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Infobox musical artist | name = Mel Carter| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| Born = birth date and age|1943|4|22 Cincinnati , Ohio , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre = Soul music|Soul , Pop music|pop | occupation = singing|Singer , actor | years_active =| label = Mel Carter (born April 22, 1943, Cincinnati , Ohio ) is an United States|American singing|singer and actor . He is best known for his 1965 million selling recording, " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ".
Biography
Carter sound recording and reproduction|recorded for Sam Cooke 's SAR record label in the early 1960s. He had his first hit record|hit in 1962 at the age of nineteen with "When a Boy Falls in Love", which was co-written by Cooke.
By the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in pop music|pop ballad s. His biggest success was the Top 40|Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit record|hit , " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ," which reached #8, in 1965. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 188 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 He had a couple of other Top 40 entries over the next year, " Band of Gold (1955 song)|Band of Gold " and "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings", as well as a few other easy listening sellers.
Carter appeared on the DVD of the PBS special, Doo Wop 51, recorded in 2001 performing his hit.
Carter later acted on television program mes such as Quincy, M.E. , Sanford and Son , Marcus Welby, M.D. and Magnum, P.I. .
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imdb name|0141808|Mel Carter
http://www.mel-carter.com Mel Carter's Website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p16321|pure_url=yes article by Richie Unterberger
Persondata | NAME = Carter, Mel | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 22, 1943 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Mel Category:African American singers Category:American male singers Category:American soul musicians Category:American pop musicians Category:Imperial Records artists Category:Bell Records artists Category:Musicians from Cincinnati, Ohio Category:1943 births Category:Living people
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