By steve (205.188.197.186 - 205.188.197.186) on Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 09:23 pm:

hi all
anbody tell me if melvin davis of sixties fame "you made me over" "this loves was meant to be" etc is the same person as mel davis who cut a brilliant record for Rockmill records in 91 "let love in your Life"
thanks for some great forums

By acooolcat (211.78.0.219 - 211.78.0.219) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 12:21 am:

Melvin Davis actually owned Rockmill. Prior to that he'd recorded for Fortune, Jackpot, Groovesville, KeKe, Mala and Invictus - and maybe a couple of others I've forgotten. He wrote songs for Lou Beatty (LaBeat), Johnnie Mae Matthews and others. He also played drums on various Detroit sessions, including LaBeat and Groovesville.
Graham

By Dennis Coffey (206.47.172.178 - 206.47.172.178) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 12:39 am:

Hi folks. Melvin Davis is still in Detroit. I did a show with him and Lyman Woodard at Sullys in the nineties. Mike Theodore and I produced him in the late sixties and I also worked with him in a jazz trio with Lyman. Great drummer, singer and writer.

Dennis Coffey

By acooolcat (211.78.0.219 - 211.78.0.219) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 01:12 am:

Dennis - I think you did "Bearhug" (Mala) on him.
Graham

By drums (208.251.209.82 - 208.251.209.82) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 02:04 pm:

Hello out there!!

Is this the same Melvin Davis that plays bass with Chaka Khan & Gladys Knight? I watched the Chaka Khan "BET on Jazz" special and if that is the same guy playing the 7 string bass, then my hat is off to him!!! Outstanding!!!

Hey if Melvin is listening, I cant play like Vinnie but Im close !!

Daren Metz
Noble & Cooley

By Dennis Coffey (205.188.200.27 - 205.188.200.27) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:54 pm:

Yes, I did Bearhug on Melvin Davis. He wrote the song. I'm sure Mike Theodore was involved as well. As far as I know Melvin does not play bass. His son also plays drums in Detroit.

Dennis Coffey

By Dave (62.253.128.5 - 62.253.128.5) on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - 12:46 pm:

Hi,
This is my first posting on here as i`ve only just found this site,and i must say i like what i see,iv`e been collecting Detroit related records for years so this site really interests me, as for Melvin Davis i have a jap cd from 96 with his Rock Mill recordings on it plus 7 previously unreleased tracks on it,while were on Melvin Davis i need
his Groovesville 03 recording to finish off my Groovesville set,so if anyones got a spare:-)it will go to a good home,and is it true that Melvin is around 7ft tall?.
Dave

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.122.171.137 - 213.122.171.137) on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - 02:19 pm:

welcome dave....keep firing in those questions.

By acooolcat (211.78.0.219 - 211.78.0.219) on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - 02:53 pm:

He's not quite 7 feet - about 6'6" I'd guess.
The surprise is he never played basketball.
Graham

By acooolcat (211.78.0.219 - 211.78.0.219) on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - 02:56 pm:

Dave -
PS. Does that mean you have the ones on KeKe and Wheel City?
Graham

By Dave (62.253.128.5 - 62.253.128.5) on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 12:40 am:

Graham sadly not,only the "Wheel City" pressing,
Melvin was also the lead singer in "Eighth Day"on there later recordings on "Invictus",also members of
the "Magictones" and "Steve Mancha" were in this group at one time or another.
Dave..
ps
are you
G.A from
D.C.L?

By acooolcat (211.72.121.66 - 211.72.121.66) on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 04:06 am:

No, That's Graham Anthony.
He ought to get a computer!
BTW - I misunderstood your quest - I thought you were after all of Melvin's 45s - not label filling Groovesville.
The Japanese CD that you have - Is that the one with a photo of The Jaywalkers group? Does it show David Ruffin?
Graham

By Dave (62.253.128.5 - 62.253.128.5) on Friday, March 29, 2002 - 01:05 am:

No it`s called "Melvin Davis" "Love truth and victory" on P-Vine,it has all his "Rock Mill" tracks
on it plus unreleased stuff from the 70s and 80s,
there`s a picture of him on the front looking slick
from 68,and on the back one from 96 with long braided hair,the sleeve notes were done by "Frank
Garcia.
Dave..

