James Melton
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Biography
James Melton was an American opera singer born on January 2, 1904 in Moultrie, Georgia. He received vocal training from Gaetano de Luca and Enrico Rosati before moving to New York. Melton started his music career as a popular singer in the late 1920s, recording for Columbia Records in autumn of 1927. He transitioned to operatic singing in the mid-1930s, debuting at Town Hall on April 22, 1932. Melton performed with various opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, where he debuted as Tamino in The Magic Flute on December 7, 1942. He also appeared in film musicals such as Stars Over Broadway (1935) and Ziegfeld Follies (1946). Melton died of pneumonia on April 21, 1961, in New York City.
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- Short'nin' Bread
- Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
- Where Am I? Am I In Heaven?
- A Little House That Love Built
- Summer Night
- September in the Rain
- All Through The Day
- One Little Word
- Pagan Love Song
- Love Is A Dreamer
- There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie
- Happy Feet
- You Are Love
- It's A Grand Night For Singing
- Deep In Your Eyes
- I May Never Pass Your Way Again
- Among My Souvenirs
- Dear, On A Night Like This
- Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me?
- With A Song In My Heart
- Sleepy Valley
- Make Believe
- Make Believe (From "Show Boat") featuring James Melton
- Begin the Beguine (from "Broadway Melody of 1940")
