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Marcus Belgrave causes Claude "Fiddler" Williams to laugh

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams laughs as he holds his fiddle and bow in his left hand and stands next to Marcus Belgrave. Marcus has his hand on Claude's...

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

Marcus Belgrave uses the microphone as most of the band plays

Image

Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, points at the audience that is not in the photograph and speaks or sings into a microphone he holds with his other hand...

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

Marcus Belgrave, Charlie Gabriel, and Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Marcus Belgrave, holding a trumpet, and Bill Ensley, saxophonist, wearing bowler hats and burgundy vests, stand on either side of Claude "Fiddler"...

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

Marcus, Claude, and Bill stand together for a photograph as others look on

Image

A photographer stands and bends over a camera from the stage up behind the jazz band on the auditorium floor of a school. Dan Pliskow, double bass...

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

photographs of photographers during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

Image

Blanche and Claude "Fiddler" Williams (and others) during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Quartet of two fiddles, a slide guitar, and a keyboard

Image

Two fiddlers stand on stage facing a seated keyboard player and possibly a slide guitarist with the slide guitar on his lap (all white men). The backs...

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

Quartet of two fiddles, a slide guitar, and a keyboard

Image

Two white male fiddlers stand on stage facing a seated white male keyboard player and possibly a white male slide guitarist with the slide guitar on...

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

Regina Carter performs as part of a quartet for the Merging Generations Concert

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Regina Carter stands center stage playing her fiddle as she performs as part of a quartet for the Merging Generations concert in Sheldon Concert Hall...

Date Published
June-16-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Rehearsal is a little tight in the green room

Image

Keter Betts stands in a closet playing his double bass as he looks down at the Bucky Pizzarelli sitting on a upholstered chair playing his jazz guitar...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Rod Fleeman and Claude "Fiddler" Williams on stage at the National Folk Festival

Image

Rod Fleeman, guitar, stands looking to the right of the photograph as Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks straight out toward the audience and plays his...

Date Published
October-01-1993
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Rod Fleeman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the National Folk Festival

Image

Rod Fleeman, playing guitar; Claude "Fiddler" Williams, playing the fiddle; and Keter Betts, playing a double bass, stand on stage at the National...

Date Published
October-01-1993
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Russ Long and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform at the Old Northeast Festival

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage wearing an overcoat and fedora hat as he plays the fiddle with Russ Long, a keyboard player, who is sitting...

Date Published
October-16-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Saxophonists play as a crowd watches at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute

Image

Unidentified (with news camera), unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Saxophonists play as a crowd watches at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute

Image

Unidentified (in background, mostly obscured), unidentified, unidentified, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white ball cap...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Series of three photographs of Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Blanche Williams blowing up modeling balloons

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In a series of three photographs, Claude "Fiddler" Williams blows up a modeling balloon as he is in a big crowd. Blanche Williams blows up a modeling...

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

Shahid (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Fiddler Williams)

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The original members of The Shahid, a Nation of Islam music group first formed in the 1960s (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Claude...

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sound check

Image

A man wearing a sweater and ball cap, has his back to the camera as he stands on the auditorium floor in front of the stage possibly setting up a...

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

Spencer Barefield and Claude "Fiddler" Williams prepare to perform

Image

Spencer Barefield, jazz guitarist, looks seriously at a piece of music from his music stand that he holds in his hands, as he sits in a barista bar...

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

Statesmen of Jazz gather around the host of the concert in Boca Raton, Florida

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The Statesmen of Jazz stand and sit together around the host at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton...

Date Published
May-16-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Statesmen of Jazz listen to someone speak from the stage

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The Statesmen of Jazz are on stage at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing &...

Date Published
May-16-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Statesmen of Jazz pause to listen to the guitarist take the solo

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The other players in an incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz pause to listen to the guitarist, Bill Wurtzel, take the solo. Jane Jarvis, is seated at...

