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Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Todd Bolton

Image

Todd Bolton smiles and stands by the seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. Claude's violin case...

Date Published
February-10-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Todd Bolton get ready to perform

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Todd Bolton smiles and stands by the seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. Claude's violin case...

Date Published
February-10-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Blue Room

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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

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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

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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 at the Levee, sitting with his wife, Blanche

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams takes a break from performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, by sitting at a table with...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly as he plays his fiddle at the Merging Generations Concert

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly and smiles slightly as he stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bows

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bows as he holds his fiddle by the neck in his left hand and holds his bow in his right hand. An audience member, seated on...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he leans and plays his fiddle

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and bends slightly to the right as he plays his fiddle between a chair and a microphone in front of drapes. His eyes...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he plays

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, closes his eyes as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, slanted photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he plays next to a smiling drummer

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he stands on the left side of the photograph and draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle. An...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he plays with a piano play in a living room

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes tight and crosses his leg as he sits in a chair playing a fiddle. Beside him is an unidentified white man...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams eats his breakfast

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a dining table and looks down at a bowl of cereal he is eating, which sits on a floral placemat along with a piece...

Date Published
May-13-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoying himself in the Blue Room

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a table on the lower level of the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as he walks by the baby grand piano holding his fiddle and bow in his left hand as he performs at the...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as he walks by the baby grand piano holding his fiddle and bow in his left hand as he performs at the...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the camera as he stands on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, snapping his...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams entertains along with others

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Left to right: Big Bill Bissonnette, trombone, from his right side; Jerome "Scrooge" Harris, drums, looking down and wearing a hat; Charlie Gabriel...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams entertains patrons

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from behind the stage, stands and plays his fiddle as he performs for patrons at round tables with white tablecloths. There...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he 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 furrows his brow as he performs with his fiddle

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In a close-up photograph, Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and furrows his brow as he draws his bow across his fiddle during a performance. A...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams gets the microphone next

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands in the center of a school auditorium stage performing on his fiddle. Marcus Belgrave walks toward Claude with a...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams gives a slight smile as he performs

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams gives a slight smile as he performs

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins and pumps his fist at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams has a big grin on his face as he takes a little side step on stage, pumps the fist of his right hand, and holds his bow and...

Date Published
1991
2000
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)
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  • Neckties (1)
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  • Photographs (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
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  • 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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