Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

The Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham Collection was gifted to the UMKC Libraries by Jeannie Cheatham in February 2009. The collection documents the personal and professional lives of Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham. Also highlighted is the history of the Sweet Baby Blues Band, which was birthed by the Cheathams in 1983.

Items in Collection: 538

Topics

Black History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 4 of 4 items

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).

Date Published

1981

1990

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...

Date Published

1991

2000

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...

Date Published

1991

2000

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.

Date Published

1981

1990

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Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Ironman Harris, Snooky Young, Jimmy Noone Jr., and Curtis Peagler

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

Snooky Young with his trumpet

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