Betty Crow Collection

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...

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side while singing into a microphone in her hand. Amaro is playing a keyboard and smiling at Ray. They are in a room...

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is singing into a microphone while closing her eyes. Amaro is playing a keyboard in the back. Rick Hendricks is playing guitar on the...

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side and smiling while holding a cigarette in her hand. Amaro is sitting at a keyboard with a microphone on top. Two...

Diane "Mama" Ray, Big John Amaro, and an unidentified man performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side and smiling while holding a microphone in her hand. Amaro is sitting at a keyboard in back...

Dr. John performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Big John Amaro is playing piano while singing into a microphone. Several unidentified musicians are playing saxophone behind stands with...

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 man playing bass, and Big John Amaro holding a...