Mel McDaniel

Country Singer

Birthday September 6, 1942

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Checotah, OK

DEATH DATE Mar 31, 2011 (68)

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About

Country singer who scored a #1 hit with "Baby Got Her Blue Jeans On" and recorded the hits "Stand Up" and "Big Ole Brew."

Before Fame

He began singing in his early teens and toured clubs around Oklahoma, Kansas, and, for two years, Alaska.

Trivia

He consciously stayed away from ballads or breakup songs, saying in interviews that his audiences did not want to hear depressing music.

Family Life

He grew up in a small town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma and his father was a truck driver.

Associated With

One of his best-known songs was a cover of Chuck Berry's hit "Let it Roll (Let it Rock)."