Date Published
October-12-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Statesmen of Jazz perform in Boca Raton, Florida

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The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida, on May 16, 2000. On the left side of the photograph, Eddie Higgins sits at the baby...

Date Published
May-16-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Statesmen of Jazz perform in Boca Raton, Florida

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The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the...

Date Published
May-16-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform in a church setting

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From stage right, a grand piano sits stage right with Steve Abshire sitting between the piano and the stage apron on a stool playing his jazz guitar...

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

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform in a church setting

Image

From stage right, the stage steps lead up to a grand piano that sits stage right with Steve Abshire sitting between the piano and the stage apron on a...

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

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Member of

  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (223)
  • Betty Crow Collection (32)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (19)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (10)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (290)

Genres

  • Color photographs (246)
  • Group portraits (169)
  • Portrait photographs (96)
  • Snapshots (46)
  • Black & white photographs (44)
  • Gelatin silver prints (44)
  • Publicity photographs (14)
  • Photocopies (7)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (51)
  • 2001-2010 (10)
  • 1961-1970 (3)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (268)
  • African American jazz musicians (267)
  • African American men (234)
  • Men, White (131)
  • Jazz musicians, White (108)
  • Double bassists (104)
  • Guitarists (69)
  • Saxophonists (57)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (42)
  • Trumpet players (37)
  • Violinists (29)
  • Women, White (28)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (26)
  • Keyboard players (25)
  • Pianists (21)
  • Trombonists (20)
  • African American women (19)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (19)
  • Music fans (18)
  • Music audiences (17)
  • Auditoriums (12)
  • Jazz singers (12)
  • Bow ties (10)
  • Jazz festivals (10)
  • Musicians' spouses (9)
  • Blues musicians (8)
  • Harmonica players (8)
  • Schools (8)
  • Women singers (8)
  • Birthdays (7)
  • African American high school students (6)
  • British (6)
  • Blues festivals (5)
  • Mandolinists (5)
  • Music festivals (5)
  • Violin (5)
  • Banjoists (4)
  • Birthday cakes (4)
  • Country musicians (4)
  • African American guitarists (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Bass guitarists (3)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Bowler hats (3)
  • Concerts (3)
  • Older people (3)
  • Older women (3)
  • Wheelchairs (3)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Beverages (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Bluegrass musicians (2)
  • Bottleneck (Guitar playing) (2)
  • Boutonnieres (2)
  • Children--Hospital care (2)
  • Guitar (2)
  • Hospital patients (2)
  • Jukeboxes (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Older men (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Pictures (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Vests (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • African American teenage boys (1)
  • Art (1)
  • Art museums (1)
  • Balloons (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Baseball players (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Breakfasts (1)
  • Children (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • City council members (1)
  • Civil rights workers (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Cowboys (1)
  • Cuff links (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dressing rooms (Performing arts) (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Folk musicians (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Halls of fame (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Hospital beds (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Male musicians (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Music-halls (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Musicians, Cajun (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Music teachers (1)
  • Negro leagues (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Rings (1)
  • Socks (1)
  • Teenage boys (1)
  • (-) Fiddlers (290)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (84)
  • 18th and Vine District (17)
  • Washington (D.C.) (13)
  • St. Louis (Mo.) (11)
  • Boca Raton (Fla.) (7)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (5)
  • New York (N.Y.) (4)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (3)
  • Birmingham (England) (2)
  • Chattanooga (Tenn.) (2)
  • Forty-first Street (New York, N.Y.) (2)
  • Muskogee (Okla.) (2)
  • Burns (Tenn.) (1)
  • Monterey (Calif.) (1)
  • Salina (Kan.) (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (265)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (20)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (15)
  • Gabriel, Charlie, 1932- (14)
  • Pliskow, Dan, 1923-2015 (14)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (13)
  • Betts, Keter (13)
  • Pizzarelli, Bucky (12)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (11)
  • Kessler, Stan (10)
  • Wilder, Joe (10)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (9)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (8)
  • May, Earl, 1927-2008 (8)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (8)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (8)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (7)
  • Masso, George (7)
  • McBeth, Ida (7)
  • Newman, David, 1933-2009 (7)
  • BIssonette, Big Bill (6)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (6)
  • Higgins, Eddie, 1932-2009 (6)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • Abshire, Steve (5)
  • Dodgion, Jerry (5)
  • Fleeman, Rod (5)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (5)
  • McShann, Jay (5)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (5)
  • Saunders, Eddie (5)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (4)
  • Harris, Isaac Jerome (4)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (4)
  • Bartee, Al (3)
  • Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005 (3)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (3)
  • Colombo, Lou (3)
  • Dunn, Gerald (3)
  • Jarvis, Jane (3)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (3)
  • Locke, Eddie (3)
  • Long, Russ (3)
  • Moore, Mary (3)
  • Powell, Benny (3)
  • Tate, Buddy (3)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (3)
  • Wurtzel, BIll (3)
  • Young, Lionel (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (2)
  • Brooks, Alvin L., 1932- (2)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (2)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (2)
  • Ning, Mike (2)
  • Park, Kim (2)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (2)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (2)
  • Bell, Aaron, 1922-2003 (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Carter, Regina (1)
  • Coleman, Ginny (1)
  • Crenshaw, Roscoe (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Dunbar, Ted, 1937-1998 (1)
  • Ellis, Betse (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Faye, Andra (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Fontenot, Allen (1)
  • Gawron, Nate (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glaser, Matt (1)
  • Hall, Regina (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Hicks, Bryan (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Krauss, Alison, 1971- (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Leonard, Jerry (Electric bass player) (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • Lotozo, J. T. (1)
  • Lyttelton, Humphrey, 1921-2008 (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Nasser, Jamil (1)
  • O'Neil, Buck, 1911-2006 (1)
  • Oskar, Lee (1)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Shelton, Ike (1)
  • Solberg, Dick (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Vest, Elsa (1)
  • Wade, Phil (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)

