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'''Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/23/samples-copyright-interview|title=Recycled riffs:samples of music biz justice|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>''' (1935<ref name="wp">{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/in-memoriam/melvin-bliss|title=Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Wax Poetics]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>-July 26, 2010<ref name="themusicsover">{{cite web|url=http://themusicsover.com/2010/07/26/melvin-bliss/|title=Died On This Date (July 26, 2010) Melvin Bliss / Heavily Sampled '70s Soul Singer|publisher=The Music's Over|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>) was a [[rhythm and blues]] singer known for his [[1973 in music|1973]] song "[[Reward/Synthetic Substitution]]",<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Melvin+Bliss|title=Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref> the [[B-Side]] of which was heavily sampled<ref name="theatlantic">[http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/07/melvin-bliss-rip/60457/ Melvin Bliss, R.I.P.] Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010</ref> in at least 370 [[hip hop music|hip hop]] songs such as "Real Niggaz Don't Die" and [[Alwayz into Somethin']] by [[N.W.A.]], [[O.G. Original Gangster (song)|O.G. Original Gangster]] by [[Ice-T]], [[O.P.P. (song)|O.P.P.]] by [[Naughty by Nature]] and more recently [[My Life]] by [[50 Cent]], [[Eminem]] and [[Adam Levine]].<ref name="whosampled">{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Melvin%20Bliss/|title=Melvin Bliss Music Sampled by Others|publisher=Whosampled.com|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>
'''Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/23/samples-copyright-interview|title=Recycled riffs:samples of music biz justice|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>''' (1935<ref name="wp">{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/in-memoriam/melvin-bliss|title=Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Wax Poetics]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>-July 26, 2010<ref name="themusicsover">{{cite web|url=http://themusicsover.com/2010/07/26/melvin-bliss/|title=Died On This Date (July 26, 2010) Melvin Bliss / Heavily Sampled '70s Soul Singer|publisher=The Music's Over|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>) was a [[rhythm and blues]] singer known for his [[1973 in music|1973]] song "[[Reward/Synthetic Substitution]]",<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Melvin+Bliss|title=Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref> the [[B-Side]] of which was heavily sampled<ref name="theatlantic">[http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/07/melvin-bliss-rip/60457/ Melvin Bliss, R.I.P.] Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010</ref> in at least 370 [[hip hop music|hip hop]] songs such as "Real Niggaz Don't Die" and [[Alwayz into Somethin']] by [[N.W.A.]], [[O.G. Original Gangster (song)|O.G. Original Gangster]] by [[Ice-T]], [[O.P.P. (song)|O.P.P.]] by [[Naughty by Nature]] and more recently [[My Life]] by [[50 Cent]], [[Eminem]] and [[Adam Levine]].<ref name="whosampled">{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Melvin%20Bliss/|title=Melvin Bliss Music Sampled by Others|publisher=Whosampled.com|accessdate=Sunday, 12th May 2013}}</ref>


Born in 1935<ref name="discogs"/> in [[Chicago]]<ref name="hiphopdx"/> as Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian"/>, his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the [[Armed Forces]]<ref name="geniusrap">{{cite web|url=http://geniusrap.com/hip-hop-samples/melvin-bliss-synthetic-substitution.html|title="Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss|publisher=GeniusRap.com|accessdate=Tuesday, 14th May 2013}}</ref>. After departing the Army in the mid-1950s, he went from stage to stage until the early 1970s, when in an attempt to boost his career prospects he visited a [[Queensbridge]] concert hall intending to use it for self-promotion<ref name="geniusrap"/>. Whilst awaiting a meeting with the hall's owner, he encountered the mother of [[Herb Rooney]] and it emerged that he wanted a singer to record one of his compositions; [[Reward (Melvin Bliss song)|Reward]]<Ref name="geniusrap"/>. After an informal discussion with Rooney himself, Bliss hit the studio to record it<Ref name="geniusrap"/>.
Born in 1935<ref name="discogs"/> in [[Chicago]]<ref name="hiphopdx"/> as Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian"/>, his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the [[Armed Forces]]<ref name="geniusrap">{{cite web|url=http://geniusrap.com/hip-hop-samples/melvin-bliss-synthetic-substitution.html|title="Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss|publisher=GeniusRap.com|accessdate=Tuesday, 14th May 2013}}</ref>. After departing the Army in the mid-1950s, he went from stage to stage until the early 1970s, when in an attempt to boost his career prospects he visited a [[Queensbridge]] concert hall intending to use it for self-promotion<ref name="geniusrap"/>. Whilst awaiting a meeting with the hall's owner, he encountered the mother of [[Herb Rooney]] and it emerged that he wanted a singer to record one of his compositions<Ref name="geniusrap"/>. After an informal discussion with Rooney himself, Bliss hit the studio to record it<Ref name="geniusrap"/>; the result was [[Reward (Melvin Bliss song)|Reward]]. That song's [[B-Side]], [[Synthetic Substitution]], became one of the most sampled songs of all time.


In 2011, a documentary about him, [[Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss]], was released by [[Peripheral Enterprises]]. It was produced by [[Earl Holder]]<ref name="imdb">{{imdb title|tt2220000}}</ref>.
In 2011, a documentary about him, [[Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss]], was released by [[Peripheral Enterprises]]. It was produced by [[Earl Holder]]<ref name="imdb">{{imdb title|tt2220000}}</ref>.

Revision as of 17:37, 14 May 2013

Melvin Bliss
Birth nameMelvin McClelland
Born1935[1]
OriginChicago[2]
GenresFunk[3]
Years active1973 (1973)[3]–2010 (2010)[4]
LabelsSunburst Records[3]

Melvin McClelland[5] (1935[1]-July 26, 2010[4]) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 song "Reward/Synthetic Substitution",[3] the B-Side of which was heavily sampled[6] in at least 370 hip hop songs such as "Real Niggaz Don't Die" and Alwayz into Somethin' by N.W.A., O.G. Original Gangster by Ice-T, O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature and more recently My Life by 50 Cent, Eminem and Adam Levine.[7]

Born in 1935[3] in Chicago[2] as Melvin McClelland[5], his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the Armed Forces[8]. After departing the Army in the mid-1950s, he went from stage to stage until the early 1970s, when in an attempt to boost his career prospects he visited a Queensbridge concert hall intending to use it for self-promotion[8]. Whilst awaiting a meeting with the hall's owner, he encountered the mother of Herb Rooney and it emerged that he wanted a singer to record one of his compositions[8]. After an informal discussion with Rooney himself, Bliss hit the studio to record it[8]; the result was Reward. That song's B-Side, Synthetic Substitution, became one of the most sampled songs of all time.

In 2011, a documentary about him, Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss, was released by Peripheral Enterprises. It was produced by Earl Holder[9].

References

  1. ^ a b "Melvin Bliss". Wax Poetics. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b ""Synthetic Substitution" Singer / Sample Icon Melvin Bliss Dies". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved Monday, 13th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Melvin Bliss - Reward / Synthetic Substitution". Discogs. Cite error: The named reference "discogs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Died On This Date (July 26, 2010) Melvin Bliss / Heavily Sampled '70s Soul Singer". The Music's Over. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Recycled riffs:samples of music biz justice". The Guardian. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Melvin Bliss, R.I.P. Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010
  7. ^ "Melvin Bliss Music Sampled by Others". Whosampled.com. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d ""Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss". GeniusRap.com. Retrieved Tuesday, 14th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Melvin Bliss at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

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