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Mel London

real name Melvin R. London

Mel London is credited on 1,164 releases across 400 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,164

Credits

400

Albums

8

Decades active

923

In collections

Biography

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Mel London (b. April 9, 1932 (Mississippi, USA) d. May 16, 1975 (Chicago, IL, USA)), american songwriter, record producer, and record label owner, (best known for his Chicago label and subsidiaries). He was active in the Chicago blues and R&B scenes in the 1950s and '60s where he wrote songs for Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Junior Wells.

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Credited work

1,164 releases · 400 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 1,286
  • Production · 40
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Universal Amphitheatre · Winterland · The Village Recorder

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