Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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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LaBudde Special Collections
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Couple sit together on a glider seat outdoors in a back yard

An unidentified African American man and woman sit on a double glider chair outdoors in a backyard as they look up at the camera and smile. He holds a black dog with a patch of white between them on both of their laps as she pets the dog. A striped ball is lying on the ground by the glider. A clapboard house is in the background as well as the neighbor's clapboard house.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room in a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind him. A television is mounted to the wall above the dresser. The date, "11 16 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room at a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind him. A television is mounted to the wall above the dresser. The bed is partially visible on the right side of the photograph. A sink area is behind and to the left of Claude. The date, "11 16 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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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 illuminated. The spotlight is in the photograph toward the upper right-hand corner.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he leans and plays his fiddle

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 are closed. He wears a double-breasted, pinstripe suit.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams reaches to carry his own fiddle as people load up the van

An unidentified white man wearing a sun hat begins to close the back door of a mini van with his back to the camera as two other unidentified white men start toward the other side of the van to load up. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, standing behind the group, bends and reaches forward to take his fiddle from the hand of the man in front of him. An unidentified African American teenage boy stands on the sidewalk with a backpack watching Claude take the fiddle.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Statesmen of Jazz listen to someone speak from the stage

The Statesmen of Jazz are on stage at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Eddie Higgins' back is to the camera as he sits at a piano facing the rest of the band. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands in front of the curve of the piano looking back toward the band and away from the camera. A man wearing all white, likely David "Fathead" Newman or Earl May, is mostly obscured by Claude. Jerry Dodgion smiles toward the center of the stage as he holds his alto saxophone in a hug. George Masso stands behind Jerry blowing into his trombone. Farthest to the right side of the photograph stands Lou Columbo, bending slightly forward to look toward the center of the stage and band. The back of an audience member's head is visible on the extreme right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams eats his breakfast

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 of toast. A large bouquet of a dozen long-stemmed red roses in a white vase sits on the center of the table. A couple of Mother's Day cards and gifts are sitting upright on the table by the flowers. The living room is on the right side of the photograph. A china cabinet is behind Claude. The date, "5 13 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Statesmen of Jazz gather around the host of the concert in Boca Raton, Florida

The Statesmen of Jazz stand and sit together around the host at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. for a concert at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Standing left to right: Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Jerry Dodgion, Lou Colombo, David "Fathead" Newman, George Masso, Eddie Higgins, Earl May. Seated left to right: the host and Eddie Locke.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Statesmen of Jazz perform in Boca Raton, Florida

The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida, on May 16, 2000. On the left side of the photograph, Eddie Higgins sits at the baby grand piano he plays as he looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude faces the center of the stage and the audience as he plays his fiddle. David "Fathead" Newman stands center stage holding his saxophone and listening to Claude and Eddie. Earl May, double bass, is mostly obscured behind David. On the right side of the photograph, George Masso smiles to the right as he holds his trombone from the tuning slide down to the floor. The back of an audience member's head is visible in the foreground. A bit of a finger mars the upper left-hand corner of the photograph. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays with a big band

Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits playing his fiddle in front of a big band of seated white men playing their instruments. Seated behind Claude are elderly white women and one elderly white man. A large terrarium is on the wall behind the seated elderly people. The date, "11 17 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Statesmen of Jazz perform in Boca Raton, Florida

The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Farthest on the left side of the photograph is Eddie Higgins playing a baby grand piano. Next to the right is Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiling as he faces the back of the stage and plays his fiddle. Next to the right is David "Fathead" Newman playing the tenor saxophone. Seated at the back of the stage and visible next to the right is Ear May smiling toward the drums as he plays his double bass. The bass is obscured by Fathead. Next to the right, standing with his eyes closed and playing the alto saxophone is Jerry Dodgion. At the back of the stage and visible next to the right is the drummer Eddie Locke. Eddie is looking toward the left side of the photograph as he plays. Standing next to the right is George Masso playing the trombone. Farthest to the right side of the photograph is Lou Colombo bending slightly forward as he stands and plays trumpet.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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David "Fathead" Newman talks to students about the saxophone

Students have left their seats and gather around the floor in front of the stage to smile as they look up and have an encounter with David "Fathead" Newman, David's back is to the camera as he bends slightly toward the children upon the occasion of the Statesmen of Jazz performing in Boca Raton, Florida. Other audience members can be seen sitting and standing in the rest of the auditorium.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Host speaks into a microphone at the Statesmen of Jazz concert in Boca Raton, Florida

A host wearing a captain's hat, smiles and speaks into a microphone that he holds in his right hand as he stands in the center of the stage for the Statesmen of Jazz performance in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Alto saxophone player, Jerry Dodgion, grins as he stands farthest left in the photograph. Next to the left is George Masso, who grins as he stands holding his trombone by the tuning slide. On the left side of the photograph, Claude "Fiddler" Williams is bent over toward the back of the stage in front of the piano and holding his fiddle with his right hand. Between Claude and the host, David "Fathead" Newman, looks toward the host as he speaks. He holds his tenor saxophone down by his side.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams takes the solo as the rest of the Statemen of Jazz listen

The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Eddie Higgins sits and plays a baby grand piano on the left side of the photograph as Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles and bends slightly to play his fiddle. Claude wears a ball cap. The other band members, David "Fathead" Newman, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Locke, and George Masso, on the right side of the photograph are turned toward Claude and listening. Eddie Locke has a grin on his face as he sits behind the drum set.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147