Description
Betty Crow was a board member of the Mutual Musicians Foundation captured Kansas City's jazz scene primarily during the 1990s.
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Betty Crow Collection
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Jazz musicians in the lounge of the Musicians Local 627 building
Jazz musicians standing and sitting in the lounge of the Musicians Local 627 building (now the Mutual Musicians Foundation). Back row, from left to right: Paul Gunther, Ernie Williams, L.C. "Speedy" Huggins, and Booker Washington are standing against the wall. Front row, from left to right: an unidentified man, an unidentified woman, an unidentified woman, Milton Morris, an unidentified man, Earl Robinson, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man are sitting around a table covered with glasses. Everyone is looking forward and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1545.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Gus Johnson playing drums
Gus Johnson playing drums at an unidentified event. He is wearing a suit and looking to the side while playing drums.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1546.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
One and Only Bobby Moore
Publicity photo of Bobby Moore. He is wearing a black tuxedo with a white bow tie. He is looking forward and smiling while resting his hands in front.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1547.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Publicity photo of Tom Pendergast
Publicity photo of Tom Pendergast. He is wearing a suit, vest, and fedora while looking forward and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1548.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Murl Johnson holding a drum
Murl Johnson holding a drum while sitting. He is wearing a dress shirt and tie, looking forward and smiling. Other unidentified musicians are standing behind Johnson.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1549.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Dizzy Gillespie hugging an unidentified woman
Dizzy Gillespie hugging an unidentified woman. Gillespie is smiling and wearing a t-shirt with stripes on the arm.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1550.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Jay McShann smiling
Jay McShann smiling while looking to the left. He is in front of an unidentified man in back. McShann is possibly sitting at a piano. A microphone on the left is pointed at McShann.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1551.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Jimmy Witherspoon singing
Jimmy Witherspoon singing into a microphone on stage. He is wearing a suit and looking to the right. Unidentified musicians are playing behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1552.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Big Joe Turner performing
Big Joe Turner performing at a show. He is playing piano while looking up toward a microphone. He is wearing a suit and closing his eyes while smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1553.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Publicity print for the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Publicity print for the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Several photos featuring musicians wearing band outfits are combined in a collage. All the women are looking forward and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1554.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on stage
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis standing on a stage while holding a saxophone. He is looking down and is resting one hand on a piano.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1555.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Langston Hughes looking down
Langston Hughes looking down. He is wearing a dark suit and patterned tie, standing in front of a blank background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1556.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Unidentified lounge bar
An unidentified lounge bar. Stools are lined up against the bar. A neon beer sign hangs at the back of the bar.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1557.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Jo Jones playing drums
Jo Jones playing drums. He is wearing a dark suit and looking down at his drum set. Stage lights are shining brightly in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1558.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243
Roy Searcy at Papa Nick's Cellar Lounge
Roy Searcy performing at Papa Nick's Cellar Lounge in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing piano while looking up with his eyes closed. A sign in back lists the name of the lounge.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1559.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0243