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All play except Marcus Belgrave

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Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, turns his head and smiles at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as Claude plays his fiddle in the center of the stage. Claude's head...

Date Published
April-10-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Announcer keeps things going while Claude "Fiddler" Williams leaves the stage

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A white male announcer stands center stage speaking into a microphone as he looks right toward Claude "Fiddler" Williams who is walking off the stage...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band listens to Bobby Watson and Tyrone Clark play

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The band watches Bobby Watson play an alto saxophone in a tent with open sides. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool in the left foreground...

Date Published
September-15-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band performing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday party

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on one side of the stage with his back to the camera, playing his fiddle, while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band performing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday party

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The white male keyboardist laughs as he looks down at the keyboard he is seated behind. The white male double bass player next to him smiles and...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band playing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams birthday party

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on one side of the stage with his back to the camera while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side of the stage...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band warms up

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In Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, faces away from the...

Date Published
April-13-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Big Bill Bissonnette sits in the green room

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Big Bill Bissonnette smiles at the camera as he sits beside an unidentified colleague in the green room. Both wear vests. The man on the right wears a...

Date Published
April-12-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Big Bill Bissonnette takes the solo

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Big Bill Bissonnette closes his eyes as he takes the trombone solo on stage on the farthest right of the photograph as the other band members check...

Date Published
April-10-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

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Bob Bowman, electric double bass, and Rod Fleeman, guitar, grin across the stage at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as they perform on either side of Claude...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

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Bob Bowman, electric double bass, grins across the stage at Rod Fleeman, guitar, whose right side is to the camera as he bends halfway over toward...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts laugh

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, sits up straight and turns his head toward center stage as he laughs. His body is obscured by a monitor sitting on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and smiles as he stands center stage playing his fiddle at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli crosses his legs bends slightly as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He looks down at the fret board. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He is partially obscured by a monitor on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and looks down at his guitar and performs with...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits, smiles toward Claude, and performs with Claude...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli crosses his legs as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He looks to his left at the other two on the stage play. Claude "Fiddler" Williams...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

Image

Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Charlie Gabriel grabs the hand of Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Charlie Gabriel holds his saxophone with his right hand as he grabs the right hand of Claude "Fiddler" Williams with his left hand. Charlie turns his...

Date Published
April-08-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Clark Terry, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Buddy Tate, and others perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival

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Clark Terry, flugelhorn, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, Buddy Tate, saxophone, and others including a drummer and a trombone player, perform at...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Joe Wilder

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, an unidentified African American saxophone player, and Joe Wilder, trumpet, stand together in front of the food table and...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams and others performing

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams is playing his fiddle on the farthest right-hand side of the photograph. Spencer Barefield, jazz guitarist, Marcus Belgrave...

Date Published
April-08-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004

Member of

  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (123)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (129)

Genres

  • Color photographs (121)
  • Group portraits (100)
  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Photocopies (5)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (4)
  • 1991-2000 (2)

Subjects

  • African American men (129)
  • Jazz musicians (127)
  • African American jazz musicians (124)
  • Fiddlers (118)
  • Jazz musicians, White (107)
  • Double bassists (72)
  • Guitarists (49)
  • Saxophonists (35)
  • Trumpet players (33)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (20)
  • Trombonists (18)
  • Pianists (16)
  • Women, White (16)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (13)
  • Jazz singers (12)
  • Keyboard players (11)
  • Music audiences (11)
  • African American women (10)
  • Auditoriums (10)
  • Music fans (9)
  • African American high school students (6)
  • Birthdays (6)
  • British (6)
  • Schools (6)
  • Jazz festivals (4)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Concerts (3)
  • Older people (3)
  • Older women (3)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Blues festivals (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Music festivals (2)
  • Musicians' spouses (2)
  • Newspapers (2)
  • Older men (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • African American teenage boys (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Boutonnieres (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Neckties (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • (-) Men, White (129)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (22)
  • Washington (D.C.) (11)
  • Boca Raton (Fla.) (7)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (4)
  • Chattanooga (Tenn.) (2)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (17)
  • Pliskow, Dan, 1923-2015 (15)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (12)
  • Betts, Keter (12)
  • Gabriel, Charlie, 1932- (12)
  • Kessler, Stan (12)
  • Pizzarelli, Bucky (12)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (11)
  • BIssonette, Big Bill (7)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (7)
  • Masso, George (7)
  • Newman, David, 1933-2009 (7)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (7)
  • Wilder, Joe (7)
  • Higgins, Eddie, 1932-2009 (6)
  • May, Earl, 1927-2008 (6)
  • McBeth, Ida (6)
  • McShann, Jay (6)
  • Saunders, Eddie (6)
  • Abshire, Steve (5)
  • Dodgion, Jerry (5)
  • Fleeman, Rod (5)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (4)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (4)
  • Harris, Isaac Jerome (4)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (4)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (3)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (3)
  • Colombo, Lou (3)
  • Dunn, Gerald (3)
  • Gunther, Paul (3)
  • Locke, Eddie (3)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (3)
  • Dennis, Fats (2)
  • Montgomery, Little Brother, 1906-1985 (2)
  • Park, Kim (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (2)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (2)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Glaser, Matt (1)
  • Jarvis, Jane (1)
  • Johnson, Floyd, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Leonard, Jerry (Electric bass player) (1)
  • Lotozo, J. T. (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Nasser, Jamil (1)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Powell, Benny (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Wurtzel, BIll (1)
  • (-) Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (129)

Events

  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (38)
  • 2000 (37)
  • 1998 (12)
  • 2001-09-15 (10)
  • 1981 (8)
  • 1990 (7)
  • 2000-05-16 (7)
  • 2001-04-10 (7)
  • 2003-02-11 (7)
  • 1971 (6)
  • 2001-04-08 (6)
  • 2003-02-10 (6)
  • 1980 (4)
  • 2001-04-13 (4)
  • 2000-11-17 (3)
  • 1993-10-01 (2)
  • 1999-10-16 (2)
  • 2000-07-21 (2)
  • 1981-08-01 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1999-08-06 (1)
  • 1999-10-12 (1)
  • 2000-05-28 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2001-02-19 (1)
  • 2001-04-12 (1)

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