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Publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Image

Publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams. He is looking forward and smiling while holding his fiddle and bow in both hands. He is wearing a dark...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Rehearsal is a little tight in the green room

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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

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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)

Image

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

Singing is also required sometimes

Image

Charlie Gabriel, saxophone, Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, and Big Bill Bissonnette, trombone, all grin as they sing into a microphone held by Marcus in...

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

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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

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

Image

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

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing on stage with Steve Abshire, guitar, inside a church. Claude wears a brown leather suit as he stands center stage...

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

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams stand after a performance in a church setting

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the audience from center stage as he stands, holds his fiddle waist high, tucked under his right arm, and his bow...

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

Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams wearing suit.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams holding double-neck guitar.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Todd Bolton and Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at a photograph together

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Todd Bolton looks over at a photograph that Claude "Fiddler" Williams is looking at and holding in his hands as they sit at a table in a kitchen...

Date Published
February-10-2003
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)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (303)

Genres

  • Color photographs (256)
  • Group portraits (174)
  • Portrait photographs (105)
  • Snapshots (62)
  • Black & white photographs (47)
  • Gelatin silver prints (47)
  • Publicity photographs (15)
  • Photocopies (7)

Time Periods

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

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)
  • Dance orchestras (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)
  • Musicians (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)
  • Bee, Clarence (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 (304)

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)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 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)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1940 (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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