Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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: Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins and pumps his fist as he takes a side step as he performs at the Levee; 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 fiddle down by his leg with his left hand. Larry Holloway, double bass, is blurred playing behind Claude. Claude completely obscures the man standing behind him who is likely Richard Ross, jazz singer, clapping his hands. Another unidentified man's head is mostly out of the photograph on the left side, possibly a audience member at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he holds his fiddle ready to play; Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks forward and grins as he prepares to play. He holds his fiddle under his chin and his bow down by his side. The body of a double bass and a hand of the bass player is visible behind Claude. Claude and the double bassist stand between a grand piano and a drum set., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams handprints in cement; A frame of cement with the handprints pushed into the cement of Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame upon the occasion of his induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Signed below the impressions of his hands, "Claude Fiddler Williams.", 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams has the spotlight; Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes so tight that his face grimaces as he draws his bow across his fiddle in the spotlight of a dark stage. Only his fiddle, his face, and a jazz guitar on the right side of the photograph are luminated. The spotlight is in the photograph toward the upper right-hand corner., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds a pipe in his mouth as he sits with a friend; Claude "Fiddler" Williams while sitting at a table wearing casual clothing, leans his head toward the head of an unidentified African American woman who is seating next to him. She grins as he holds a pipe in his mouth with his left hand. He also holds a lit cigarette between his fingers on his left hand. A Shaefer beer can, pack of cigarettes and a backgammon board sit on the table. There are houseplants standing behind them. There is a round electric clock on the wall behind them with decorative rods circling the face., No date; likely early 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds up the keys to a Cadillac on the street; Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds up the keys to a Cadillac Fleetwood that is parked on the street as he stands with his back to 215 and 217 SE 8th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, in front of the Topeka Performing Arts Center before the Topeka Jazz Festival., May 28, 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams rests his right foot on a low brick wall and leans his left elbow on his bent knee as he smiles into the camera for a publicity photograph. He stands in a park-like setting with a large house or hotel behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CLAUDE 'The Fiddler' WILLIAMS, ALBUM "KANSAS CITY GIANTS" (BEAR 25), BIG BEAR RECORDS 1090 Monument Road Birmingham B16 8UU England. 021 454 7020. BIG BEAR RECORDS. DENMAN REPROS. Tel. nott'm. 43257.", No date; likely 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the camera as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot publicity photograph., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as he pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, publicity photograph. A publicity photograph of a woman singing is visible over his left shoulder., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes tight as he draws the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot photograph., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Printed on a label attached to the bottom back center of the photograph, "Hans Harzheim, 4 Düsseldorf 30, Postfach 32 04 73, Postscheck Karlsruhe 1149 97-750."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams from his left side, smiles forward as he holds his fiddle waist high with his left hand. A open lid of a grand piano is behind and in front of him., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams from his right side, smiles as he draws the bow across the strings of his fiddle. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Claude "Fiddler" Williams., No date; likely early 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Printed on a label attached to the back of the photograph, "Please credit photography by Russ Dantzler phone 212 586-8125."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and smiles at the camera as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a publicity photograph., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph; Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Only the peg box, neck, and upper bout of his fiddle are visible in the lower right-hand corner of the photograph as well as the frog of his bow. He has a damaged front tooth. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CLAUDE FIDDLER WILLIAMS." Printed in handwritten script along the line of his suit on the right-side of the photograph, is the signature of the photographer, "Nancy Miller Elliott.", No date; likely early 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a tuxedo with a bandaged finger; Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a table wearing a light-colored tuxedo with a bow tie and a boutonniere. He holds out his left hand and smiles as if he's telling a story. His right hand rests on the table with his index finger bandaged and two rings; one on his ring finger and one on his pinky finger. He also wears cuff links., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams is happy about his 95th birthday cake; Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as someone holds his 95th birthday cake in front of his chest. