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

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Dinky Morris (saxophone) playing with two unidentified trombonists and a scarcely seen drummer in front of a fireplace at an unknown venue.

Date Published

1971

1980

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with Grover Mitchell between them with his arms around them; Jeannie and Grover are looking ahead at the camera and Jimmy has his eyes closed and head...

Date Published

1980

1989

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham together; photo from the shoulders up, both facing the camera and smiling.

Date Published

1971

1980

Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins, and Jeannie Cheatham with an unidentified musician behind them at a Jam Session; Jeannie is seated at a piano and singing into a microphone.

Date Published

1971

1980

Digital Collections

Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Dinky Morris with Jimmy Cheatham and others

Jeannie Cheatham, Grover Mitchell, and Jimmy Cheatham

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham

Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins and Jeannie Cheatham performing

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