Doc Cheatham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997)
Person human Q562871
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Doc Cheatham

Summary

Doc Cheatham is a human[1]. He was born in Nashville[2]. He was born on June 13, 1905[3]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on June 2, 1997[5]. He worked as a jazz trumpeter[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Doc Cheatham was born in Nashville[2].
  • Doc Cheatham died in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Doc Cheatham was born on June 13, 1905[3].
  • Doc Cheatham died on June 2, 1997[5].
  • Doc Cheatham held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Doc Cheatham is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Doc Cheatham worked as a jazz trumpeter[6].
  • Doc Cheatham's professions included bandleader[7].
  • Doc Cheatham's professions included conductor[8].
  • Doc Cheatham's professions included jazz musician[9].
  • Doc Cheatham's professions included saxophonist[10].
  • Doc Cheatham is recorded as male[14].
  • Doc Cheatham's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Doc Cheatham's genre is jazz[16].
  • Doc Cheatham's genre is swing[17].
  • Doc Cheatham's record label is recorded as Sackville Records[18].
  • Doc Cheatham's Commons category is recorded as Doc Cheatham[19].
  • Doc Cheatham's family name is recorded as Cheatham[20].
  • Doc Cheatham's given name is recorded as Adolphus[21].
  • Doc Cheatham's given name is recorded as Anthony[22].
  • Doc Cheatham's pseudonym is recorded as Doc Cheatham[23].
  • Doc Cheatham's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Doc Cheatham's instrument is recorded as trumpet[25].
  • Doc Cheatham's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[26].
  • Doc Cheatham's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1905-06-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-06-02[31]

  • Genre(s): dixieland, jazz, swing[32]

  • Community tags: dixieland, jazz, swing[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 47e72e5b-a999-49fa-93df-951d04d0fbac[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Doc Cheatham was born in Nashville[2]. He was born on June 13, 1905[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz trumpeter[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10].

Death and Burial

Doc Cheatham died on June 2, 1997[5]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4].

Why It Matters

Doc Cheatham ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Doc Cheatham born?

Born in Nashville[2], Doc Cheatham…

Where did Doc Cheatham die?

Doc Cheatham passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Doc Cheatham do for work?

Doc Cheatham worked as jazz trumpeter[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Adolphus, Anthony
    Oral history at Institute of Jazz Studies
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
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