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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Melvin McClelland
| birth_name = Melvin McClelland
| birth_date = June 1, 1945<ref name="b&s"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|06|01}}<ref name="b&s"/>
| 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=13 May 2013}}</ref>
| origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<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=13 May 2013}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|07|07|1945|06|01}}
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]<ref name="b&s"/>
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]<ref name="b&s"/>
| years_active = {{Start date|1973}}<ref name="b&s"/>–{{end date|2010}}<ref name="theatlantic"/>
| years_active = {{Start date|1973}}<ref name="b&s"/>–{{end date|2010}}<ref name="theatlantic"/>
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'''Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|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=12 May 2013|location=London|first=Angus|last=Batey|date=23 June 2011}}</ref>''' (June 1, 1945<ref name="b&s">{{cite journal|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EuTVo7fWMyY/TE8x_1EmucI/AAAAAAAACWk/DjsVF1xg5Xk/s1600/Melvin+Bliss+article.jpg|title=Introducing Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref>-July 26, 2010<ref name="theatlantic"/>) 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=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 94 [[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="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/07/rip-melvin-bliss.html|title=RIP Melvin Bliss|publisher=Pastemagazine.com|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>
'''Melvin McClelland<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|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=12 May 2013|location=London|first=Angus|last=Batey|date=23 June 2011}}</ref>''' (June 1, 1945<ref name="b&s">{{cite journal|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EuTVo7fWMyY/TE8x_1EmucI/AAAAAAAACWk/DjsVF1xg5Xk/s1600/Melvin+Bliss+article.jpg|title=Introducing Melvin Bliss|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref>-July 26, 2010<ref name="theatlantic"/>) 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=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 94 [[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="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/07/rip-melvin-bliss.html|title=RIP Melvin Bliss|publisher=Pastemagazine.com|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>


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 AV media | people=Holder, Earl | year=2011 | title=Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss | medium=Motion picture | publisher=Peripheral Enterprises}}</ref> After spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Navy 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="cratekings">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cratekings.com/melvin-bliss-synthetic-substitution-documentary/|title=Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution (Documentary)|publisher=Cratekings.com|accessdate=7 July 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 1945<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 AV media | people=Holder, Earl | year=2011 | title=Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss | medium=Motion picture | publisher=Peripheral Enterprises}}</ref> After spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Navy 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="cratekings">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cratekings.com/melvin-bliss-synthetic-substitution-documentary/|title=Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution (Documentary)|publisher=Cratekings.com|accessdate=7 July 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="hiphopdx"/>
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="hiphopdx"/>

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Melvin Bliss
Birth nameMelvin McClelland
Born (1945-06-01) June 1, 1945 (age 78)[1]
OriginChicago, Illinois[2]
DiedJuly 7, 2010(2010-07-07) (aged 65)
GenresSoul[1]
Years active1973 (1973)[1]–2010 (2010)[3]
LabelsSunburst Records[1]

Melvin McClelland[4] (June 1, 1945[1]-July 26, 2010[3]) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 song "Reward/Synthetic Substitution",[5] the B-Side of which was heavily sampled[3] in at least 94 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 1945[1] in Chicago[2] as Melvin McClelland,[4] his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the Armed Forces.[7] After spending a few years singing in Naval bands, he departed the Navy 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.[7] 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.[7] After an informal discussion with Rooney himself, Bliss hit the studio to record it;[7] the result was Reward. That song's B-Side, "Synthetic Substitution", became one of the most sampled songs of all time.[8] Unfortunately, Bliss' label, Sunburst Records, was a sister company of Opal Productions, and in 1974 it went bankrupt, taking Sunburst Records with it;[7] 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.[2]

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.[9] Just over a week later, on July 26, 2010, it was announced that Bliss had died.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Introducing Melvin Bliss". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 8 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c ""Synthetic Substitution" Singer / Sample Icon Melvin Bliss Dies". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Melvin Bliss, R.I.P. Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010
  4. ^ a b Batey, Angus (23 June 2011). "Recycled riffs:samples of music biz justice". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Melvin Bliss". Wax Poetics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "RIP Melvin Bliss". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e Holder, Earl (2011). Synthetic Substitution: The Life Story of Melvin Bliss (Motion picture). Peripheral Enterprises.
  8. ^ "Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution (Documentary)". Cratekings.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "MELLE MEL (LAMBSTAR)". Twitter. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

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