Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McShann sitting in the audience at Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are sitting in the center, behind two women. They are smiling and...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee sitting with Dorothy Donegan and an unidentified woman at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is wearing a black suit. The two women are looking at the...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee talking with Dorothy Donegan at the Allis Plaza Hotel. Both are sitting on a purple plush couch and smiling. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest. Donegan is...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee standing next to Dorothy Donegan at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are looking up and smiling. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest. Donegan...

Audience sitting at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man wearing a brown sweater is playing a white piano in the corner. The back wall is...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jay McShann is at the piano on the...

Belinda Womack singing at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Womack is wearing a black dress with gold jewelry. She has a tag that reads "Total Jazz Experience /...

Ben Kynard and Marcellus Lee at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is standing in the center, wearing a blue suit and laughing. Lee is standing on the right...

Ben Kynard and Oliver Todd at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is standing and looking to the right. He is wearing a blue suit and smiling. Todd is standing...

Betty Crow with Dorothy Donegan at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Crow is sitting on the right, wearing a red suit and black scarf. Donegan is wearing a Chanel hat. Both women are...

Big Joe Turner performing at a show. He is playing piano while looking up toward a microphone. He is wearing a suit and closing his eyes while smiling.

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 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...

Billy G. Moore, Jr. and Oliver Todd at the Elder Statesmen Awards in Kansas City, Missouri. Moore is looking down at Todd and smiling while placing a hand on his shoulder. They are standing in front...

Billy Meynier and James Albright performing at Majestic Steak House on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri. Meynier is playing keyboard while looking down and to the side. Albright is smiling and...

Billy Meynier and Russ Godbey at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Meynier is looking down while playing a keyboard. Godbey is closing his eyes while playing saxophone...

Billy Meynier performing at Majestic Steak House on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking forward while playing a keyboard behind James Albright playing bass.

Bob Branstetter and Joe Cartwright performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is looking to the side while playing bass. Cartwright is playing a keyboard...

Bob Branstetter and Russ Long performing at the Sunset Grill on Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kansas. Branstetter is playing bass while looking down at music. Long is playing a keyboard. They are...

Bob Wilson Trio performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: an unidentified man playing drums, Bob Wilson playing piano, and an unidentified playing guitar. They are wearing plaid jackets...

Bram Wijnand and Tommy Ruskin performing at an unidentified venue. Wijinand is playing piano while looking at Ruskin who is playing drums.