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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 116 listeners
2 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Backfield In Motion
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 31 listeners
3 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Groovy Situation
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 27 listeners
4 Play track Good Guys Only Win in the Movies Good Guys Only Win In The Movies
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 21 listeners
5 Play track Mel & Tim Keep The Faith
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6 Play track Starting All Over Again I May Not Be What You Want
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 5 listeners
7 Starting All Over Again Heaven Knows
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 4 listeners
8 Play track Starting All Over Again Too Much Wheelin' and Dealin'
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9 Starting All Over Again Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman
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10 Play track Mel & Tim That's The Way I Want To Live My Life
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Albums

  1. 14,000 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 15 tracks

    Good Guys Only Win in the Movies
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  2. 9,018 listeners

    1 Jan 1972 · 10 tracks

    Starting All Over Again
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  3. 7,799 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 10 tracks

    Mel & Tim
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  4. 14 listeners

    1969 · 2 tracks

    Backfield In Motion
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