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Big Mama Thornton seated on stage

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Big Mama Thornton seated on stage during the KPBS Special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach; she's...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cab Calloway and Jeannie Cheatham on stage

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Cab Calloway on stage directing a band with Jeannie Cheatham playing piano; eleven other band members are shown wearing black and Calloway and...

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

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Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Chico Hamilton performing in a gym

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Chico Hamilton playing drums in his military uniform under a basketball net in an gym at an unspecified place; the drum is marked with the initials F...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

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Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone...

Date Published
February-11-1972
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jam session

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Jeannie Cheatham at the piano with Jimmy Cheatham, trombone, and other musicians on stage with them during a jam session.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jam session underway

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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
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jazz performance directed by Jimmy Cheatham

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Jimmy Cheatham at the right of the photo on stage directing a jazz ensemble of largely white musicians; an unidentified woman is singing into a...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with others

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Jeannie Cheatham at the piano and Jimmy Cheatham, trombone, on stage with other musicians; on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham and ensemble on stage

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Jeannie Cheatham on stage playing piano with unidentified musicians at Harbor Island Jam Session, San Diego; a few members of the audience can be seen...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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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...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with fellow band members Snooky Young, Red Callender, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr., Ironman Harris...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing with Red Callender, Jimmy Cheatham, Snooky Young, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and Dinky Morris at the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Band

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Jimmy Cheatham at the far left in front of the UCSD Jazz Band directing the performance; he's wearing a hat and light jacket; view of several members...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Ensemble

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Jimmy Cheatham directing his UCSD Jazz Ensemble; he's at the far right of the photo facing the band; woman pianist is at the left of the photo, back...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Ensemble

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Jimmy Cheatham directing UCSD's Jazz Ensemble; he's standing on a set of steps and facing and pointing the left; behind him several members of the...

Date Published
1979
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Unidentified trumpet player

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Unidentified African American trumpet player on stage with other musicians, one with his back to the camera, including an unidentified African...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

View of a performance

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View from above of the Jazz Band performing at the University of Wisconsin--Madison; shows the stage from behind and the audience in front of the...

Date Published
October-1975
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

View of the Jam Session from behind the audience

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View of the stage during the Jam Session from amongst the audience; seen are Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and other musicians with two...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

View of the Jam Session from behind the audience

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View of the stage during the Jam Session from amongst the audience; seen are Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and other musicians with two...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

View of the Sweet Baby Blues Band on stage

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Photo of the Sweet Baby Blues Band performing on stage taken from deep in the audience; the backs of a portion of the audience is seen along with a...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

View of the Sweet Baby Blues Band on stage

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Photo of the Sweet Baby Blues Band performing on stage taken from deep in the audience; the backs of a portion of the audience is seen along with a...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection
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  • (-) Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (22)

Types

  • photographs (22)

Genres

  • Group portraits (21)
  • Black & white photographs (11)
  • Color photographs (11)
  • Gelatin silver prints (11)
  • Snapshots (11)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (15)
  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 1991-2000 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (20)
  • Piano (11)
  • Trombonists (11)
  • Jazz musicians (10)
  • Audiences (8)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Trombone (8)
  • African American women (7)
  • Jazz musicians, White (7)
  • Musical instruments (7)
  • African American band directors (6)
  • African American men (6)
  • Women pianists (6)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Band directors (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Trumpet (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Women jazz musicians (5)
  • Double bass (4)
  • Double bassists (4)
  • Drum set (4)
  • Men, White (4)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Women jazz singers (3)
  • African American college teachers (2)
  • African American music teachers (2)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Clarinet (2)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (2)
  • Television specials (2)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • Auditoriums (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Jazz--Instruction and study (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Stands (Furniture) (1)
  • (-) Bands (Music) (22)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jimmy (12)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (11)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (4)
  • Morris, Dinky (3)
  • Callender, Red (2)
  • Peagler, Curtis (2)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (2)
  • Young, Snooky (2)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Calloway, Chris (1)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Glenn, Tyree (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Wallace, Sippie (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (7)

Date Published

  • 1981 (10)
  • 1984 (8)
  • 1990 (3)
  • 1983 (2)
  • 1989-06 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1975-10 (1)
  • 1979 (1)

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