[Dixielandjazz] Emmett Matthews

[Bill Haesler]

ROBERT R. CALDER wrote[in part]:
> The mysterious disappearance of Matthews has disappeared, although whether he was a pioneering R&B tenor player must remain as subject to question as many of the idle speculations of an unfortunate repackager of on-line references. 
> He became one of a vocal quartet called the Red Caps, with Steve Gibson, a sort of fashion-matching sequel to the Mills Brothers with Nat Cole connections (between guitar and amplifier) amd removed from jazz about as much as Cole. 

Dear Robert.
Emmet Mathews did not disappear. He is mentioned in John Chilton's Who's Who (including the Red Caps' reference), the Grove Dictionary and a 1995 reference with his address in Laurie Wright's Storyville magazine.
Very kind regards,
Bill.