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

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Jim Zollar, Dinky Morris (saxophone), Jimmy Noone Jr. (clarinet), unidentified, Billy (harmonica), in a row at a Cheatham Jam Session; Cheatham is in a hat and is holding...

Date Published

1971

1980

View of the stage during a Harbor Island Jam Session; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr., and other musicians with their instruments are seen; at Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published

1981

1984

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

Digital Collections

At the Cheatham Jam Session

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with other musicians

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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