Betty Crow Collection

A man and woman dancing in traditional costumes. The woman is waiving a colorful skirt with both hands and is facing a man wearing a woven sash over a white outfit. They are on a checkered floor with...

A man and woman standing at a bar covered with baskets of food and plates. They are preparing to serve food. The woman is wearing a white head wrap and the man is wearing a shirt and tie. Baskets of...

Marcellus Lee and an unidentified man playing at the 18th & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Billie G. Moore, Jr., is standing in front of the stage watching them. Lee is playing...

Marcellus Lee and Bobby Branstetter performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is singing into a microphone while playing drums. Branstetter is looking at Lee...

Marcellus Lee and Henry Hoard performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is playing drums in back. Hoard is holding his saxophone while looking to...

Marcellus Lee playing piano at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is wearing a blue suit and looking down at a white piano.

Marcellus Lee playing drums at a rehearsal at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is playing trumpet on the left. A banner that reads "MMF" hangs from a piano...

Marcellus Lee playing piano at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is wearing a white sweater and striped scarf. He is looking down at the white piano while...

Marcellus Lee playing piano at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is sitting at the piano and looking forward while playing. The wall in back is covered with photos of jazz...

Marcellus Lee playing piano for an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is wearing a blue suit. An amplifier is on a window ledge behind him.

Marcellus Lee at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is singing while playing the piano. A window with the bar name is behind him.

Marcellus Lee performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is singing into a microphone while playing drums. A large picture of musicians is hanging behind Lee on a...

The Marching Cobras at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Young men are standing in formation playing drums of various sizes. Other young women in cheer leading outfits are...

The Marching Cobras at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Young men are standing in formation playing drums of various sizes. Other young women in cheer leading outfits are...

The Marching Cobras performing in front of a large crowd at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. People are standing around a group of young women wearing cheer leading outfits while walking along a...

The Marching Cobras performing in front of a large crowd at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. People are standing around a group of young men playing drums while walking along a path. They are on a...

Marsha Bland and Sonny Kenner at an event at Betty Crow's house. Bland is dancing on the patio, wearing a brown outfit. Kenner is playing electric guitar, wearing a red shirt. Furniture and flowers...

Marsha Bland dancing in an unidentified venue. She is dancing in front of a speaker on a stand in a room with miscellaneous equipment. She is wearing a yellow shirt and hat with sunflower.

Marsha Bland dancing in an unidentified venue. She is dancing in front of a speaker on a stand in a room with miscellaneous equipment. She is wearing a yellow shirt and hat with sunflower.

Marsha Bland dancing in an unidentified venue. She is dancing in front of a speaker on a stand in a room with miscellaneous equipment. She is wearing a yellow shirt and hat with sunflower.

Marsha Bland dancing in an unidentified venue. She is dancing in front of a speaker on a stand in a room with miscellaneous equipment. She is wearing a yellow shirt and hat with sunflower.

Mary Ellen Farney and Betty Crow on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. They are standing on the deck of the ship overlooking the ocean. Crow is on the right, wearing sunglasses. Both are looking...

Mary Ellen Farney and Elsa Hart on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. They are leaning against a railing on the deck of the ship. Farney is on the left, wearing a blue shirt. Hart is on the right...

Mary Ellen Farney and Elsa Hart with other passengers on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Farney is on the far right and Hart is second from left. All four are sitting on a couch and are looking...

Mary Ellen Farney and Elsa Hart with other passengers on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Farney is on the far right and Hart is second from left. All four are sitting on a couch and are looking...