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Rockin' Blues by Mel Walker
Mel Walker
Artist Biography For Mel Walker
Melvin Lightsy November 3 1929 – April 23 1964 Known Professionally As Mel Walker Was An American R&B Singer Best Known For His Recordings In The Early 1950s As Lead Male Singer With The Johnny Otis Orchestra. Born In Bloomburg Texas He Grew Up In Los Angeles And Attended Jefferson High School With Floyd Dixon. In 1949 He Was Discovered By Johnny Otis And Joined His Band Singing With Otis Until Around 1953. On Many Recordings He Featured In Duets With Little Esther Phillips And Also Recorded With The Robins. Walker Was Credited As Lead Singer On Many Of Otis' Earliest And Biggest R&B Hits Including "Mistrustin' Blues" And "Cupid Boogie" Both Of Which Reached #1 On The Billboard R&B Chart In 1950 And "Rockin' Blues" An R&B #2 Hit In 1951. He Also Recorded Floyd Dixon's Song "Call Operator 210" A #4 R&B Chart Hit In 1952. Walker Was Jailed On Narcotics Charges In The Early 1950s. His Body Was Found In An Alley In Los Angeles On April 23 1964 After An Apparent Drug Overdose.
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Biography - Mel Walker
Melvin Lightsy November 3 1929 – April 23 1964 Known Professionally As Mel Walker Was An American R&B Singer Best Known For His Recordings In The Early 1950s As Lead Male Singer With The Johnny Otis Orchestra. Born In Bloomburg Texas He Grew Up In Los Angeles And Attended Jefferson High School With Floyd Dixon. In 1949 He Was Discovered By Johnny Otis And Joined His Band Singing With Otis Until Around 1953. On Many Recordings He Featured In Duets With Little Esther Phillips And Also Recorded With The Robins. Walker Was Credited As Lead Singer On Many Of Otis' Earliest And Biggest R&B Hits Including "Mistrustin' Blues" And "Cupid Boogie" Both Of Which Reached #1 On The Billboard R&B Chart In 1950 And "Rockin' Blues" An R&B #2 Hit In 1951. He Also Recorded Floyd Dixon's Song "Call Operator 210" A #4 R&B Chart Hit In 1952. Walker Was Jailed On Narcotics Charges In The Early 1950s. His Body Was Found In An Alley In Los Angeles On April 23 1964 After An Apparent Drug Overdose.
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