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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Blanche Williams and Mike Fitzgerald at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a fedora and holding a violin and bow in his left hand, waves as Mike Fitzgerald hands him the Jazz Ambassador plaque at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Fest. Blanche Williams stand between them wearing sunglasses. The plaque states, "In recognition of the great contributions you have made to Kansas City & it's reputation for jazz excellence. Claude "Fiddler" Williams. From your friends The K.C. Jazz Ambassadors 2000" and has an gold eighth note over a wavy staff. Mike is wearing a Mardi-Gra type necklace with musical instruments hanging from it. An unidentified man is standing behind Claude.
Date Published
2000-07-21
Publisher
Evie Quarles
Subjects
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Fiddlers
Violinists
Musicians' spouses
Jazz festivals
Blues festivals
Music festivals
Music--Awards
Plaques, plaquettes
African American men
African American women
Men, White
Time Periods
1991-2000
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

July 21, 2000

Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Blanche Williams. Mike Fitzgerald. K.C. Blues & Jazz Fest. 2000.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_quarles_photo-0022.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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