Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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: Johnny Crawford sings as the band accompanies him; Rusty Tucker, drummer; Ben Kynard, saxophone; Claude "Fiddler" Williams playing a Danelectro double guitar; and possibly Pearl Thuston, piano, smile as they accompany and listen to Johnny Crawford sing. Johnny wears a dark suit jacket and a dark bow tie. He holds a trumpet to his side with his left hand. The men are all wearing matching plaid suit jackets and bow ties. A wrought-iron railing divides the elevated stage from the room. Louvered accordion doors line the back of the stage., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Larry Holloway, on the bass, and Richard Ross, singing, perform at the Levee; Richard Ross stands and smiles as he sings into a microphone he is holding in his left hand. Larry Holloway is playing the double bass behind Richard as they perform at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man's head is on the left side of the photograph, possibly a person from the audience., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Lisa Henry sings as Stan Kessler accompanies her; Lisa Henry closes her eyes and smiles as she stands and sings inside a tent without sides. Eddie Saunders with his saxophone lying across his lap, Claude "Fiddler" Williams with his fiddle lying across his lap, both sit and listen to Lisa perform. Stan Kessler stands next to Claude playing his trumpet. Ahmad Alaadeen is mostly out of the right side of the photograph. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., September 15, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Lisa Henry sings into a microphone as Eddie Saunders and Ida McBeth look at each other; Lisa Henry, jazz singer, closes her eyes and grins as she sings into a microphone she holds in her right hand. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool and looks away from the camera to look at Eddie Saunders, saxophone. Eddie stands and looks back at Ida with his right hand resting on her back. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is seated as he plays the fiddle at the back of the tent with open sides. Stan Kessler, trumpet, is seated beside and behind Claude watching the performance. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., September 15, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Lisa Henry, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Bobby Watson, Gerald Dunn, and Stan Kessler listen to Eddie Saunders, Tyrone Clark, and Chris Clarke play; Eddie Saunders sits and plays a baritone saxophone while Tyrone Clark stands and plays double bass and Chris Clarke sits plays the keyboard. Tyrone and Chris are mostly out of the right side of the photograph. Lisa Henry, jazz singer, is possibly singing with her back to the camera. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Bobby Watson and Gerald Dunn, saxophone, and Stan Kessler, trumpet, sit or stand in the performance tent with open sides listening. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., September 15, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Lucky Wesley and Ben Kynard visit the Blue Room; Lucky Wesley, Ben Kynard, and an unidentified African American man sit in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. The date, "03/01/2010" is printed by the camera on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph., March 1, 2010, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Marcus Belgrave and Charlie Gabriel stand on either side of Claude "Fiddler" Williams in the green room; Marcus Belgrave, holding a trumpet, and Bill Ensley, saxophonist, wearing bowler hats and burgundy vests, stand on either side of Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a dressing room and all smile at the camera. Claude hugs his fiddle to his body as his bow hangs from the fingers of his right hand. 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.

: Marcus Belgrave and Claude "Fiddler" Williams have a cheerful greeting; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, laughs as he put his left arm around the shoulders of Claude "Fiddler" Williams, who is also laughing as they stand just inside the open doorway. Both wear fedoras and business suits. The date, "4 14 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph. A decorative plate of a guitarist hangs on the wall by the door jamb., April 14, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the verso in black ink, "Marcus Belgrave & CGW in Detroit."

: Marcus Belgrave causes Claude "Fiddler" Williams to laugh; Claude "Fiddler" Williams laughs as he holds his fiddle and bow in his left hand and stands next to Marcus Belgrave. Marcus has his hand on Claude's shoulder and is laughing as he talks or sings with his eyes closed. He wears a bowler hat and a vest. 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.

: Marcus Belgrave closes his eyes as he plays his trumpet; Marcus Belgrave, from his right side, leans back in the chair in a barista bar, Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), closes his eyes, and blows into his silver trumpet. He wears a fedora hat. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., April 13, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Marcus Belgrave plays the piano while a woman looks on; Marcus Belgrave looks down at the keys of a baby grand piano without a lid that he is playing in a barista bar, Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), as an unidentified African American woman looks on. He wears a fedora hat. They both wear leather jackets. She holds a notebook of music in her arm. A glass of wine and a microphone sits on the piano. Oriental rugs hang on the wall behind them as decoration. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., April 13, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Marcus Belgrave uses the microphone as most of the band plays; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, points at the audience that is not in the photograph and speaks or sings into a microphone he holds with his other hand. Meanwhile, Dan Pliskow, the double bass player, stands and plays along with a seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams and a seated Spencer Barefield. Charlie Gabriel, saxophone, and Big Bill Bissonnette look out at the audience with expectant smiles as they stand on stage in an auditorium behind music stands. The date, "4 10 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., April 10, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Marcus, Claude, and Bill stand together for a photograph as others look on; A photographer stands and bends over a camera from the stage up behind the jazz band on the auditorium floor of a school. Dan Pliskow, double bass player, smiles as he sits on a tall stool holding the bass by the neck with his left hand. Spencer Barefield, looks out as he holds a jazz guitar under his right arm. Trumpet player, Marcus Belgrave, laughs as he holds a plastic drinking glass in his right hand and stands in close to Claude "Fiddler" Williams's left side and Charlie Gabriel, the saxophonist. Claude grins at the camera as he holds his fiddle and bow low in his right hand. Charlie Gabriel steadies the bell of a saxophone with his left hand that hangs from his neck from a strap as he stands in close to Claude's right side. The date, "4 8 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., April 8, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Marshal Royal and Johnny Griffin are glad to see each other; Marshal Royal and Gus Johnson stand outdoors next to each other in a crowded venue, in possibly Nice, France, both wearing casual summer clothing. They laugh as they look at the camera as if they are surprised to see each other. Each holds a pair of sunglasses in their hand. A tall structure is behind them., No date; likely 1986, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on verso in blue ink, "Marshall Royal. Gus Johnny. Nice 86? FROM SLIDE. J.P. BATTESTini."

