Date of Birth
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13-June-1905
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Place of Birth
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Nashville
(Tennessee, Davidson County, United States of America, Area codes 615 and 629)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Cheatham, Doc
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Profession
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Singer, Bandleader, Musician, Trumpeter
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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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