Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Publicity photo of Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano with Illinois Jacquet, hand on one hip and holding his saxophone, standing behind her during a jam session on Harbor Island; side view with both...

Jeannie Cheatham seated with Jay McShann at a piano with a microphone in front of them; both are smiling and Jeannie seems to have a Band-Aid on her upper lip.

Partial view of Jeannie Cheatham playing piano at the right of the photo, with a partial view of an unidentified white male double bassist and drummer Ironman Harris performing; on Harbor Island, San...

Publicity photo of Thad Jones and Jeannie Cheatham at piano at a concert for the Jazz Society of Lower Southern California; view is from behind Cheatham, wearing a hat and checkered coat, looking at...

Jeannie Wallace (right), standing arm in arm on stage with "Big Mama" Thornton (center), and Sippie Wallace (left); Thornton and Wallace both are wearing hats; Cheatham and Thornton are both looking...

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano with a microphone set up next to her; side view of her facing the right of the photo; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone; wearing all red and facing the right of the photo; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Jeannie Cheatham playing at piano with a microphone in front of her; she has a glass of brandy (likely) and sheet music in front of her; she's facing the right of the photo and her eyes are closed...

Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano and singing into a microphone at the Blue Note in New York City; facing the right of the photo; unidentified man in sunglasses and a suit seated behind her.

Jeannie Cheatham seated in a yellow chair with Jimmy Cheatham standing behind her; Dinky Morris is seated on the right and three unidentified white people are also standing and sitting around her...

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...

Jeannie Cheatham wearing a Michael Jackson costume and holding a drink in one hand; smiling and looking slightly to the right; on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano on stage, partially obscured, with the hands of an unidentified white male double bassist seen on the left and Jimmy Cheatham with his back to the camera standing behind...

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...

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.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano wearing a small checkered jacket, hat covering her hair, leather pants, and high heeled boots; side view with her facing the right.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone at an outdoor venue (likely the campus of UC San Diego); Red Callender (double bass) and Ironman Harris (drums) are accompanying her; she's...

Jeannie Cheatham seated in a large yellow chair while speaking with Dinky Morris standing near her; on her other side is Jimmy Cheatham holding an open magazine or book; a rack of magazines is behind...

Jeannie Cheatham seated next to and speaking with an unidentified sound engineer at the sound board during a recording session.

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano and singing into a microphone on stage at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing the right of the photo.

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.

Jeannie Cheatham standing with a drink in her hand and looking over to the left with a white man and a blonde woman standing in front of her; the man is in a suit and the woman is in a black dress and...

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...

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano, looking down at the keyboard, with Calvin Jackson and his saxophone standing next to her against a brick wall; three other unidentified musicians are beyond Jackson...

Jeannie Cheatham standing with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Papa John Creach outside an unidentified building; both men are wearing sunglasses and Vinson is adjusting his badge for the Central Avenue...