By Dave (62.253.128.5 - 62.253.128.5) on Friday, March 29, 2002 - 01:26 am:

Steve regarding the "Let love in your life" track
although put out in 91,it was recorded in Aug 78,
with background vocals by the likes of"Pat Lewis",
and "Hot buttered soul",and also the "Detroit symphony orchestra was on there as well,would have liked to have been there when that was being recorded,there was another version done by "Charisma" on "Rock Mill"8267.
Dave.

By steve (205.188.197.161 - 205.188.197.161) on Saturday, March 30, 2002 - 07:59 pm:

Dave, many thanks for the info, search is on for the CD on P-Vine, I also have a record by Tim Murray "thinkin of You" thats Produced by Mel on "Detroit Traks" are there any more records on the label? bought many records of graham of "detroit City Limits" mag he really will have to get a computer his contributions to some of the threads on here would be interesting

By Sean Hampsey (195.92.168.170 - 195.92.168.170) on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 05:36 pm:

Tats Taylor is the man on the UK side of the pond for info on Melvin Davis. You should see the video tape of Tats and Melvin Davis ..... Along with Tim Murray .... singing 'Thinking Of You' outside the Greyhound Track in Detroit!! Tim Murray works on the gate down at the track if anyone wants to check him out. He's also a very good friend of Melvins and could put you in touch I guess. And yes he's a very tall guy (Mel not Tats)

By biggray1 (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 06:10 pm:

Hi Guy's,just a little info on Andy Tats Taylor,I will be seeing him later,i will ask him to join the forum and inform you on his visits to Detroit etc,i know from talking to him about his visits to the Usa that he has some great storys to tell,like the one time he visited Johnnie Mae Mathews and she shown him were she kept her 45s!! on a broom tale in the basement! anyway he has some awesome Photo's Vidio etc i will be onto him later. Biggray1

By Flynny (213.1.132.155 - 213.1.132.155) on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 04:05 pm:

So, anyone gonna sell me a copy of Melvin's KeKe 45...don't mind if it's a stock copy or a WD!
Must be in "E" or above - cash/trades await you! :-)

By acooolcat (211.72.121.66 - 211.72.121.66) on Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 01:20 pm:

Do you have the title of the B side?
Graham

By Fury13 (12.2.196.17 - 12.2.196.17) on Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 03:41 pm:

No one has mentioned it, but Melvin Davis performed at last Saturday's show in Southfield, if I remember correctly.

By Fury13 (12.2.196.17 - 12.2.196.17) on Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 10:17 pm:

Oh yeah, and he IS tall!

By John Lester (213.1.136.133 - 213.1.136.133) on Friday, July 26, 2002 - 03:30 pm:

do wer have apicture of Melvin please

Ritchie or David...can you oblige please?

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Friday, July 26, 2002 - 05:10 pm:

Sis sent in this but calls the guy Marvin Davis.

He looks like Melvin.

By SisDetroit (67.25.214.126 - 67.25.214.126) on Friday, July 26, 2002 - 05:36 pm:

I also have in my notes someone by the name of "Melvin Johnson."
Sis

By John Lester (213.122.200.36 - 213.122.200.36) on Friday, July 26, 2002 - 09:20 pm:

he IS tall...

thank you david....

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 02:42 am:

The guy pictured wearing a red suit is Jay Davis and the other tall guy - pictued above - is Melvin Davis.
Thanks to Sis for sending these great shots.
Graham

By Ian W (213.122.166.238 - 213.122.166.238) on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 10:07 pm:

Ke Ke 1006 - 'It's No News'/'Wedding Bells'

A side is RK4M-1815

And, no I don't have it either!