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Malvin Lightsy (November 3, 1928 – April 23, 1964), known professionally as Mel Walker, was an American R&B singer best known for his recordings in the early 1950s as lead male singer with the Johnny Otis Orchestra. Born in Bloomburg, Texas, he grew up in Los Angeles and attended Jefferson High School with Floyd Dixon. In 1949, he was discovered by Johnny Otis and joined his band, singing with Otis until around 1953. On many recordings he featured in duets with Little Esther, and also recorded with The Robins.

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rdfs:label	ميل ووكر (ar) Mel Walker (musician) (en)
rdfs:comment	ميل ووكر (بالإنجليزية: Mel Walker)‏ هو مغني أمريكي، ولد في 3 نوفمبر 1929، وتوفي في 23 أبريل 1964. (ar) Malvin Lightsy (November 3, 1928 – April 23, 1964), known professionally as Mel Walker, was an American R&B singer best known for his recordings in the early 1950s as lead male singer with the Johnny Otis Orchestra. Born in Bloomburg, Texas, he grew up in Los Angeles and attended Jefferson High School with Floyd Dixon. In 1949, he was discovered by Johnny Otis and joined his band, singing with Otis until around 1953. On many recordings he featured in duets with Little Esther, and also recorded with The Robins. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Jefferson High School (Los Angeles, California) Bloomburg, Texas Johnny Otis 1964 deaths Singers from Los Angeles The Robins 1929 births 20th-century African-American male singers Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) alumni Esther Phillips Floyd Dixon R&B
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has abstract	ميل ووكر (بالإنجليزية: Mel Walker)‏ هو مغني أمريكي، ولد في 3 نوفمبر 1929، وتوفي في 23 أبريل 1964. (ar) Malvin Lightsy (November 3, 1928 – April 23, 1964), known professionally as Mel Walker, was an American R&B singer best known for his recordings in the early 1950s as lead male singer with the Johnny Otis Orchestra. Born in Bloomburg, Texas, he grew up in Los Angeles and attended Jefferson High School with Floyd Dixon. In 1949, he was discovered by Johnny Otis and joined his band, singing with Otis until around 1953. On many recordings he featured in duets with Little Esther, and also recorded with The Robins. Walker was credited as lead singer on many of Otis' earliest and biggest R&B hits, including "Mistrustin' Blues" and "Cupid Boogie", both of which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1950, and "Rockin' Blues", an R&B #2 hit in 1951. He recorded Floyd Dixon's song "Call Operator 210", a #4 R&B chart hit in 1952. Walker was jailed on narcotics charges in the early 1950s. His body was found in an alley in Los Angeles on April 23, 1964, after an apparent drug overdose. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart Mel Walker Johnny Otis The Robins List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1950 Esther Phillips Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) Billboard Top R&B Records of 1950 Billboard Top R&B Records of 1951 Mistrustin' Blues The Barrelhouse
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