Betty Crow Collection

Betty Crow and Al "Delightful De" Bartee at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Crow is wearing a purple jacket. Bartee is wearing a brown jacket and vest. Both are looking...

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...

Dorothy Donegan and Al "Delightful De" Bartee signing autographs at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Donegan is wearing a Chanel hat. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest...

Dorothy Donegan signing an autograph for an unidentified woman at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Elsa Hart and Al "Delightful De" Bartee are standing nearby. Donegan is wearing a...

Dwight Foster and Al "Delightful De" Bartee with unidentified performers at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Foster and Bartee are standing in the center back wearing tuxedos...

Dwight Foster and Al "Delightful De" Bartee performing at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Foster is looking forward while playing saxophone. Bartee is looking to the side while playing...

Dwight Foster and Al "Delightful De" Bartee performing at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Foster is looking to the side while playing saxophone. Bartee is looking to the side while...

Elsa Hart, Al "Delightful De" Bartee, an unidentified woman, and Billie G. Moore, Jr., sitting at a table with drinks. Hart is talking to Bartee and Moore is looking forward while raising a drink and...

Four musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The man on the left is playing trumpet while facing left. A man, likely Al Bartee, sits playing a drum set. A man...

Gerald Dunn playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. People are sitting and standing around the stage, watching Dunn and talking. Al "Delightful...

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 and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Carmell Jones wearing a white cap, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Carmell Jones wearing a white cap, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Milt Abel standing and wearing a tan jacket, Al "Delightful De" Bartee sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians performing at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. From left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Kevin Mahogany singing, Carmell Jones sitting and holding a trumpet, Al "Delightful...

Jazz musicians performing at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. From left to right: Milt Abel playing bass, Carmell Jones playing trumpet, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Eddie Saunders...

Jazz musicians performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Dwight Foster looking down while playing electric guitar, Sonny Kenner closing his eyes while playing electric guitar, and Al...

Jazz musicians performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Sonny Kenner playing electric guitar, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, and Horace Washington holding a saxophone while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Eddie Saunders playing saxophone...

Jazz musicians performing at the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Eddie Saunders playing saxophone...

Jazz musicians performing at the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Eddie Saunders playing saxophone, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums...

Jazz musicians performing at the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Eddie Saunders playing saxophone, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums...