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

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Jeannie (left) and Jimmy (right) Cheatham posing for a photo with two unidentified people between them: an African American man next to Jeannie and a white woman next to Jimmy who's wearing a white...

Date Published

1981

1990

Portrait of Jimmy Cheatham from the shoulders up and looking toward the right of the photo; wearing a grey hat and matching jacket.

Date Published

1991

2000

Jimmy Cheatham standing next to Sipho Kunene (possibly) wearing a light jacket and printed t-shirt; both are looking at the camera and Cheatham is wearing a hat.

Date Published

1971

1980

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Nolan Smith (trumpet), Louis Van Taylor (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (saxophone), and Charles Owens (saxophone) in a row performing at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego...

Date Published

1995-07-05

Digital Collections

Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with friends

Jimmy Cheatham

Jimmy Cheatham with Sipho Kunene

Jimmy Cheatham, Nolan Smith, Louis van Taylor, Rickey Woodard, and Charles Owen

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