Here's a breezy, light, and utterly charming tale of a musician's life with all the ups-and-downs and turns-and-twists that are a part of those of us in jazz. Jeannie Cheatham knows everybody, and she has much to say about her fellow musicians. Her descriptive style paints an unforgettable picture as she covers the last fifty years of being on the scene with her husband Jimmy and the Sweet Baby Blues Band."

—Marian McPartland, jazz legend and host of the award-winning Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, National Public Radio's longest-running and most widely carried jazz program
"Behind the mesmerizing sound of Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham's Sweet Baby Blues Band, there is the mesmerizing life of Jeannie Cheatham, which she chronicles in this captivating biography. Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On reads better than fiction. It has all the elements of a page-turner—a hardscrabble upbringing, race and gender discrimination, a love for music, a young girl's life on the road. There's more—this book is jazz history, love story, family triumph and tribulation, and whole lot of adventure. Stitched together with lyrics, this is a fascinating saga of a life mostly spent on the road, and the sacrifices and rewards Jeannie Cheatham faced as she followed her muse. I laughed and I gasped as I read this book. It's a great read!"

—Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D., economist and syndicated columnist who writes for more than twenty national newspapers, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Detroit News, and San Francisco Examiner