McDaniel's type of country music has been referred to as
"the quintessential happy song" in comparison to other country artists
who discuss broken hearts and lost loves. When asked why most of his songs are
mostly positive, McDaniel told the Anchorage Daily News that "there's
enough things in the world to keep you bummed out" and that his fans don't
want to "hear me singing something that's gonna bum 'em out some
more."
McDaniel was born in Checotah, Oklahoma, a small town in
McIntosh County, Oklahoma. McDaniel, the son of a truck driving father, grew up
in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was inspired to play music after seeing Elvis Presley
on television. His first interest in music was when he learned the trumpet in
the fourth grade, but he soon learned the guitar. At age 14, he taught himself
the guitar chords to "Frankie and Johnny" and performed at a
high-school talent contest. He made his professional debut at age fifteen
performing in a talent contest at Okmulgee High School. While in high school,
he played in several local bands, and after graduation, began working as a
musician in Tulsa clubs. While in Tulsa, he recorded several singles for local
label (J.J. Cale and wrote and produced his first single, “Lazy Me”. But he decided
to leave Oklahoma.
After marrying his high school sweetheart, McDaniel began
performing in Tulsa. From there, he had an unsuccessful trip to Nashville,
followed by quite a bit of success in Anchorage, Alaska, performing in the oil
fields. After two years there, he returned to Nashville and landed a job as a
demo singer and songwriter with Combine Music. With the help of music publisher
Bob Beckham, Mel signed to Capitol Records in 1976 and released his first
single, “Have a Dream on Me”.His career finally took off with “Louisiana Saturday Night” in 1981, and in early 1985 he scored his only No. 1 hit with "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On". Other Top 10 hits include "Right in the Palm of Your Hand" (later covered by Alan Jackson in 1999), "Take Me to the Country", "Big Ole Brew", "I Call It Love", and "Real Good Feel Good Song".
McDaniel was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since January
11, 1986 and made frequent appearances on the show. He was inducted into the
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2006, along with induction classmate Leon
Russell.
On November 14, 1996, he had a near-fatal fall into an
orchestra pit while he was performing at the Heymann Performing Arts Center in
Lafayette, Louisiana. This ended his touring career and he underwent several
surgeries thereafter. McDaniel never recovered from his injuries.
On June 16,
2009, McDaniel suffered a heart attack, putting him in a medically induced coma
in a Nashville area hospital according to The Tennessean. McDaniel's wife,
Peggy, requested the prayers of the singer's fans, saying his situation was
"not good." McDaniel recovered from the heart attack, but on February
19, 2011, McDaniel was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at his home on the evening
of March 31, 2011, as a result of the disease. He was 68 years old. (Info
Wikipedia)
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For “Greatest Hits - Mel McDaniel (1990)” go here:
http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/jBBwocVF/file.html
01 Louisiana Saturday Night
02 Anger & Tears
03 Stand Up
04 Hello Daddy, Good Morning Darling
05 Let It Roll
06 Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On
07 Old Man River
08 Love Is Everywhere
09 Big Ole Brew
10 Do You Want To Say Goodbye
A big thank you to Maria @ El Rancho for link
Also many more of Mel’s albums posted here:
http://elrancho--1.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Mel%20McDaniel
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