Melvin Smith

Birth and Death Data: Born 1936 (Atlanta)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor E1VB-0114 10-in. 1/11/1951 Up on the hill House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn ; Melvin Smith Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor E1VB-0115 10-in. 1/11/1951 School boy blues House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter, vocalist  
Victor E1VB-0116 10-in. 1/11/1951 Reliefin' blues House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor E1VB-0117 10-in. 1/11/1951 They ain't gonna tell it right House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn ; Melvin Smith Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor E1VB-0964 10-in. 5/10/1951 Rampaging mama House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor E1VB-0967 10-in. 5/10/1951 Real true gal House Rockers ; Blow-Top Lynn ; Melvin Smith Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter, vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Melvin," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355733.

Smith, Melvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355733.

"Smith, Melvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355733

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