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At age sixteen Frank Melrose left home and eventually settled in St. Louis and then Kansas City, where he got busy playing music. Melrose was a big fan of Jelly Roll Morton. Morton and Frank became friends and jammed together occasionally in clubs on the South Side of Chicago. Here is one track that may have been a simple moment between them. Pass the Jug.

Frank Melrose – “Pass The Jug” mp3