Mel McDaniel (born September 6, 1942 in Checotah, Oklahoma) is an American country music artist. His hitmaking years were the 1980s; his hits include "Louisiana Saturday Night," "Stand Up," "Anger and Tears," the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand On It" and a remake of Chuck Berry's "Let It Roll (Let It Rock)."
McDaniel is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and makes frequent appearances on the show.
Since 1996, the singer has been recovering from a near-fatal fall into an orchestra pit, suffered while he was performing at a show in Lafayette, Louisiana. 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. Mel's wife, Peggy, requested the prayers of the singer's fans, saying his situation was "not good." Country Weekly Magazine McDaniel is currently recovering from his heart attack, and is working with doctors and rehabilitation specialists. [1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | US Country | Label |
| 1977 | Gentle to Your Senses | 45 | Capitol |
| 1978 | Mello | |
| 1981 | I'm Countryfied | 24 |
| 1982 | Take Me to the Country | 43 |
| 1983 | Naturally Country | 63 |
| 1984 | Mel McDaniel with Oklahoma Wind | 64 |
| 1985 | Let It Roll | 4 |
| Stand Up | 25 |
| 1986 | Just Can't Sit Down Music | 25 |
| 1987 | Greatest Hits | 43 |
| 1988 | Now You're Talkin' | 51 |
| 1989 | Rock-a-Billy Boy | |
| 1991 | Country Pride | | DPI |
| 1993 | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On | | Branson |
| 2006 | Reloaded | | Mel McDaniel |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
| US Country | CAN Country |
| 1976 | "Have a Dream on Me" | 51 | — | Gentle to Your Senses |
| "I Thank God She Isn't Mine" | 70 | — | Singles only |
| 1977 | "All the Sweet" | 39 | — |
| "Gentle to Your Senses" | 18 | — | Gentle to Your Senses |
| "Soul of a Honky Tonk Woman" | 27 | — |
| 1978 | "God Made Love" | 11 | 12 |
| "The Farm" | 80 | — | Mello |
| "Bordertown Woman" | 26 | 56 |
| 1979 | "Love Lies" | 33 | 38 | Singles only |
| "Play Her Back to Yesterday" | 24 | 23 |
| "Lovin' Starts Where Friendship Ends" | 27 | 39 |
| 1980 | "Hello Daddy, Good Morning Darling" | 39 | — | I'm Countryfied |
| "Countryfied" | 23 | — |
| 1981 | "Louisiana Saturday Night" | 7 | 21 |
| "Right in the Palm of Your Hand" | 10 | 17 |
| "Preaching Up a Storm" | 19 | 37 | Take Me to the Country |
| 1982 | "Take Me to the Country" | 10 | 22 |
| "Big Ole Brew" | 4 | 4 |
| "I Wish I Was in Nashville" | 20 | — |
| 1983 | "Old Man River (I've Come to Talk Again)" | 22 | 31 | Naturally Country |
| "Hot Time in Old Town Tonight" | 39 | — |
| "I Call It Love" | 9 | 29 | Mel McDaniel with Oklahoma Wind |
| 1984 | "Where'd That Woman Go" | 49 | — |
| "Most of All I Remember You" | 59 | — |
| "All Around the Water Tank" | 64 | — |
| "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" | 1 | 1 | Let It Roll |
| 1985 | "Let It Roll (Let It Rock)" | 6 | 6 |
| "Stand Up" | 5 | 3 | Stand Up |
| 1986 | "Shoe String" | 22 | 18 |
| "Doctor's Orders" | 53 | 47 |
| "Stand on It" | 12 | 5 | Just Can't Sit Down Music |
| 1987 | "Oh What a Night" | 56 | — |
| "Anger & Tears" | 49 | 32 | Greatest Hits |
| "Love Is Everywhere" | 60 | 57 |
| "Now You're Talkin'" | 64 | 42 | Now You're Talkin' |
| 1988 | "Ride This Train" | 58 | — |
| "Real Good Feel Good Song" | 9 | 4 |
| "Henrietta" | 62 | — |
| 1989 | "Walk That Way" | 54 | — | Rock-a-Billy Boy |
| "Blue Suede Shoes" | 70 | 68 |
"You Can't Play the Blues
(In an Air-Conditioned Room)" | 80 | 57 |
| 2006 | "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" | — | — | Reloaded |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
| 1985 | "Let It Roll (Let It Rock)" |
| "Stand Up" | George Bloom III |
| 1988 | "Real Good Feel Good Song" | Kenneth Brown |
| 1990 | "Turtles and Rabbitts" |
[edit] External links