: Myra Taylor, Clark Terry, Sam Johnson, Mary Moore, Pearl Thuston, and Luqman Hamza gather together for a photograph; Group shot of Sam Johnson, farthest left, Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated, left), Clark Terry (seated, right), and others during part of the weekend festivities for the "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. The date, "05/02/2010" is printed by the camera on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph., May 2, 2010, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the verso in black grease pencil, "Myra Taylor, Clark Terry, Sam Johnson, Mary Moore, Pearl Thuston, and Luqman Hamza."

: Putting a leaf in the table is a group effort; Five unidentified African American women sit and stand around a dining room table putting a leaf in the center of the table. The woman farthest on the right side of the photograph turns her head to look at the camera with an unsupported cigarette in her mouth as her hands are moving to pull the edge of the table toward her. The next woman to the left also holds a cigarette just in her mouth as she holds two plates of food; one in each hand. She looks back and down at a woman sitting at the table motion toward the leaf with one hand as she holds a drinking glass in her other hand. A woman bends over the table putting in the leaf. The woman farthest to the left side of the photograph stands at the other end of the table to help pull it open for the leaf. A china cabinet is against the wall behind the table., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Regina Carter performs as part of a quartet for the Merging Generations Concert; Regina Carter stands center stage playing her fiddle as she performs as part of a quartet for the Merging Generations concert in Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. The other unidentified African American musicians play on a baby grand piano, a double bass, and a drum set., 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, 1999."

: Rehearsal is a little tight in the green room; 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. Claude "Fiddler" Williams leans against a counter playing his fiddle and looking at Keter. Bucky's back is to the camera and Claude's left side is too the camera in the cramped green room possibly in the White House., 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Richard Ross sings into a microphone as a drummer, bass, and keyboard accompany him at the Levee; Richard Ross stands and speaks into a microphone from the edge of the stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The unidentified African American drummer, double bass player, and keyboard player that are accompanying him are mostly out of the photograph. A part of the audience is visible beyond the drum set., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Richard Ross smiles at the audience as he performs with a band at the Levee; Richard Ross, jazz singer, smiles at the audience as he stands behind a microphone at the edge of the stage at the Levee Bar & Grill, 43rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The back of the keyboard player is in the foreground of the photo and the bass player stands behind the keyboard player., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Richard Ross smiles at the audience as he performs with a band at the Levee; Richard Ross stands and smiles out at the audience at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, as he performs with an unidentified drummer, double bass player, and a keyboard player., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Rod Fleeman and Claude "Fiddler" Williams on stage at the National Folk Festival; Rod Fleeman, guitar, stands looking to the right of the photograph as Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks straight out toward the audience and plays his fiddle during the National Folk Festival. A banner running along the stage edge can be partially read, "National Folk Festival. Stage Presented byߪThe Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga. Always Coca-Cola.", October 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Rod Fleeman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the National Folk Festival; Rod Fleeman, playing guitar; Claude "Fiddler" Williams, playing the fiddle; and Keter Betts, playing a double bass, stand on stage at the National Folk Festival in a tent. A banner hung on the tent wall behind the stage reads, "National Folk Festival. Stage Presented Byߪ", October 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Russ Long and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform at the Old Northeast Festival in Kansas City, Missouri; 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 next to Claude at the Old Northeast Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Two people with cameras have their back to the photographer as they stand by the edge of the stage. Houses and a church are behind the stage. A banner hangs from the stage front that reads, "One, Inc. Old Northeast, Inc. Serving Historic Northeast Since 1984." The date, "10 16 '99," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., October 16, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Rusty Tucker of the Scamps speaks into the microphone at the Blue Room; Rusty Tucker, trumpet, of the Scamps, stands in front of the piano to speak into a microphone on the stage at the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri, on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday. Arthur Jackson, saxophone, sits in the center of the photograph. Lucky Wesley, double bass, grins as he looks at Rusty. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 19, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Sappy; Publicity photograph of "Sappy," a bluegrass and cowboy music performer playing a broken acoustic guitar, wearing a worn cowboy hat sideways on his head, and squinting at the camera as he sings. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sappy." "Songs & Stories. Mike Bresler, 57 Ring Street, Providence, RI 02909, (401)273 -9814." Handwritten across the top and down the right side of the photograph in black marker, "To Mr. Claude - Best durned fiddler I ever heerd! - Sappy.", No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Scamps are prepared to perform in the Blue Room; The Scamps are on stage of the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. Arthur Jackson, saxophone, sits in the curve of the baby grand piano. Eddie Saunders, saxophone, sits in the center of the photograph holding an alto saxophone and listening to Rusty Tucker, trumpet, who is looking at Eddie while holding a mute in one hand and a trumpet in the other. Lucky Wesley stands behind them holding a double bass by the neck but with the neck obscuring his face. One audience member is mostly out of the photograph on the right side. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 19, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., "KK" is written in black grease pencil on the verso of the photograph.

: Scamps perform in the Blue Room; The Scamps (Luqman Hamza playing piano, Arthur Jackson and Eddie Saunders holding saxophones and talking to each other, Rusty Tucker holding a trumpet and smiling at the camera, and Lucky Wesley playing the double bass) perform in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday celebration. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph., February 19, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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