson, Lockjaw Davis, Papa John Creach, Eddie Vinson; all with their instruments and names printed under their photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Various artists

Composite photo of four other publicity photos: Gatemouth Brown playing guitar ; Frank Wess playing clarinet ; Hank Crawford with saxophone ; Plas Johnson playing sax ; all were guest artists with Sweet Baby Blues Band.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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1988 Playboy Jazz Festival Line-Up

Publicity photo featuring the 1988 Playboy Jazz Festival line-up: Ray Charles, Jay Beckenstein, Timeless All-Stars, Jon Faddis, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Valentin, Airto & Floria Purim, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby McFerrin.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Rudy Vallee at his desk

Rudy Valley sitting at his desk at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; the desk is covered with papers and albums and Vallee is facing the camera and smiling; behind him are bookshelves.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Snooky Young with his trumpet

Publicity photo of Snooky Young holding his trumpet; body is turned to the left and head turned back to the front to look at the camera; wearing a white jacket and hat.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

Big Mama Thornton holding a microphone close to her face; wearing a cowboy hat, pinstripe suit jacket and looking at the camera smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Frank Wess

Frank Wess playing clarinet as guest artist with the Sweet Baby Blues Band; wearing a tan jacket and reddish orange shirt; facing the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149