Betty Crow Collection

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at Martin. Kevin Mahogany is holding a microphone for...

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...

Bob Bowman playing bass at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking down and plucking strings on the bass. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick...

Bob Bowman playing bass at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking down and smiling while plucking strings on the bass. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging...

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 Lisa Henry performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is playing a bass while looking at Henry. Henry is holding a microphone and...

Bryan Hicks and Brian Morahan at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Morahan is playing drums. Hicks is singing into a microphone while playing bass. Various pictures and...

Bryan Hicks and Mike Ning at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is looking down while playing bass. Ning is looking at the camera while playing piano. Various...

Bryan Hicks and Rich Hill at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is playing the bass while looking down. Hill is playing a keyboard while singing and closing his eyes...

Bryan Hicks and Richard Ross performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is looking down while playing bass. Ross is holding a microphone while singing. Various...

Bryan Hicks and Russ Long at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is playing bass and looking backwards. Long is singing into a microphone while playing a keyboard...

Bryan Hicks at the Levee Bar & Grill in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is singing into a microphone while playing bass. An unidentified drummer is on the left. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging...

Bryan Hicks at the Levee Bar & Grill in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is singing into a microphone while playing bass. An unidentified drummer is on the left. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging...

Bryan Hicks at the Levee Bar & Grill in Kansas City, Missouri. Hicks is singing into a microphone while playing bass. An unidentified drummer is on the left. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging...

Carmell Jones soloing on trumpet at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Other musicians on stage from left to right: Arch Martin (partially off camera) holding a trombone...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Blanche Williams, and Bryan Hicks sitting left to right at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. All three are smiling and looking forward. Claude...

Gary Sivils and Bob Branstetter performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Sivils is playing a trumpet with mute directly into a microphone. Branstetter is in back...

James Albright and Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Albright is sitting on a stool and playing bass. Williams is leaning forward while...

Jay McShann and Bobby Branstetter at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is looking down while playing piano. Branstetter is sitting on a stool while playing bass...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Ken Barry standing in back, Mike Ning playing a keyboard, an unidentified man playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City. From left to right: Mike Ning playing a keyboard, an unidentified bass player in back, Ken Barry facing right while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City. From left to right: Mike Ning playing a keyboard, an unidentified bass player in back, Ken Barry facing right while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Mike Ning looking...

Jazz musicians at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin standing near the drums, James Albright in back holding a bass, and Claude "Fiddler"...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right James Albright playing bass in back, Julie Turner holding a microphone while singing...