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

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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

Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Dunn, Bobby Watson, Tyrone Clark and Chris Clarke play

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen is nearly out of the left side of the photograph in the foreground playing a soprano saxophone and wearing a fedora hat. A trumpet can...

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

Alison Krauss and Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Alison Krauss smiles as she stands next to Claude "Fiddler" Williams at Carnegie Hall. Claude points at the camera as he smiles. He wears a tuxedo.

Date Published
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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

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

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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

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

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on the right side of the photograph beside Alvin Brooks, and laughs as Alvin speaks into a microphone on the occasion...

Date Published
February-21-2000
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

Banners used for advertising in Birmingham, England

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A close-up photograph of two banners hanging on the exterior of the Birmingham Strathallan Hotel, 225 Hagley Road in Birmingham, England. The top...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Ben Kynard speaking

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Ben Kynard speaking at an unidentified venue. He is talking into a microphone in his hand. Claude Williams is sitting net to him partially off camera...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Wright is speaking into a microphone in his hand. They are sitting on chairs on...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Hampton is standing in front speaking into a microphone in his...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow 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

Blanche Williams' husband, Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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In a double photograph, Claude "Fiddler" Williams' promotional photograph on the left of him holding up his fiddle with the body on a table he is...

Date Published
2001
2004
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

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

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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

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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

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

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Member of

  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (228)
  • Betty Crow Collection (39)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (12)
  • Jay McShann Collection (11)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (5)
  • Allan Bell Collection (5)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • (-) photographs (303)

Genres

  • Color photographs (256)
  • Group portraits (173)
  • Portrait photographs (104)
  • Snapshots (62)
  • Black & white photographs (46)
  • Gelatin silver prints (46)
  • Publicity photographs (15)
  • Photocopies (7)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (52)
  • 1971-1980 (8)
  • 1961-1970 (4)
  • 2001-2010 (4)
  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (292)
  • African American jazz musicians (291)
  • Fiddlers (265)
  • African American men (250)
  • Men, White (129)
  • Jazz musicians, White (112)
  • Double bassists (102)
  • Guitarists (61)
  • Saxophonists (58)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (43)
  • Trumpet players (38)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (27)
  • Violinists (27)
  • Pianists (24)
  • Women, White (24)
  • African American women (22)
  • Trombonists (20)
  • Keyboard players (19)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (19)
  • Jazz singers (16)
  • Music audiences (16)
  • Music fans (16)
  • Auditoriums (12)
  • Bow ties (10)
  • Musicians' spouses (10)
  • Jazz festivals (8)
  • Schools (8)
  • Women singers (8)
  • Birthdays (7)
  • African American high school students (6)
  • British (6)
  • African American musicians (5)
  • Birthday cakes (5)
  • Musical instruments (4)
  • Piano (4)
  • Violin (4)
  • African American guitarists (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Birthday parties (3)
  • Blues festivals (3)
  • Boutonnieres (3)
  • Bowler hats (3)
  • Concerts (3)
  • Music festivals (3)
  • Older people (3)
  • Older women (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Teenage boys (3)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Beverages (2)
  • Harmonica players (2)
  • Jukeboxes (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Newspapers (2)
  • Older men (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Pictures (2)
  • Posters (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Tables (2)
  • Vests (2)
  • Wheelchairs (2)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • African American teenage boys (1)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Art (1)
  • Art museums (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Balloons (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Baseball players (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Blues musicians (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Breakfasts (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • City council members (1)
  • Civil rights workers (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Cuff links (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Dressing rooms (Performing arts) (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Halls of fame (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Lamps (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Music-halls (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Music teachers (1)
  • Neckties (1)
  • Negro leagues (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Photographs (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Racially mixed children (1)
  • Rings (1)
  • Socks (1)
  • Sofas (1)
  • Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) (1)
  • Trees (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (79)
  • 18th and Vine District (17)
  • Washington (D.C.) (13)
  • St. Louis (Mo.) (10)
  • Boca Raton (Fla.) (7)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (6)
  • 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)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (20)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (16)
  • Gabriel, Charlie, 1932- (15)
  • McShann, Jay (15)
  • Pliskow, Dan, 1923-2015 (15)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (14)
  • Betts, Keter (13)
  • Kessler, Stan (12)
  • Pizzarelli, Bucky (12)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (10)
  • Wilder, Joe (10)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (10)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (8)
  • May, Earl, 1927-2008 (8)
  • Saunders, Eddie (8)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (8)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (7)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (7)
  • BIssonette, Big Bill (7)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (7)
  • Masso, George (7)
  • McBeth, Ida (7)
  • Newman, David, 1933-2009 (7)
  • Higgins, Eddie, 1932-2009 (6)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • Abshire, Steve (5)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • Dodgion, Jerry (5)
  • Dunn, Gerald (5)
  • Fleeman, Rod (5)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (5)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (5)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (4)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (4)
  • Harris, Isaac Jerome (4)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (4)
  • Bartee, Al (3)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (3)
  • Colombo, Lou (3)
  • Gunther, Paul (3)
  • Jarvis, Jane (3)
  • Locke, Eddie (3)
  • Long, Russ (3)
  • Moore, Mary (3)
  • Powell, Benny (3)
  • Tate, Buddy (3)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (3)
  • Wurtzel, BIll (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (2)
  • Brooks, Alvin L., 1932- (2)
  • Dennis, Fats (2)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (2)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (2)
  • Montgomery, Little Brother, 1906-1985 (2)
  • Ning, Mike (2)
  • Park, Kim (2)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (2)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (2)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (2)
  • Wright, Dick, 1931-1999 (2)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer IV (1)
  • Bell, Aaron, 1922-2003 (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Coleman, Ginny (1)
  • Crawford, Johnny, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Crenshaw, Roscoe (1)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Dunbar, Ted, 1937-1998 (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glaser, Matt (1)
  • Hall, Regina (1)
  • Hampton, Dean (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Hicks, Bryan (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Johnson, Floyd, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Krauss, Alison, 1971- (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)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Rustin, Alice Betty (1)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (1)
  • Vest, Elsa (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • (-) Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (303)

