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 singing

Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone; wearing a cowboy hat and sparkly floral patterned shirt; head turned to look over to the right.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone

Jimmy Chatham on stage playing trombone and using a red mute; Dinky Morris holding his saxophone is standing behind him and there's a microphone in front of them; a drum set and paper decorations can be seen as well; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham welcomes all

Jeannie Cheatham with drink in one hand and making a gesture of welcome with the other, dressed in a Michael Jackson costume; a man in a dark green jumper and hat is leaning against a piano behind her; at a night club in Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano

Jeannie Cheatham in a red Michael Jackson costume playing piano and looking over to the right; sitting beside her is an unidentified man in all black with face made up in white and black make up; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham in costume

Jeannie Cheatham dressed as Michael Jackson and holding up a hand with the sequined glove standing next to an unidentified person wearing a bird mask and playing a toy saxophone; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Ironman Harris and friend

Ironman Harris and an unidentified woman (white), both dressed in capes as vampires, on stage and drawing close to each other; part of a drum set and paper streamers can be seen behind them; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone

Jimmy Cheatham on stage playing trombone and using a red mute with a microphone in front of him; he's wearing a black outfit and black hat with white band; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jazz musicians performing

Two unidentified white male jazz musicians on stage performing; the man in glasses on the left is playing trombone, and the man in the striped shirt is playing a trumpet and using a mute; a microphone is in front of them and a large banner on which the word "Jazz" is the only one fully seen is behind them.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Unidentified emcee at the microphone

Unidentified bald man, possibly acting as an emcee, on stage in front of a microphone and wearing a bright, pea green, jacket; various instruments are seen around him including a blue drum set, double bass, and a trombone; the man is facing the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cheatham_photo-135.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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View of the Jam Session from behind the audience

View of the stage during the Jam Session from amongst the audience; seen are Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and other musicians with two people seated at a small table in front of the stage; at Harbor Island Jam Session in San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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View of the Jam Session from behind the audience

View of the stage during the Jam Session from amongst the audience; seen are Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and other musicians with two people seated at a small table in front of the stage; at Harbor Island Jam Session in San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with other musicians

View of the stage during a Harbor Island Jam Session; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr., and other musicians with their instruments are seen; at Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham singing at the piano

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone during a Harbor Island Jam Session along with Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, and Marshall Hawkins; on Harbor Island, San Diego.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano

Jeannie Cheatham playing the piano during a Harbor Island Jam Session, San Diego; a few audience members can be seen as well as other musicians on stage with her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cheatham_photo-144.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0149
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Jam session

Jeannie Cheatham at the piano with Jimmy Cheatham, trombone, and other musicians on stage with them during a jam session.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0149