Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Partial view of Jeannie Cheatham playing piano at the right of the photo, with a partial view of an unidentified white male double bassist and drummer Ironman Harris performing; on Harbor Island, San...

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano on stage, partially obscured, with the hands of an unidentified white male double bassist seen on the left and Jimmy Cheatham with his back to the camera standing behind...

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone at an outdoor venue (likely the campus of UC San Diego); Red Callender (double bass) and Ironman Harris (drums) are accompanying her; she's...

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano on stage while looking over at Sippie Wallace in a hat standing in front of a microphone and looking to the right; part of a drum set and an unidentified, seated...

Jeannie Cheatham standing next to a piano on stage while looking over at Sippie Wallace in a hat standing and singing in front of a microphone; part of a drum set and an unidentified, seated, white...

Publicity photo for the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues" (filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach) featuring a performance shot of Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano looking over at...

Jimmy Chatham on stage playing trombone and using a red mute; Dinky Morris holding his saxophone is standing behind him and there's a microphone in front of them; a drum set and paper decorations can...

Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone using a beret as a mute in front of a microphone; behind him a drum set is seen; he's facing forward to the camera.

Jo Jones playing drums and laughing; photo taken from a point lower than Jones and is seen over a cymbal.

PaPa Jo Jones playing drums in a multiple exposure photo; he's wearing a suit and tie and is playing against a black background.

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.

View from the side of Mary Lou Williams playing piano (facing the right) with a chorus of Women singers, including Jeannie Cheatham, behind her; also seen is an unidentified African American male...

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Clora Bryant (trumpet), Curtis Peagler (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (clarinet), Dinky Morris (saxophone), and Ironman Harris (drums) all on stage at the Jazz Showcase in...

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano, Dinky Morris playing saxophone, Rickey Woodard playing clarinet, unidentified saxophonist, and Ironman Harris on drums all on stage performing together at the Jazz...

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

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...

Ralph Penland playing drums on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; photo taken from between drums and only his head is...

Ralph Penland playing drums and partially hidden behind his drum set; at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.

Ralph Penland playing drums with George Bohanon and Jeff Clayton standing beyond him on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.

Red Callender playing double bass on stage at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; a microphone, saxophone, and part of a drum set can also be seen around him.

Red Calendar playing bass next to a drum set, of which cymbals can be seen; facing the left of the photo; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Richard Reid playing double bass and Ralph Penland at the drums just beyond him on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.

Rickey Woodard and Charles Owens both playing saxophone at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; both turned to the left of the photo with scarcely visible and unidentified drummer seated beside them...

Sweet Baby Blues Band members performing (Ralph Penland, drums ; Nolan Smith, trumpet ; George Bohanon, trombone ; Jeff Clayton and Louis Taylor, saxophones); on stage at "An Evening of Note"...

Ironman Harris at his drum set while below and to the side of him are seated Dinky Morris, Clora Bryant, and Curtis Peagler; Morris has his saxophone and is wearing a red beret as is Peagler; Peagler...