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

Promotional portraits of Jeannie Cheatham and Benny Carter for Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program (likely air date 2/20/89); Cheatham is at the piano, laughing, with a microphone in front of...

Date Published

1989-02-20

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

Digital Collections

Jeannie Cheatham and Benny Carter

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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