Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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: Jeannie Cheatham with John Stephens; Jeannie Cheatham seated at a table next to saxophonist John Stephens at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; both are looking up at the camera and smiling; Stephens is holding a paper cup and the event program open in his hand and wearing a trilby hat; a floral center piece is in front of Jeannie., September 26, 2009, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: © Grace Bell ; photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham with Louie Bellson; Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with her arm around Louie Bellson; looking forward at the camera., 1995, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on photo border: Los Angeles Jazz Society Life-Time Achievement Award; Louie Bellson, Jeannie Cheatham.

: Jeannie Cheatham with Sippie Wallace; 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, white male bassist is seen behind them; part of the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on verso: Photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham with Sippie Wallace; 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 male bassist is seen behind them; part of the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on verso: Photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham with eyes closed; Close up portrait of Jeannie Cheatham showing the head only; she's facing to the left with head tilted and eyes closed., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's label on verso: © Bradley Smith, 5858 Desert View Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92037 [phone number cut off].

: Jeannie Cheatham with friends; Jeannie Cheatham seated between her sisters Jo Anne and Charlotte Evans on a sofa with an unidentified African American man leaning in over them for the photograph; a baby stroller is partially seen behind them all., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie Cheatham with friends; Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with an unidentified white couple in what appears to be their back yard; a lawn chair, folding tray, and fence are beside them; Jeannie is wearing a straw hat., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie Cheatham with headphones at the piano; Jeannie Cheatham playing piano while wearing a set of headphones with a microphone in front of her during a recording session; facing the right of the photo., 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie Cheatham with her award; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham receiving the Zora Neale Hurston Award given by the National Association of Black Storytellers in 2006 in San Diego; Jeannie is holding the award with Jimmy beside her; on either side of them are two unidentified Women in traditional African dress., November 2006, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie Cheatham with the microphone; Jeannie Cheatham standing with a microphone in one hand, body turned to the right of the photo and head turned forward to the camera; a piano and a partially seen, unidentified, man with a Sierra Nevada beer bottle at his feet is seated behind her; at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala., September 26, 2009, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: © Grace Bell ; photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham with unidentified woman; Jeannie Cheatham seated with unidentified white woman on a couch; balloons can be seen in the background but the occasion is unidentified; both looking up at the camera and smiling., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie Cheatham's childhood home; Photograph of the exterior of the house in Akron, Ohio that Jeannie Cheatham grew up in; one story, painted brown with gas grill and other appliances around., No date; likely 2002, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on label attached to photo's face: The Little House Akron Ohio.

: Jeannie Cheatham's friend Cheryl Brown; Cheryl Brown, longtime friend of Jeannie Cheatham, standing on stage with part of a drum set visible behind her as well as a sign reading "Jeannie Cheatham & the Sweet Baby Blues Band" ; at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala., September 26, 2009, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: © Grace Bell ; photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham's grandmother; Hattie Daniels Smart, Jeannie Cheatham's grandmother, aged 92; professional portrait; she's facing the camera with a slight smile and wearing a white hat., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on photo's border: Hattie Daniels Smart Grandma 92 years.

: Jeannie Cheatham's great grandmother; Photo of Jeannie Cheatham's great grandmother, Lizzie Jordan Daniels, who was a Blackfoot Native American woman standing outside in her yard; an overturned chair, small shed, and a blanket hanging on a line are behind her; she's wearing a checkered dress, jacket and boots., No date; likely 1890s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on photo's border: Lizzie Jordan Daniels Great Gramma 107 yrs.

: Jeannie Cheatham's mother; Portrait photograph of Jeannie Cheatham's mother Elizabeth Smart Evans (M'ma) at age 90; wearing a checked jacket and eyeglasses, she's facing the camera and has a slight smile., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on photo's border: Elizabeth Smart Evans "M'ma" 90 years.

: Jeannie Cheatham, Bob Boss, and the rest of the Sweet Baby Blues Band; Jeannie Cheatham at the piano with Bob Boss playing guitar next to her with the rest of the Sweet Baby Blues Band playing beyond them at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; Cheatham's back is to the camera., September 26, 2009, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: © Grace Bell ; photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham, Grover Mitchell, and Jimmy Cheatham; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with Grover Mitchell between them with his arms around them; Jeannie and Grover are looking ahead at the camera and Jimmy has his eyes closed and head turned toward Jeannie., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on photo border: Jeannie Cheatham, Grover Mitchell, Jimmy Cheatham.

: Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton; Sippie Wallace on stage with Big Mama Thornton and Jeannie Cheatham with Jimmy Cheatham and his trombone standing behind them; Big Mama Thornton is speaking into a microphone she's holding in her hand; part of the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues"., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: Photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton; Sippie Wallace on stage with Big Mama Thornton and Jeannie Cheatham with Jimmy Cheatham and his trombone standing behind them and an unidentified white musician with a beard seated to the left; part of the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues"., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso: Photo by Grace Bell.

: Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton; 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 Sippie Wallace, wearing a hat, and "Big Mama" Thornton, also in a hat, holding a microphone; unidentified musicians and a drum set seen behind them., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Text on photo borders: Three Generations of the Blues [top]; Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, "Big Mama" Thornton [sic].

: Jeannie Morris with Helen Dorn and unidentified man; Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with an unidentified white man in a white jacket holding a cigarette and Helen Dorn of the New Jersey Jazz Society; Dorn is on the right and Jeannie on the left; Jeannie's wearing a red jacket with white shirt; on Harbor Island, San Diego., Likely May 19, 1984 instead of 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: May 19, 1985 Helen Dorn, N.J. Jazz Society.

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham eating at a restaurant in Japan; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham seated side by side at a table in a Japanese restaurant with an unidentified Japanese man seated across from them; everyone has bowls of food in front of them and Jeannie and Jimmy are lifting up noodles from theirs with chopsticks; an ashtray is also on the table; other customers and signs in Japanese are seen behind them; all smiling at the camera., 1995, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham in hats; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, both wearing white clothing and hats; Jimmy is playing his muted trombone and facing the left while Jeannie is looking over to the right at something., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham on stage; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham on stage at the Blue Note in New York City; Jeannie, in red, is seated at a piano, playing and singing into a microphone; Jimmy, wearing a red hat, is doing something at the right of the photo; several members of the audience can be seen as well as part of a sign for the Blue Note above the stage., June 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Developer's stamp on verso gives date of JUN 1989

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham on stage; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham on stage at the Blue Note in New York City; Jeannie, in red, is seated at a piano, playing and singing into a microphone; Jimmy, wearing a red hat, is doing something at the right of the photo with another, unidentified man; several members of the audience can be seen as well as part of a sign for the Blue Note above the stage., June 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Developer's stamp on verso gives date of JUN 1989

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham playing on stage; Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham playing on stage; just Jeannie's head is visible and Jimmy is beside her playing trombone and wearing a red sweater and beret; unidentified musicians are also seen including a saxophonist; on Harbor Island, San Diego., Likely 1984 or earlier, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Developer's stamp on verso gives date of FEB 85.

: Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham receiving an award; "Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham receiving the Grand Prix du Disque de Jazz award (for their "Sweet baby blues" album), presented by Concord Records president, Carl Jefferson, while Curtis Peagler watches.", 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Printed on label affixed to verso: Concord Jazz Inc. [address] please credit photographer Rocelle Metcalfe, To: Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham receiving the Grand Prix du Disque de Jazz award (for their "Sweet baby blues" album), presented by Concord Records president, Carl Jefferson, while Curtis Peagler watches.; Stamped on photo verso: photos by Rochelle Metcalfe.

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