Kurz-Bio:
Der Sänger Mel Williams wurde am 23. Oktober 1936 in Beaumont, Texas, als Melvin Williams geboren und verstarb am 23. Oktober 2005, seinem 69. Geburtstag, in Los Angeles, Kalifornien. In unserer Gegend war er, zumindest bei Eingeweihten, durch Johnny Otis etwas bekannt.
Seine 45er-Singles:
MERCURY
04 53....70050-X45....JOHNNY OTIS and his Orchestra - Vocal by Mel Walker Ada Wilson..The Love Bug Boogie (YW-9339)/JOHNNY OTIS and his Orchestra rechts Mitte: Vocal by Mel Williams..Brown Skin Butterball (YW-9340)
DECCA
11 54....9-29370....MEL WILLIAMS And THE MONTCLAIRS..O - O - Wah (45-L 7987)/Lessons In Love (45-L 7988) (dann nur A-Seite RAGE 101)
RAGE
11 54....45x101....MEL WILLIAMS and "The Montclairs"..O O Wah (7100)/Fools Fall In Love (7101) (DECCA 29370/----)
?? 55....45-101....Featuring THE CAPRIS..O O Wah (7100)/Fools Fall In Love (7101)
DECCA
04 55....9-29499....MEL WILLIAMS..Roses Never Fade (45-L 8237)/Eternal Love (45-L 8234)
06 55....9-29554....MEL WILLIAMS..You're All Right Baby (45-L 8235)/God Gave Me You (45-L 8236)
TASTY HASTY
?? 55….101….MEL WILLIAMS..Play Girl/102….That Don't Make Me Mad
?? 55….3….MEL WILLIAMS..Sookie (103)/4….Fattenin' Frogs (Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes) (104)
FEDERAL
08 55....45—12236....MEL WILLIAMS..Soldier Boy (45—F494)/Lonely Heart (45—F487)
10 55....45—12241....MEL WILLIAMS..Little School Girl (45—F502)/Send Me A Picture Baby (45—F495)
11 55....45—12245....MEL WILLIAMS GERALD WILSON ORCHESTRA..Come Early, Stay Late (45—F1179)/Hurry Home To Me (45—F1180)
DIG
04 56....45-107....MEL WILLIAMS..Talk To Me (U-13) X/Here At My Phone (U-14) Q
07 56....45-114....MEL WILLIAMS..Here In My Heart (D114X)/Hold Me (D114)
11 56....45-123....MEL WILLIAMS JOHNNY OTIS' ORCHESTRA..Don't Cry Baby (Dig 123)/My Love (Dig 123X) (Delta-Nr.: 12026/24)
12 56....45-128....MEL WILLIAMS The Johnny Otis Orchestra..All Through The Night (Dig 128 X)/I Cried A Million Tears (Dig 128)
05 57....45-136X....MEL WILLIAMS with JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA..It's You/45-136….I Got Eyes
07 57....140X....MEL WILLIAMS WITH JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA..Stand There Mountain/140….I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
CAPITOL
09 57....F3801....THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW Johnny Otis and His Orchestra - Vocal by Mel Williams..Tell Me So (45-17490)/Stay With Me (45-17486)
02 58....F3889....THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW VOCAL BY MEL WILLIAMS..Well, Well, Well, Well ! (45-18160)/You Just Kissed Me Goodbye (45-18161)
02 59....F4156....THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW VOCAL BY MEL WILLIAMS..You (45-31055)/My Dear (45-31053)
GRAMO
?? 63….5 5 0 1….MEL & MARY..The Plea (MG-101)/If I Had Known (MG-102)
WAMPUS
?? ??….101-A….MEL WILLIAMS..Hello Young Lovers/-B….Stranger In Paradise
BIT
03 64….B-12365….MEL WILLIAMS..One Sided Love (B-12364-B)/Think It Over (B-12364-B-1)
04 64….B-4164-A….MEL WILLIAMS..Secret Love (33064-A)/-B….Easy To Say (33064-B)
RAMEL
?? 64….1001….MEL WILLIAMS..Darling Don't (R-101-A)/Blue Tears (R-101-B)
CHIPPER
?? ??....45-1007....MEL WILLIAMS..Groove My Mind (BHH 6297-1)/All Around The World (BHH 6297-2)
ASTRANAUT
?? 66….777….MEL WILLIAMS..Can It Be Me—Part II (101-A)/Can It Be Me—Part I (101-B)
MODERN
07 66….45xM 1023….MEL WILLIAMS..Can It Be Me ( MM 1023-1 )/Jet Set ( MM 1023-2 )
SOUL TIME
?? 67….713….MEL WILLIAMS..Never Loved A Woman (The Way That I Love You) (118-A)/That Don't Make Me Mad (118-B)
STAR
?? ??….704….MEL WILLIAMS..Burn, Baby, Burn (LK45-827)/The Real Thing (LK45-828)
?? ??….705….MEL WILLIAMS..Have Mercy Cold World (LK45-831)/Promises, Promises, Promises (LK45-829)
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Gerd
