Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard and Ray Reed sitting outdoors on a stone wall. Kynard is wearing a white jacket and is looking forward and laughing while pointing at Reed. Reed is wearing a plaid shirt and holding a...

Ben Kynard sitting in front of a large crowd at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. People are sitting in lawn chairs and walking around. Kynard is leaning forward and smiling. Everyone is on a large...

Ben Kynard playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is closing his eyes while turning to the side and is wearing a tan jacket. An...

Ben Kynard playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is turning to the side and is wearing a tan jacket. Al "Delightful De" Bartee is...

Ben Kynard playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is turning to the side and is wearing a tan jacket. Al "Delightful De" Bartee is...

Ben Kynard playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is closing his eyes while turning to the side and is wearing a tan jacket. Al...

Ben Kynard leading a rehearsal at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. He is standing in front of a row of musicians playing saxophones. Everyone is looking at music or up at...

Ben Kynard leading a rehearsal at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Ronnie McFadden is playing saxophone on the left end of a row of saxophone players. Kynard is holding music...

Ben Kynard speaking at an unidentified venue. He is talking into a microphone in his hand. Claude Williams is sitting net to him partially off camera. They are on a stage in front of a blue wall.

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Wright is speaking into a microphone in his hand. They are sitting on chairs on a stage in front of a blue wall.

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Hampton is standing in front speaking into a microphone in his had. The others are sitting on chairs on a stage in...

Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson and Eddie Saunders performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Anderson is playing trumpet while looking up. Saunders is sitting down while playing...

Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson and Elsa Hart posing for a photo at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. They are both smiling and Hart is looking forward. An unidentified man...

Bernard "Step-Buddy" Anderson and Billy G. Moore, Jr., sitting in a restaurant during a show. Anderson is looking at the camera while smiling. Moore is looking to the right and has his hands in the...

Betty Crow and Billie G. Moore, Jr., at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. They are standing with the festival mascot in front of the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Both of them are...

Betty Crow at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Crow is smiling and looking forward. Lori Tucker, Queen Bey, Sharon Thompson, Todd Strait, and Bob Bowman are playing on stage...

Betty Crow, Billie G. Moore Jr., and an unidentified woman at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. The unidentified woman is sitting and looking to the left. Moore is holding chips and beer while...

Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician at an event. Amaro is playing a keyboard behind the other man who is playing trumpet and looking to the side. They are in a room with white walls and...

Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician at an event. Amaro is playing a keyboard and singing into a microphone. The other musician is playing trumpet and looking to the side. They are in a room...

Big John Amaro playing a keyboard at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified bass player and Tommy Ruskin playing drums are in the background. Amaro is singing...

Bill Cox, Tony Bennett, and Betty Crow standing left to right at an unidentified event. Bennett is wearing a white tuxedo and black bow tie. All three are looking at the camera. A crowd is standing...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are playing trumpets, trombones, and...