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((Short description|American country music singer-songwriter (1942–2011)))
((Use mdy dates|date=September 2020))
((More citations needed|date=July 2016))
((Infobox musical artist|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Mel McDaniel
| image            = Mel McDaniel 2006.jpg
| caption          = McDaniel in 2006
| image_size       = <!-- Only for images smaller than 220 pixels -->
| background       = solo_singer
| birth_name       = Melvin Huston McDaniel
| alias            = 
| birth_date       = ((Birth date|1942|9|6))
| birth_place      = [[Checotah, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date       = ((Death date and age|2011|3|31|1942|9|6))
| death_place      = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| origin           = [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| instruments      = Vocals, guitar
| genre            = ((hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Rockabilly]]|[[country rock]]|[[rock and roll]]))
| occupation       = Singer-songwriter
| years_active     = 1975–2011
| label            = [[Capitol Nashville|Capitol]]
| associated_acts  = [[Chuck Berry]]
))

'''Melvin Huston McDaniel''' (September 6, 1942 – March 31, 2011)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://themusicsover.com/2011/03/31/mel-mcdaniel/|title=» Died On This Date (March 31, 2011) Mel McDaniel / Country Music Star |website=Themusicsover.com|access-date=August 8, 2021))</ref> was an American [[country music]] artist. Many of his top hits were released in the 1980s, including "[[Louisiana Saturday Night]]", "[[Big Ole Brew]]", "[[Stand Up (Mel McDaniel song)|Stand Up]]", "[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]" (which reached number one on the country chart), "[[I Call It Love (Mel McDaniel song)|I Call It Love]]", "[[Stand on It (Bruce Springsteen song)|Stand on It]]", and a remake of [[Chuck Berry]]'s "[[Let It Roll (Let It Rock)]]".

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 were positive in their outlook, McDaniel told the ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'' that "there's enough things in the world to keep you bummed out" and that his fans did not want to "hear me singing something that's gonna bum 'em out some more."<ref>((cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tIIgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R8AEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2818,1429291&dq=mel+mcdaniel+real+good+feel+good+song&hl=en|title=Good Ol' Boy|last=Perala|first=Andrew|date=October 19, 1989|newspaper=[[Anchorage Daily News]]|access-date=June 14, 2011))</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
McDaniel was born in [[Checotah, Oklahoma]],<ref name="LarkinCountry">((cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=249))</ref> a small town in [[McIntosh County, Oklahoma]], and 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.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> At age 14, he taught himself the guitar chords to "[[Frankie and Johnny (song)|Frankie and Johnny]]" and performed at a high-school talent contest. He made his professional debut at age 15 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".<ref name="LarkinCountry"/>

===Career===
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 at clubs among the oil fields.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> 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]], McDaniel signed to [[Capitol Records]] in 1976 and released his first single, "Have a Dream on Me".<ref name="LarkinCountry"/>

His career finally took off with "[[Louisiana Saturday Night]]" in 1981, and in early 1985 he scored his only number one hit with "[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]".<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> Other Top 10 hits include "[[Right in the Palm of Your Hand]]" (later covered by [[Alan Jackson]] in 1999), "[[Take Me to the Country (song)|Take Me to the Country]]", "[[Big Ole Brew]]", "[[I Call It Love (Mel McDaniel song)|I Call It Love]]", and "[[Real Good Feel Good Song]]".<ref name="LarkinCountry"/>

McDaniel became a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]] on January 11, 1986, and made frequent appearances on the show.

McDaniel was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame]] in 2006, along with induction classmate [[Leon Russell]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://oklahomamusichalloffame.com/Inductees/BYYEAR/tabid/86/ItemID/17/Default.aspx |title=By Year |access-date=April 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429194034/http://www.oklahomamusichalloffame.com/Inductees/BYYEAR/tabid/86/ItemID/17/Default.aspx |archive-date=April 29, 2011 ))</ref>

===Later years, health, and death===
On November 14, 1996, he had a nearly fatal fall into an orchestra pit while he was performing at the Heymann Performing Arts Center in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]]. The accident ended his touring career, and he underwent several surgeries thereafter. McDaniel never fully 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]]''.((citation needed|date=November 2019)) McDaniel's wife, Peggy, requested the prayers of the singer's fans, saying his situation was "not good."<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/mel_mcdaniel/news/3994/ |title=Mel McDaniel Battles for Life - News - Country Weekly Magazine |access-date=July 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710013018/http://www.countryweekly.com/mel_mcdaniel/news/3994 |archive-date=July 10, 2009 ))</ref> McDaniel recovered from the heart attack, but on February 19, 2011, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and died at his home on the evening of March 31, as a result of the disease. He was 68 years old.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/04/01/mel-mcdaniel-dead/ |title=Mel McDaniel Dead at 68 |website=Theboot.com |access-date=July 19, 2016))</ref>

==Discography==
((Main|Mel McDaniel discography))
* ''[[I'm Countryfied]]'' (1980)

==Awards and nominations==
=== Grammy Awards ===

((awards table))
|-
|[[28th Grammy Awards|1986]]
|"[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Male Country Vocal Performance]]
|((nom))
|}

=== American Music Awards===

((awards table))
|-
|[[American Music Awards of 1987|1987]]
|Mel McDaniel
|Favorite Country Male Video Artist
|((nom))
|}

=== Music City News Country Awards===

((awards table))
|-
|[[20th Music City News Country Awards|1986]]
|"[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]"
|Single of the Year
|((nom))
|}

=== Academy of Country Music Awards ===

((awards table))
|-
|[[13th Academy of Country Music Awards|1978]]
|Mel McDaniel
|[[Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year|Top New Male Vocalist]]
|((nom))
|-
|rowspan=2| [[21st Academy of Country Music Awards|1986]]
|rowspan=2| "[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]"
|Single Record of the Year
|((nom))
|-
|Song of the Year
|((nom))
|}

=== Country Music Association Awards ===

((awards table))
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1985 Country Music Association Awards|1985]]
|Mel McDaniel
|[[Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year|Horizon Award]]
|((nom))
|-
|"[[Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On]]"
|[[Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]]
|((nom))
|}

==References==
((Reflist))

==Bibliography==
*Millard, Bob (1998). "Mel McDaniel". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p.&nbsp;337.

==External links==
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mcdaniel_mel/artist.jhtml CMT.com: Mel McDaniel]

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