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"Stuff" Smith

Image

Publicity photo of "Stuff" Smith holding a violin under one arm and looking forward while smiling. Smith is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

Image

Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured), an unidentified fiddler, and...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

Image

An unidentified guitarist, Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured)...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing flute with a violin student

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his right, plays a flute while teaching an seated unidentified female violin student at the Charlie Parker Academy in Kansas City...

Date Published
1975
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Fiddler Williams, and George Benson visiting Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, George Benson stand in front of a wall of photographs of members and performers at...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alvin Brooks helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 92nd birthday

Image

Alvin Brooks, eyes closed, speaks into a microphone as he stands with his arm around the shoulder of Claude "Fiddler" Williams at Fiddler's 92nd...

Date Published
February-21-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Watson and Claude "Fiddler Williams at Claude "Fiddler" Williams' 93rd birthday

Image

Bobby Watson, with pony tail and holding an alto saxophone, smiles to his left at Claude" Fiddler" Williams who is playing the fiddle with his eyes...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Watson helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 93rd birthday

Image

Bobby Watson holds an alto saxophone and smiles to his left at Claude "Fiddler" Williams closing his eyes and playing the fiddle at the Blue Room...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Buck Clayton with Big Joe Turner and others

Image

Joe Turner singing on stage with Buck Clayton, Stuff Smith on violin and Jimmy Woode on bass in Paris, France.

Date Published
1965
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing in front of a wooden barn. Williams is wearing a dark jacket and looking forward.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing against a wall with floral wallpaper, holding a violin under one arm and looking forward while smiling. Williams is...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Blue Room

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the photographer as he plays a fiddle into a microphone from 710 Talk Radio at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. A...

Date Published
August-05-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Gem Theater

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands, smiles, and pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a checked suit, looks down as he plays a fiddle during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-16-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays a fiddle

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings as he pulls a bow across an amplified fiddle at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He is wearing a...

Date Published
October-25-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams turns 92

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays the fiddle at Club Mardi Gras for his 92nd Birthday. He's wearing a striped suit and looks down at the bow crossing...

Date Published
February-21-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams turns 93

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams is smiling as he speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a drawing of himself playing the fiddle that. The...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Blanche Williams and Mike Fitzgerald at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a fedora and holding a violin and bow in his left hand, waves as Mike Fitzgerald hands him the Jazz Ambassador...

Date Published
July-21-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Little Hatch, Millage Gilbert, and Debbie Dennis at the Gem Theater

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles while looking down as he stands to the right of a seated Little Hatch wearing a printed tuxedo, bowtie, and a fedora...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude Williams playing violin

Image

Claude Williams playing violin; poster of a 19th century man in a hat behind him; unknown location.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Echoes of Erin with Ahmad Alaadeen at Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, jamming with Echoes of Erin, a group of musicians from Ireland, at Mutual Musicians Foundation in...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Fiddler takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

Image

Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, and Tyrone Clark (bass) listen to the fiddler take the solo during...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Harmonica player takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

Image

An unidentified guitarist, mostly out of frame, Chris Clarke (piano, mostly obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Image

Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne sit and talk during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz...

Date Published
July-20-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

Image

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

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  • African American jazz musicians
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Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (12)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (12)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (3)
  • Betty Crow Collection (2)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (37)

Genres

  • Group portraits (24)
  • Color photographs (19)
  • Black & white photographs (18)
  • Gelatin silver prints (18)
  • Portrait photographs (13)
  • Snapshots (13)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (15)
  • 2001-2010 (9)
  • 1981-1990 (5)
  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (2)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (32)
  • Fiddlers (22)
  • Saxophonists (19)
  • African American men (17)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Guitarists (7)
  • Harmonica players (6)
  • Pianists (6)
  • Keyboard players (5)
  • Violin (5)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (4)
  • African American guitarists (3)
  • Banjoists (3)
  • Blues festivals (3)
  • Jazz festivals (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Music festivals (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • Cruise ships (2)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Advertising (1)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Blues musicians (1)
  • City council members (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Guitar players (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Musicians' spouses (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (37)
  • (-) Violinists (37)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (12)
  • 18th and Vine District (5)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (22)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (11)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (4)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Creach, Papa John (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (2)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (2)
  • Smith, Stuff (2)
  • Vinson, Eddie (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Brooks, Alvin L., 1932- (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Turner, Joe, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • Woode, Jimmy (1)

Events

  • "Cultural Exchanges: Jazz and Missouri Fiddling" (2001) (5)
  • 21-Sax Salute (Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (2)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (2)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (1)

Date Published

  • 2001-08-11 (5)
  • 1991 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 2001-02-19 (3)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1971 (2)
  • 1975 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1992-10 (2)
  • 2000-01-22 (2)
  • 2000-02-21 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1998-09-11 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-21 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)

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