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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays with Luqman Hamza and Rusty Tucker

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On the left side of the photograph at an unidentified venue, possibly the Mutual Musicians Foundation, Musicians Local 627, in Kansas City, Missouri, 18th and Vine district, of wood paneled walls and a low ceiling, Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks to the left as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle. In the center of the photograph, Luqman Hamza can be seen above a Hammond B3 organ as he grins at Claude. Rusty Tucker looks over to Claude as he plays a drum set on the right side of the photograph. The upper left-hand corner of the photograph is broken off.
Date Published
1961
1970
Subjects
Jazz musicians
African American men
Fiddlers
Organists
Drummers (Musicians)
African American jazz musicians
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

No date; likely 1960s

Stamped on the verso in black ink, "Fambrough "Foto."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print ; 10 x 12 cm
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-230.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Snapshots
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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