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James Melton (January 2, 1904 – April 21, 1961), a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s, later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932–35. His singing talent was similar to that of his contemporary Richard Crooks and baritones John Charles Thomas and Nelson Eddy, who sang ...
James Melton. Actor: Melody for Two. James Melton was a popular singer, a Met lyric tenor, a recording artist for Victor and Columbia records and a producer and actor. He was raised in Citra, Florida, where he worked on a farm raising pigs and loading watermelons. He made his first public appearance as soloist in a local choir.
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- Moultrie, Georgia, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
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Jun 20, 2013 · James Melton: The Tenor of His Times. Those of us of a certain age have fond memories of James Melton, who entertained our parents starting in the 1930s and the rest of us in the 1940s and beyond on recordings, the radio, and films. Essays on Italo Montemezzi - D'Annunzio: Nave . An important new book on Italo Montemezzi sheds light on his ...
Music: South side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Singer Born Jan. 2, 1904 in Moultrie, GA. Died April 21, 1961 of pneumonia in New York, NY. J ames Melton was a tenor whose voice was known to millions of radio, television, opera and concert fans. Handsome, 6-foot-2 and usually smiling, Melton got his New York start in the musical ...
with a sort of coming-to grips memoir of her participation in that life. Biographically, the book proceeds conventionally about Melton until Ms. Nutt is. old enough to know her father and begin to garner her own memories of him. We. are indebted to Ms. Nutt for a meticulous narration from his birth until hers.
Melton, Jas W. JAMES MELTON, 57, NOTED TENOR, DIES; Radio Singer in the Thirties Was 'Met' Star 10 Years -- Made Debut in 1942 HAD APPEARED IN FILMS Was Known for Collections of Antique ...
