Cheatham, Doc

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Cheatham, Doc
Other forms of name
Cheatham, Adolphus
Date of birth
1905-06-13
Date of death
1997-06-02
Place of birth
Nashville (Tenn.)
Place of death
Washington (D.C.)
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Jazz musicians
Trumpet players
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 66651257
Wikidata: Q562871
Library of congress: n 85098930
Sources of Information
  • African American National Biography via Oxford African American Studies Center database, Jan. 17, 2015(Doc Cheatham; Adolphus Cheatham; b. June 13, 1905 in Nashville, Tenn.; d. June 2, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; trumpeter, bandleader, jazz musician; played with Nashville's Bijou Theater, Chick Webb's Orchestra, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Cab Calloway Orchestra, Eddie Heywood Sextet, Benny Goodman Sextet, and Sweet Basil's in New York)
  • New York times, June 3, 1997:p. A14 (Doc Cheatham; born Adolphus Anthony Cheatham on June 13, 1905 in Nashville, Tenn.; d. June 2, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; jazz trumpet player)
  • His Doc & Sammy [SR] 1977?:container (Doc Cheatham, trumpet)
  • Jack Kleinsinger's highlights in jazz [SR] p1985:container (Doc Cheatham; b. June 13, 1905)
  • I guess I'll get the papers and go home, 1996:CIP t.p. (Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham)
  • New York times, June 3, 1997:p. A14 (Doc Cheatham, 91, jazz trumpet player, d. June 2, 1997, Washington, D.C.; b. Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, June 13, 1905, Nashville)