Betty Crow Collection

Jimmy Witherspoon singing at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Witherspoon is looking to the side while singing into a microphone in his hand. He is...

Jimmy Witherspoon singing into a microphone on stage. He is wearing a suit and looking to the right. Unidentified musicians are playing behind him.

Jimmy Witherspoon singing with unidentified jazz musicians at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Witherspoon is looking forward and singing into a...

Jimmy Witherspoon singing with unidentified jazz musicians at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Witherspoon is looking back at a man playing clarinet...

Jo Jones playing drums. He is wearing a dark suit and looking down at his drum set. Stage lights are shining brightly in the background.

Joe Cartwright and an unidentified woman at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano and the woman is singing into a microphone while smiling. Framed photos...

Joe Cartwright and an unidentified woman at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano and the woman is singing into a microphone while smiling. Framed photos...

Joe Cartwright sitting at a piano. He is wearing a black tuxedo with bowtie. Cartwright is smiling and looking forward.

Joe Cartwright performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is looking down while playing a piano. He is wearing a light blue shirt.

Joe Cartwright performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is looking at music on the piano while playing it with both hands. He is wearing a white shirt and...

Joe Cartwright performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is looking at music on the piano while playing it with both hands. He is wearing a white shirt and...

Joe Cartwright performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano while looking down. He is on a stage in front of a wall covered with poster displays of jazz...

Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing on a keyboard and wearing a white shirt with bowtie. Other people are sitting around the stage...

Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing on a keyboard and wearing a white shirt with bowtie. Other people are sitting around the stage...

Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing on a keyboard and wearing a white shirt with bowtie. Other people are sitting around the stage...

Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing on a keyboard and wearing a white shirt with bowtie. Other people are sitting around the stage...

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is looking down while playing piano.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is singing and looking down while playing piano.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is singing while playing piano. A window sign with the bar name is behind him.

Joe Cartwright at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing piano while grimacing. A table with beer bottles and glasses is in front.

Joe Williams and unidentified musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Williams is standing second from left, holding a microphone. The other musicians are playing piano, saxophone...

Joe Williams and others speaking at a musician forum on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Williams is sitting second from right. The man on the left is standing and the man second from left is...

Joe Williams and others speaking at a musician forum on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Williams is sitting on the right. The man on the left is standing and the man second from left is speaking...

Joe Williams and others speaking at a musician forum on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Williams is sitting second from right. The man on the left is talking into a microphone. Others are sitting...

Joe Williams and others speaking at a musician forum on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Williams is sitting fourth from left. The man on the left is standing and talking into a microphone. Others...