Doc Cheatham
Swing music, Musical Artist
1905 – 1997
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Who was Doc Cheatham?
Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, better known as Doc Cheatham, was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.
After having played in some of the leading jazz groups from the 1920s on, Cheatham enjoyed renewed acclaim in later decades of his career. He himself agreed with the critical assessment that he was probably the only jazz musician to create his best work after the age of 70.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1905
Nashville - Also known as
- Cheatham, Doc
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 2, 1997
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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