Melvin Endsley (30 January 1934 – 16 August 2004) was a musician, singer, and songwriter best known for writing the song "Singing the Blues", along with over 400 songs recorded by hundreds of artists since 1956. Some of the artists that have recorded his songs include Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Andy Williams, Paul McCartney, Stonewall Jackson, and Ricky Skaggs. At the beginning of his career, Endsley recorded including RCA and MGM, however, his vocal recordings were commercially unsuccessful. In 1998, he was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame.
Polio left confined him to a wheelchair at age five.
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Country singer and songwriter. Wrote "Singing the blues" and "Knee deep in the blues", among others, both country hits for Marty Robbins and pop hits for Guy Mitchell.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marty Stuart Show
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Paul O'Grady Show
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Smell of Success
2009
writer: "Singing the Blues"
Northern Exposure
1990
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Screen One
1989
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Top of the Pops
1980
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Blakes 7
1978
TV Series writer - 1 episode
That'll Be the Day
1973
writer: "Singing The Blues" - uncredited
From Nashville with Music
1969
lyrics: "Singing the Blues" / music: "Singing the Blues"