Family Members
His older brother Walter Melrose (1889 - 1973) was a music publisher who received songwriter credit for several songs identified with the Original Dixieland Jass Band, including the standards "High Society" and "Tin Roof Blues", both of which were hits as late as the 1950s.
A third brother, Franklyn Melrose (1907 - 1941), was a jazz pianist who also appeared under the name of Kansas City Frank. He died after a fracas in a club.
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