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

Three photos on one sheet of Red Callender, Dinky Jones, and Clora Bryant; Callender is with his bass, Morris his saxophone, and Bryant is playing trumpet.

Date Published

1981

1990

Harbor Island Jam Session in progress with Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Dinky Morris, and other musicians on stage; at Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published

1981

1984

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Clora Bryant (trumpet), Rickey Woodard (saxophone), Curtis Peagler (saxophone), Dinky Morris (saxophone), and Ironman Harris (drums, partly hidden) all on stage performing...

Date Published

1989-06

Digital Collections

George Red Callender, Ed Dinky Morris, and Clora Bryant

Jam session underway

On stage at the Jazz Showcase

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