name

Claude Williams (Fiddler), Violin

dates

b. February 22, 1908; d. April 26, 2004

birth place

Muskogee, OK

description

Still performing well into his 90s, he came up through the Kansas City swing and blues tradition, working with Basie band (also on guitar), Nat Cole, Jay McShann, etc.

hot disc

Swingin' the Blues

more info

http://sandbox.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/williams_c.html