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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Melvin McClelland
| birth_name = Melvin McClelland
| birth_date = June 1, 1935<ref name="b&s"/>
| birth_date = June 1<ref name="b&s"/>, 1935<ref name=
| origin = [[Chicago]]<ref name="hiphopdx">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11795/title.synthetic-substitution-singer--sample-icon-melvin-bliss-dies|title="Synthetic Substitution" Singer / Sample Icon Melvin Bliss Dies|publisher=Hiphopdx.com|accessdate=Monday, 13th May 2013}}</ref>
| origin = [[Chicago]]<ref name="hiphopdx">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11795/title.synthetic-substitution-singer--sample-icon-melvin-bliss-dies|title="Synthetic Substitution" Singer / Sample Icon Melvin Bliss Dies|publisher=Hiphopdx.com|accessdate=Monday, 13th May 2013}}</ref>
| genre = [[Soul]]<ref name="b&s"/>
| genre = [[Funk]]<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Melvin-Bliss-Reward-Synthetic-Substitution/master/243114|title=Melvin Bliss - Reward / Synthetic Substitution|publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
| years_active = {{Start date|1973}}<ref name="discogs"/>–{{end date|2010}}<ref name="themusicsover"/>
| years_active = {{Start date|1973}}<ref name="b&s"/>–{{end date|2010}}<ref name="themusicsover"/>
| label = [[Sunburst Records]]<ref name="discogs"/>
| label = [[Sunburst Records]]<ref name="b&s"/>
| alias =
| alias =
| associated_acts = [[Herb Rooney]], [[Bernard Purdie]]
| associated_acts = [[Herb Rooney]], [[Bernard Purdie]]
}}
}}
'''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>''' (June 1, 1935<ref name="b&s">{{cite magazine|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EuTVo7fWMyY/TE8x_1EmucI/AAAAAAAACWk/DjsVF1xg5Xk/s1600/Melvin+Bliss+article.jpg|title=Introducing Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]|accessdate=Saturday, 8th June 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 (50 Cent song)|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>''' (June 1, 1935<ref name="b&s">{{cite magazine|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EuTVo7fWMyY/TE8x_1EmucI/AAAAAAAACWk/DjsVF1xg5Xk/s1600/Melvin+Bliss+article.jpg|title=Introducing Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]|accessdate=Saturday, 8th June 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="wp">{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/in-memoriam/melvin-bliss|title=Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Wax Poetics]]|accessdate=Sunday, 12 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 (50 Cent song)|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 spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Army in the mid-1950s. From there, 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.<ref name="fleamarketfunk">{{Cite web|url=http://fleamarketfunk.com/2010/07/26/r-i-p-melvin-bliss/|title=R.I.P Melvin Bliss|publisher=Flea Market Funk|accessdate=Tuesday, 14th May 2013}}</ref> Unfortunately, Bliss' label, [[Sunburst Records]], was a sister company of [[Opal Productions]], and in 1974 it went bankrupt, taking Sunburst Records with it;<ref name="geniusrap"/> in doing so rendering Bliss a [[one-hit wonder]].
Born in 1935<ref name="b&s"/> 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 spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Army in the mid-1950s. From there, 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.<ref name="fleamarketfunk">{{Cite web|url=http://fleamarketfunk.com/2010/07/26/r-i-p-melvin-bliss/|title=R.I.P Melvin Bliss|publisher=Flea Market Funk|accessdate=Tuesday, 14th May 2013}}</ref> Unfortunately, Bliss' label, [[Sunburst Records]], was a sister company of [[Opal Productions]], and in 1974 it went bankrupt, taking Sunburst Records with it;<ref name="geniusrap"/> in doing so rendering Bliss a [[one-hit wonder]].


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 16:04, 24 June 2013

Melvin Bliss
Birth nameMelvin McClelland
BornJune 1[1], 1935Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
GenresSoul[1]
Years active1973 (1973)[1]–2010 (2010)[2]
LabelsSunburst Records[1]

Melvin McClelland[3] (June 1, 1935[1]-July 26, 2010[2]) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 song "Reward/Synthetic Substitution",[4] the B-Side of which was heavily sampled[5] 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.[6]

Born in 1935[1] in Chicago[7] as Melvin McClelland,[3] his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the Armed Forces.[8] After spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Army in the mid-1950s. From there, 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.[9] Unfortunately, Bliss' label, Sunburst Records, was a sister company of Opal Productions, and in 1974 it went bankrupt, taking Sunburst Records with it;[8] in doing so rendering Bliss a one-hit wonder.

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.[10]

Death

On July 17, 2010, it was announced by Melvin Bliss, Jr. that Bliss had suffered a heart attack and had been rushed to NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.[11] Just over a week later, on July 26, 2010, it was announced that Bliss had died.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Introducing Melvin Bliss". Blues & Soul. Retrieved Saturday, 8th June 2013. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "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)
  3. ^ a b "Recycled riffs:samples of music biz justice". The Guardian. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Melvin Bliss". Wax Poetics. Retrieved Sunday, 12 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Melvin Bliss, R.I.P. Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010
  6. ^ "Melvin Bliss Music Sampled by Others". Whosampled.com. Retrieved Sunday, 12th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference hiphopdx was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c d e ""Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss". GeniusRap.com. Retrieved Tuesday, 14th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "R.I.P Melvin Bliss". Flea Market Funk. Retrieved Tuesday, 14th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Melvin Bliss at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "MELLE MEL (LAMBSTAR)". Twitter. Retrieved Tuesday, 14th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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