Betty Crow Collection

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...

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...

Claude Williams and David Daahoud Williams performing at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Claude is standing on the left, wearing a blue suit. David is...

Claude Williams and David Daahoud Williams performing at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Claude is sitting in a chair facing away from the camera while...

Claude Williams at an unidentified venue. He is wearing a leather jacket while sitting on a stage in front of a blue wall.

Claude Williams performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. He is closing his eyes while playing the fiddle. George Spaits is playing bass partially off camera on the left. They...

Claude Williams playing fiddle for an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is wearing a brown leather jacket and pants and is smiling while playing. An...

Claude Williams playing fiddle during a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is looking down while playing. He is wearing a blue suit. Other people are...

Claude Williams playing fiddle during a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is facing away from the camera while playing. He is wearing a blue suit.

Claude Williams speaking at an unidentified venue. He is talking into a microphone in his hand. He is sitting on a chair on a stage in front of a blue wall.

Claude Williams speaking at an unidentified venue. He is talking into a microphone in his hand. He is sitting on a chair on a stage in front of a blue wall.

Claude Williams with unidentified musicians at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is wearing a brown leather jacket and pants and is turning to the side...

Claude Williams with unidentified musicians at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is wearing a brown leather jacket and pants and is turning to the side...

Colorful rooftops in a town in the Virgin Islands. A multi-color tiled roof is in front of another building with white wooden siding and a blue panel roof.

Construction at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Painted wooden planks are strewn across the floor.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Three unidentified men are installing dark blue insulation on the rooftop.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is operating an industrial crane used to lift a rooftop unit.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is looking over the roof as an air conditioning unit is being lifted up.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A rooftop air conditioning unit is being lifted by canvas straps on all corners with a crane off camera. An...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Three unidentified men are walking across the roof. Two plastic containers filled with roofing tar are being used...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Several unidentified man are adjusting a metal and wooden mount for a new air conditioning unit.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is taking measurements of a wooden and metal mount for a new air conditioning unit.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A rooftop air conditioning unit is being attached to a wooden and metal mount on the roof. Two unidentified men...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A rooftop air conditioning unit is being lowered onto the roof. It is hanging from straps attached to a crane off...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A rooftop air conditioning unit is being lowered onto the roof. It is hanging from straps attached to a crane off...