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Doc Cheatham was playfully called "the greatest 90-year-old trumpet player who ever lived." Before his passing in 1997 Doc's musical career spanned the history of jazz, having worked in bands led by Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman, among many others. At the Red Blazer Too Doc joined Jim and the Band on a soulful rendition of "I've Got the World on a String."
Doc was 87 years old and happily going strong with a jazz career that began in the 1920s, subbing for Louis Armstrong at the Vendome Theater on Chicago’s South Side. Doc Cheatham entertained everyone within earshot with his quirky and funny reminiscences of his life in jazz, rubbing shoulders and working with iconic figures like Benny Goodman and Cab Calloway. Doc continued playing until two ...
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Doc Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, [1] of African, Cherokee and Choctaw heritage. He noted there was no jazz music there in his youth; like many in the United States he was introduced to the style by early recordings and touring groups at the end of the 1910s. Cheatham started playing music when he was 15, first on ...
2. Juni 1997 · Sites:: Wikipedia, radioswissjazz.ch, All Music, adp.library.ucsb.edu: In Groups:: Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway And His Orchestra, Claude Hopkins All Stars, Echoes Of New Orleans, Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra, Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band, Mal Waldron's All Stars, Putney Dandridge And His Orchestra, Teddy Wilson ...
New Year's Eve All Star Jam From The Red Blazer, Too in N.Y. City Creator: Barrett, Dan Creator: Cheatham, Doc
30. Aug. 2020 · August 30, 2020. Features. Back in 1988 while building the lineup for the Elkhart Jazz Festival, I took a look at Doc Cheatham as an all-star participant; however, when I saw how old he was, I then reconsidered. During ’88, our first festival, I asked Wild Bill Davison what he thought of Doc’s age and health. We both knew Doc could play.