Died On This Date (April 15, 2010) George Melvin / Respected Jazz Keyboardist
themusicsover George Melvin
May 24, 1947 – April 15, 2010
George Melvin was a gifted jazz and R&B keyboardist who, over the course of his career, graced recordings by the likes of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Ray Charles, Miles Davis and the Moments to name a few. Melvin launched his career while still in his late teens, mainly focusing on the Hammond B-3 organ, thanks to the tutelage of the great Richard “Groove” Holmes. In later years, Melvin was a constant fixture of the Charlottesville, Virginia music scene. George Melvin died from complications of diabetes on April 15, 2010. He was 63.