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Claude "Fiddler" Williams tries out a Mark Wood Viper violin

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams concentrates as he tries out a Mark Wood Viper violin while John Blake provides accompaniment by playing the piano at the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Entertaining the crowd at Phoenix Books

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Two unidentified white women providing entertainment at Phoenix Books' grand opening; one woman is playing a guitar and the other a violin.

Date Published
March-07-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing on stage with Claude Williams and Eddie Davis

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Jay McShann (piano), Claude Williams (violin), and Eddie Davis (saxophone) performing together on stage at an unidentified outdoor event; large trees...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Four unidentified white teenage girls and one unidentified white teenage boy playing violins as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Unidentified white teenage girls playing violins as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event honoring Joseph Boon Gregg.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Three unidentified white girls playing violin and one seated playing cello as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event honoring Joseph Boon...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Five unidentified white teenage girls and one unidentified white teenage boy standing behind music stands playing violins as part of a string ensemble...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Sweet Baby Blues Band guest artists

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Composite photo of four publicity photos of Sweet Baby Blues Band Guest Artists: Charles McPherson, Lockjaw Davis, Papa John Creach, Eddie Vinson; all...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Two musicians performing for children

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Two white male country musicians performing for children (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The men are playing a guitar and...

Date Published
1967
1968
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Unidentified country or bluegrass band performing

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Unidentified country or bluegrass quintet (fiddle, banjo, guitars) playing and singing on a small stage in what looks like a barn-like setting...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Jay McShann Collection
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  • Group portraits
  • Violin

Member of

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (5)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Color photographs (9)
  • Snapshots (9)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • (-) Group portraits (11)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (5)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • Violinists (8)
  • Musical instruments (6)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Musicians (4)
  • String ensembles (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Fiddlers (3)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Country musicians (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Cellists (1)
  • Cello (1)
  • Children (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Hospital beds (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Independent bookstores (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Male musicians (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Women musicians (1)
  • (-) Violin (11)

Subjects, Community

  • Gay liberation (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ events (1)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • Women's bookshops (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Gregg, Joseph Boon, 1913-1995 (4)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (3)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (1)
  • Creach, Papa John (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)

Events

  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Conference (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (4)
  • 2000 (4)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1968 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1992-03-07 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

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