Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jim Mair at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is playing drums while smiling. Mair is playing saxophone while closing his eyes. They are in...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet and facing to the right, Speedy Huggins sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet and facing to the right, Speedy Huggins sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Kevin Mahogany standing and facing the right, Tyrone Clark playing bass, and an unidentified man playing...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Speedy Huggins sitting at the piano, Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet while holding it at a...

Joe Cartwright and an unidentified woman at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano and the woman is singing into a microphone while smiling. Framed photos...

Joe Cartwright and an unidentified woman at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano and the woman is singing into a microphone while smiling. Framed photos...

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is looking down while playing piano.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is singing and looking down while playing piano.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is singing while playing piano. A window sign with the bar name is behind him.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano while grimacing. A table with beer bottles and glasses is in front.

Kevin Mahogany and Tyrone Clark at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Mahogany is singing into a microphone and closing his eyes. Clark is playing bass and looking to the side...

Lucky Wesley at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Wesley is holding a bass and looking to the side. An unidentified man is sitting at the piano. Other people are sitting in...

Marcellus Lee at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is singing while playing the piano. A window with the bar name is behind him.

Richard Ross and Speedy Huggins at The Phoenix at 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Ross is standing on the left, wearing a dark shirt. Both men are looking at performers on stage.

Richard Ross and Speedy Huggins at The Phoenix at 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Ross is standing on the left, wearing a dark shirt. Both men are looking at performers on stage.

Rusty Tucker at The Phoenix at 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Tucker is holding his bass and looking forward and smiling. Large glass windows in back look out on the downtown area.

Todd Strait and Bob Bowman at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Strait is playing drums and looking up at Bowman who is playing bass. They are in front of a glass window with a...