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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a fiddle near a microphone on...

Date Published
September-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing with the Statesmen of Jazz

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing on stage with an incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz with Jane Jarvis, seated at the piano on the farthest left...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing with the Statesmen of Jazz

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing on stage with an incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz with Jane Jarvis, seated at the piano on the farthest left...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends his knees and smiles as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Ross, singer...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends toward his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway is...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee with Larry Holloway

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee with Larry Holloway

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at West End Gate

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as the plays his fiddle on the stage of the West End Gate bar in New York, N.Y. An unidentified...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs by playing jazz on his fiddle at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs for students

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African American and white students sit in rows of chairs in an auditorium watching Claude "Fiddler" Williams listen to an unidentified white female...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs for students

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African American and white students sit in rows of chairs in an auditorium watching Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform with an unidentified white...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs for students

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African American and white students sit in rows of chairs in an auditorium watching Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform with another, white female...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs in a church setting

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs on a stage in a church setting as he wears a suit of brown leather. A double bass lays on the floor on its side...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs in the Savoy Lounge

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on barstool as he plays his fiddle and performs at the Savoy Lounge, 355 W. 41st Street in the Manhattan borough in New...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs on stage with fiddler Jonathan Blake and others

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An unidentified white male pianist, farthest left in the photograph, sits diagonally on the piano bench, turns his body toward the keys, and closes...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs on stage with fiddler, Matt Glaser

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and faces the center of the stage as he plays his fiddle with a fiddler Matt Glaser and a group of unidentified white...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with a band at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends toward his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway is...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with a band at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams moves his feet and leans into the music as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with Frank Smith in a quartet

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Frank Smith, piano, on the left side of the photograph, turns his head to looks seriously at the photographer as he plays a piano he is seated at...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with Larry Holloway at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams seems to take a dance step as he plays his fiddle while performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with Larry Holloway at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams seems to take a dance step as he plays his fiddle while performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City...

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)
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  • Christmas (1)
  • City council members (1)
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  • Dressing rooms (Performing arts) (1)
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  • Music--Awards (1)
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  • Musicians, Cajun (1)
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  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Promoters (1)
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  • 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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