Events

  • "Cultural Exchanges: Jazz and Missouri Fiddling" (2001) (5)
  • 21-Sax Salute (Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (3)
  • K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam (1999) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (2)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (2)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (4th : 2001 : Salina, Kan.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival (2000) (1)
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Conference (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (71)
  • 2000 (58)
  • 1981 (19)
  • 1990 (18)
  • 1998 (14)
  • 1980 (11)
  • 1999-06-16 (11)
  • 2001-09-15 (11)
  • 1971 (10)
  • 1995 (10)
  • 2003-02-11 (9)
  • 1992-10 (8)
  • 1999 (8)
  • 2001-04-08 (8)
  • 2000-05-16 (7)
  • 2001-02-19 (7)
  • 2001-04-10 (7)
  • 2003-02-10 (7)
  • 1991-10 (6)
  • 1992-09 (5)
  • 2001-04-12 (5)
  • 2001-08-11 (5)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 2001-04-13 (4)
  • 1985 (3)
  • 1999-07-17 (3)
  • 1999-10-12 (3)
  • 1999-10-16 (3)
  • 2000-02-21 (3)
  • 2000-05-28 (3)
  • 2000-11-17 (3)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1975 (2)
  • 1993-10-01 (2)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1999-04-01 (2)
  • 1999-07-18 (2)
  • 1999-10-13 (2)
  • 2000-01-22 (2)
  • 2000-07-21 (2)
  • 2000-11-16 (2)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1967-10-31 (1)
  • 1968 (1)
  • 1981-08-01 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1991-02-22 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994-02 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1998-09-11 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 1999-08-06 (1)
  • 1999-11-29 (1)
  • 2000-02-22 (1)
  • 2000-04-15 (1)
  • 2000-05-13 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-22 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2000-12-25 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-04-14 (1)
  • 2001-09-29 (1)
  • 2001-10-12 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2003-01-17 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)
  • 2004 (1)

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