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...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a fiddle near a microphone on stage. Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McCann are...

Jay McShann and Al "Delightful De" Bartee with an unidentified woman posing for a photo at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing on the left and shaking...

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...

Musicians and friends posing for a photo at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jay McShann, Al Bartee, and Elsa Hart. Everyone is looking forward and smiling...

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...