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African American women jazz singers

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Clora Bryant and the Cheathams

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Unidentified woman in royal blue African style dress standing in front of Jeannie Cheatham and they are passing a copy of Jeannie's autobiography...

Date Published
November-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Clora Bryant and the Cheathams

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Clora Bryant with Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham at a banquet table at the 2006 Zora Neale Hurston Award ceremony of the National Association of Black...

Date Published
November-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Clora Bryant and the Cheathams

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Clora Bryant with Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham at a banquet table at the 2006 Zora Neale Hurston Award ceremony of the National Association of Black...

Date Published
November-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Clora Bryant and the Cheathams with Annjennette McFarlin

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Clora Bryant, Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with a conference attendee named Dr. Annjennette McFarlin (seated with the others standing...

Date Published
November-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Clora Bryant, Jeannie Cheatham, Melba Liston, Britt Woodman

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Clora Bryant, Jeannie Cheatham seated side by side on conference room chairs next to Melba Liston in a wheelchair with Britt Woodman standing beside...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Contact sheet of the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at Alameda Plaza

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Contact sheet with ten images, numbered: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 (10 crossed out), 12 (11 crossed out), 12A. 3: Woman with fists clenched, singing...

Date Published
April-20-1974
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Cotton Candy smiles as she listens to Ahmad Alaadeen and a jazz combo perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Cotton Candy smiles as she sits at a table and listens to Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified bass player, and an unidentified (electric...

Date Published
November-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Cotton Candy talks while Ahmad Alaadeen's jazz combo performs at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), unidentified bass player, and an unidentified (electric guitar) performing at BB's Lawnside BBQ as Cotton Candy (vocals)...

Date Published
November-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Dinah Washington

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Dinah Washington singing into a microphone on stage with unidentified musicians in the background. Washington is wearing a pinstripe suit jacket and...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dinky Morris, Jeannie Cheatham and friend

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Dinky Morris and Jeannie Cheatham seated at a table; Jeannie is make a gesture with her arms and looking toward the camera; Morris is seen from the...

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

Dionne Warwick

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Publicity photo of Dionne Warwick looking forward and smiling while holding her hands up to her cheeks. Warwick is wearing a white blouse.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Discussing Jeannie's book

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Unidentified African American woman holding up a copy of Jeannie's autobiography and speaking into a microphone to an unseen audience as part of the...

Date Published
November-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Don Mumford, Angela Hagenbach, Will Matthews, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tyrone Clark, and Everette Freeman

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Don Mumford (drums), Angela Hagenbach (singing at microphone), Will Matthews (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white flat cap, Tyrone...

Date Published
August-01-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Edwards Sisters

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The Edwards Sisters performing on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York with unidentified pianist behind them.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Ella Fitzgerald smiling

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Ella Fitzgerald facing forward and smiling, wearing a black dress and a pearl necklace.

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Esther Williams

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Headshot of Esther Williams looking forward with a neutral expression. Williams is wearing a ruffled dress.

Date Published
1981
1985
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Fans with the band

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Jeannie Cheatham, Red Callender, Jimmy Cheatham, and Clora Bryant on stage at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, with an unidentified group of African...

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

Fans with the band

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Jeannie Cheatham, Red Callender, Jimmy Cheatham, Clora Bryant, and Curtis Peagler standing on stage at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, with an...

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

Fans with the band

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Jeannie Cheatham, Jimmy Cheatham, Dinky Moore, and Curtis Peagler on stage with an unidentified group of people including one woman holding a toddler...

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

Freddie Green, Sonny Cohn, and Sarah Vaughan with a fan

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Freddie Green with Sonny Cohn, in performance costumes, standing behind Sarah Vaughn and an unidentified woman in white, cat-eyed, double-winged...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Getting ready for the panel discussion during Generations of Jazz

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Myra Taylor, Chuck Berg sit at the panel table with Bobby Watson and Ronnell Bright standing in background...

Date Published
August-19-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Helen Humes in the studio

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Helen Humes singing into a microphone with a music stand in front of her.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Helen Humes singing

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Promotional photo for NPR Jazz Alive! Radio show featuring Helen Humes singing into a microphone. Humes is grinning and wearing a patterned dress.

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Helen Humes sings

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Shot from off stage of Helen Humes singing with Trummy Young, trombone, Buck Clayton, trumpet and unidentified bassist in New York.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

High school portrait of Jeannie Evans Cheatham

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School portrait of Jeannie Evans Cheatham at age sixteen; she's wearing a light colored dress with a string of pearls and is facing the camera...

Date Published
1943
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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