Description
Claude "Fiddler" Williams (22 February 1908 - 25 April 2004), violinist and guitarist, was born Claude Gabriel Williams in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Williams enjoyed a great deal of well-deserved acclaim in the twilight of his long jazz career.
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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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-304.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-306.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147