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 11, 2003, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams is presented a cake for his 95th birthday while he is on stage; Claude "Fiddler" Williams, with his side to the camera, stands and smiles holding his fiddle as an unidentified white woman stands beside him presenting him with a birthday cake celebrating his 95th birthday. An unidentified African American man grins as he peeks just above the woman to see the cake. The white male keyboard player's head is obscured by a music stand as he sits at a keyboard. An unidentified white woman at the front center of the stage faces away from Claude. Three different saxophones sit on the stage in saxophone holders. Todd Bolton stands off stage holding a microphone at chest level and also turned to listen to Claude. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 11, 2003, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams is presented with a birthday cake as he stands on stage; Claude "Fiddler" Williams, with his side to the camera, speaks to someone across the stage that is out of the photograph as an unidentified white woman stands beside him presenting him with a birthday cake celebrating his 95th birthday. An unidentified African American man grins across the stage as he stands in the back corner with his hands behind his back. The unidentified white male keyboard player lifts his head to listen to Claude. An unidentified white woman stands at the front center of the stage behind a music stand and turns her head to smile at Claude. Three different saxophones sit on the stage in saxophone holders. Todd Bolton stands off stage holding a microphone at chest level and also turned to listen to Claude. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 11, 2003, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams is presented with the 1998 Master Artist award by the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts; Claude "Fiddler" Williams and an unidentified white man stand in front of a sculpted bust of President George Washington in the White House in Washington, D.C. as Claude has been presented with the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Art Master Artist for 1998. He holds up the framed certificate and grins at the camera. The man looks down at the certificate. Claude wears a boutonnière., 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams is wearing his Santa Claus socks on Christmas morning; Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends forward in an easy chair to point at the Santa Claus head that is embroidered on the side of his sock. The words "Ho Ho Ho" are knitted into the sock. He turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. He wears pajamas and a robe. The date, "12 25 '00," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., December 25, 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams jams with two guitarists; Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits a bit sideways in a folding chair jamming with two seated, unidentified white male guitarists. Someone stands on the left side of the photograph mostly out of the picture. A table behind the three musicians has a paper blue tablecloth and the instruments cases on it., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams leans as he plays his amplified fiddle; Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly to the right as he plays his fiddle with an amplification cord from the fiddle to the power source on the floor. A grand piano is behind him with the pianist completely obscured by Claude, except for the pianist's pedal foot., 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on the back of the photograph in blue ink, "Photo copyright 1996, Jack Vartoogian, 262 W. 107th St., #6A, New York, N.Y. 10025, 212 / 663 - 1341, No. AM96-255-18, Not to be reproduced without written permission, Credit obligatory / Mention obligatory."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams leaves impressions of his handprints for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame; Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he kneels outdoors by a frame of cement and pushes his gloved hands into the cement to leave an impression for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame upon the occasion of his induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame., 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back of the photograph in black ink, "Handprints to Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. My photo's Byn."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at his fiddle as he plays at the Merging Generations Concert; Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri., June 16, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on the verso in black ink, "PHOTO BY ROSCOE CRENSHAW."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at his fiddle as he plays at the Merging Generations Concert; Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri., June 16, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on the verso in black ink, "PHOTO BY ROSCOE CRENSHAW."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at his fiddle as he plays at the Merging Generations Concert; Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri., June 16, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on the verso in black ink, "PHOTO BY ROSCOE CRENSHAW."

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at the camera; Claude "Fiddler" Williams, sits on the edge of an upholstered chair with a quilt cover over it and looks at the camera in a living room setting. He holds his fiddle at an angle in front of his lap allowing the body of the fiddle to rest on his lap. He wears red suspenders. The date, "1 17 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., January 17, 2003, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at the camera as he enjoys a beverage and sits on a piano bench with an African mask on the wall behind him; Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks at the camera as he sits on a piano bench holding a beverage wrapped in a napkin. An African mask hangs on the wall behind him. Sheet music, a memo, and an electronic metronome and a manual metronome sit on the piano. The date, "4 12 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., April 12, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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