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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Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone ; Tony Parenti, clarinet ; Charles McGee (likely)...

Date Published

1972-02-11

Big Mama Thornton seated and playing drums with Joe Jones standing next to her observing with a cigarette in one hand; Edmund Hall and two others can be seen behind them.

Date Published

1967

Eubie Blake playing piano (facing the right) with Jo Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Taylor, and Bill Bolcom gathered around him watching while celebrating his 89th birthday at the Oversea...

Date Published

1972-02-07

Eubie Blake playing piano (facing the right) with Jo Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Taylor, and Bill Bolcom gathered around him watching while celebrating his 89th birthday at the Oversea...

Date Published

1972-02-07

Digital Collections

Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

Jo Jones with Big Mama Thornton on drums

Watching Eubie Blake play piano on his 89th birthday

Watching Eubie Blake play piano on his 89th birthday

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