Mel Carter
| Mel Carter | |
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Mel Carter in 1966
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| Background information | |
| Born |
April 22, 1939 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Mel Carter (born April 22, 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer and actor. He is best known for his 1965 million-selling recording, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me".
Carter recorded for Sam Cooke's SAR record label in the early 1960s. He had his first hit in 1962 at the age of 19 with "When a Boy Falls in Love", which was co-written by Cooke. At age 16 Carter studied singing with legendary vocalist Little Jimmy Scott.
By the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in pop ballads. His biggest success was the Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," which reached Number 8 in 1965. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. He had a couple of other Top 40 entries over the next year, "Band of Gold" and "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings", as well as a few other easy listening sellers.
Carter appeared on the DVD of the PBS special, Doo Wop 51, recorded in 2001 performing his hit.
Carter later acted on television programs such as Quincy, M.E., Sanford and Son, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Eddie Capra Mysteries, and Magnum, P.I., and in films such as Friday Foster (1975), Chesty Anderson, USN (1976), American Raspberry (1977) and Angel (1984).
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