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Mel & Tim

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Years Active
1969 – 1974 (5 years)
Founded In
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States
Chicago soul duo Mel & Tim were cousins — Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson — who actually hailed from Holly Springs, MS, and made their way to Chicago via St. Louis. They were discovered by Gene Chandler and signed to his Bamboo label in 1969, when they scored a Top Ten pop and R&B single with the good-humored classic "Backfield in Motion." The follow-up, "Good Guys Only Win in the Movies," supplied the title for their first album and hit the R&B Top 20 later that year. Mel & Tim subsequently moved to Stax, where they landed a second Top Five R&B … read more
Chicago soul duo Mel & Tim were cousins — Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson — who actually hailed from Holly Springs, MS, and made their way to Chicago via St. Louis. They were discovered by Gene Chandler and signed to his Bamboo label in 1969, when they scored a Top Ten pop and R&B single… read more
Chicago soul duo Mel & Tim were cousins — Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson — who actually hailed from Holly Springs, MS, and made their way to Chicago via St. Louis. They were discovered by Gene Chandler and signed to his Bamboo label in 1969, when they scored a Top Ten pop and R&B single with the good-humored classic "Backfield in Motion." The foll… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Starting All Over Again Starting All Over Again
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 79 listeners
2 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Groovy Situation
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 23 listeners
3 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Backfield In Motion
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 22 listeners
4 Play track Mel & Tim Keep The Faith
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 22 listeners
5 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Good Guys Only Win In The Movies
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6 Play track Starting All Over Again I May Not Be What You Want
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7 Play track Mel & Tim Forever And A Day
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 2 listeners
8 Play track Starting All Over Again What's Your Name
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9 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Mail Call Time
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10 Play track Mel & Tim It's Those Little Things That Count
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Albums

  1. 11,467 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 15 tracks

    Good Guys Only Win in the Movies
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  2. 8,298 listeners

    1 Jan 1972 · 10 tracks

    Starting All Over Again
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  3. 6,694 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 10 tracks

    Mel & Tim
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  4. 11 listeners

    1969 · 2 tracks

    Backfield In Motion
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