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

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Black History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Publicity photo featuring the 1988 Playboy Jazz Festival line-up: Ray Charles, Jay Beckenstein, Timeless All-Stars, Jon Faddis, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Valentin...

Date Published

1988-06-19

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

Digital Collections

1988 Playboy Jazz Festival Line-Up

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

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