Betty Crow Collection

Lonnie and Ronnie McFadden performing at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Both men are moving their arms and dancing on stage. They are wearing black suit jackets.

Lonnie and Ronnie McFadden performing at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Both men are wearing black suit jackets with red handkerchief. Ronnie is singing into a microphone.

Lonnie and Ronnie McFadden performing at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Both men are moving their arms and dancing on stage. They are wearing black suit jackets.

Lonnie and Ronnie McFadden performing at the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Lonnie is looking to the side while holding a trumpet. Ronnie is playing a...

Marcellus Lee and Henry Hoard performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is playing drums in back. Hoard is holding his saxophone while looking to...

Mike Ning and Mike White at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ning is smiling while playing piano. White is playing saxophone. Others are sitting in front of the stage and...

Musicians and friends posing for a photo at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Ben Kynard, Elsa Hart, Al Bartee, Ronnie McFadden, Betty Crow, Jay McShann...

Ned White and Mike Ning at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. White is playing saxophone while closing his eyes. Ning is playing a keyboard while looking down. Other people...

Ned White singing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. White is wearing a blue shirt and leather jacket. He is holding his saxophone. Bryan Hicks is playing bass in back...

Ned White singing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. White is wearing a blue beret and plaid scarf. He is holding a microphone in one hand while closing his eyes...

Oliver Todd playing piano at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Todd is performing with two unidentified musicians playing a bass and saxophone. The three men...

Oliver Todd Band performing upstairs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Marcellus Lee playing drums, Oliver Todd playing piano, Sam Johnson playing bass...

Orestie "Rusty" Tucker Band at the Orchid Room on 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Rusty Tucker playing trumpet, Arthur Jackson playing saxophone, Bill Jones playing drums...

Ray Reed at a rehearsal at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Reed is speaking into a microphone in his hand. Unidentified musicians are playing saxophone in back.

Ronnie McFadden performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing saxophone in front of Pat Morrissey and an unidentified pianist. They are on a stage in front of a wall...

Ronnie McFadden performing at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. McFadden is moving his arms and dancing on stage. He is wearing a black suit jacket with red handkerchief.

Ronnie McFadden performing at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. McFadden is moving his arms and dancing on stage. He is wearing a black suit jacket with red handkerchief.

Steve Phillips playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Phillips is closing his eyes while playing. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall.

Steve Phillips playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Phillips is closing his eyes while playing. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall.

Three jazz musicians at a rehearsal at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. All three are playing saxophone. Henry Hoard is sitting in the center, looking at music on the stand...

Todd Wilkinson performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a saxophone on stage in front of congas. He is looking forward while playing.

Todd Wilkinson performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is holding a saxophone on stage and singing into a microphone. Unidentified musicians are playing electric...

Todd Wilkinson performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is holding a saxophone on stage in front of congas and unidentified musicians. He is looking to the side.

Todd Wilkinson performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a saxophone on stage in front of people sitting at tables. He is closing his eyes while smiling.

Todd Wilkinson performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is holding a saxophone on stage in front of congas and unidentified musicians. He is looking to the side and...