Events

  • 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)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival (2000) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (1)
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Conference (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (66)
  • 2000 (54)
  • 1971 (19)
  • 1981 (19)
  • 1990 (18)
  • 1980 (15)
  • 2001-09-15 (15)
  • 1998 (14)
  • 1995 (11)
  • 1999-06-16 (10)
  • 2003-02-11 (9)
  • 1992-10 (8)
  • 1999 (8)
  • 2001-04-08 (8)
  • 2001-04-10 (8)
  • 2000-05-16 (7)
  • 2001-02-19 (7)
  • 2003-02-10 (7)
  • 1961 (6)
  • 1991-10 (6)
  • 1994-03 (6)
  • 1992-09 (5)
  • 2001-04-12 (5)
  • 2001-04-13 (5)
  • 1965 (4)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 1999-10-12 (3)
  • 1999-10-16 (3)
  • 2000-02-21 (3)
  • 2000-05-28 (3)
  • 2000-11-17 (3)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1975 (2)
  • 1985 (2)
  • 1993-10-01 (2)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1999-04-01 (2)
  • 1999-07-17 (2)
  • 1999-10-13 (2)
  • 2000-01-22 (2)
  • 2000-07-21 (2)
  • 2000-11-16 (2)
  • 2001-04-14 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1981-08-01 (1)
  • 1985-01-12 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1991-02-22 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994-02 (1)
  • 1997-04-10 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1998-09-11 (1)
  • 1999-02-13 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 1999-08-06 (1)
  • 1999-09-26 (1)
  • 2000-02-22 (1)
  • 2000-05-13 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2000-12-25 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-09-29 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2003-01-17 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)
  • 2004 (1)

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