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Big Mama Thornton applauding

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Big Mama Thornton in a straw hat and seated at a table facing to the left of the photo; she's applauding and there is a bottle, some sort of leafy...

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Thornton at the microphone

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Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone held close to her mouth; she's wearing a straw hat and facing to the left of the photo.

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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

Big Mama Thornton singing

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Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone; wearing a cowboy hat and sparkly floral patterned shirt; head turned to look over to the right.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

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Big Mama Thornton holding a microphone close to her face; wearing a cowboy hat, pinstripe suit jacket and looking at the camera smiling.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Drawing of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Publicity reproduction of a painting featuring portraits of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and "Big Mama" Thornton arranged against a background of...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham arm in arm with Sippie Wallace and Big Mama Thornton

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Jeannie Wallace (right), standing arm in arm on stage with "Big Mama" Thornton (center), and Sippie Wallace (left); Thornton and Wallace both are...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Sippie Wallace on stage with Big Mama Thornton and Jeannie Cheatham with Jimmy Cheatham and his trombone standing behind them; Big Mama Thornton is...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Sippie Wallace on stage with Big Mama Thornton and Jeannie Cheatham with Jimmy Cheatham and his trombone standing behind them and an unidentified...

Date Published
1983
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

Jo Jones with Big Mama Thornton on drums

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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...

Date Published
1967
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection
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Genres

  • Group portraits (7)
  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Portrait photographs (4)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Paintings (1)
  • Reproductions (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (9)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • Rhythm and blues musicians (9)
  • Hats (6)
  • African American women (5)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Pianists (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • African American women musicians (4)
  • Television specials (4)
  • Drum set (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Trombone (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Trombonists (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Applause (1)
  • Bottles (1)
  • Centerpieces (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Painting (1)
  • Piano (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (4)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jeannie (5)
  • Wallace, Sippie (5)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (2)
  • Hall, Edmond (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • (-) Thornton, Big Mama (11)

Date Published

  • 1983 (6)
  • 1984 (2)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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