Mel Bay
Mel Bay (February 25, 1913 – May 14, 1997) was a musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books. His Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords remains a bestseller.
Biography
Childhood and early life
Melbourne E. Bay was born on February 25, 1913 in the little Ozark Mountain town of Bunker, Missouri. He bought a Sears Roebuck guitar at the age of 13 and several months later played his first "gig". Bunker didn't have a guitar teacher so Bay watched the few guitarists he knew and copied their fingering on the fret board, teaching himself chords. Once he felt he knew the rudiments of the guitar, he started experimenting with other instruments, including tenor banjo, mandolin, Hawaiian guitar and ukulele.
Bay played in front of an audience every chance he got, including a stint with a snake oil salesman in and around his hometown. The man hired Bay to play the banjo while sitting in the salesman's car. Once a crowd gathered to listen, Bay would stop playing, and the salesman would pitch his cure-all.
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- Mel Bay's Complete Irish Tin Whistle released:
Mel Bay's Complete Irish Tin Whistle
- The Chanter's Tune / The Merry Harriers / The Threepenny Bit
- Brian the Brave (Poll Hapenny)
- When I Followed a Lass / Barrack Hill
- The Dear Irish Boy
- Tomgraney Castle / The Honeysuckle / The Rights of Man
- Sheebag Sheemore / The Stile of Ballylanders / Alexander's Hornpipe (Abell whistle)
- Up Stairs in a Tent / After the Sun Goes Down / Sam's Girl (Soodlum's Mello D whistle)
- The Liverpool Hornpipe / Harvest Home (Shaw Low D, Low G, Low A, D whistles & Generation G whistle)
- Get Up Old Woman and Shake Yourself / A Fig for a Kiss / Tobin's Favorite (Copeland whistle)
- Agnus Dei / Thanksgiving / Larry Grogan (Walton's Golden Tone G whistle)
- The Hunt (Pocket Companion whistle)
- Molly Put the Kettle On / The Turnpike Gate / The Green Mountain (Feadog whistle)
- The New Potatoes / Tie the Ribbons / The Belfast Lasses (Copeland whistle)
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by: Mel BYou'll let me take you to the next level
Let your mind be free
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me
Simple as 123
Talkin 'bout ABC
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me
Oh boy don't waste my time
You can keep me on a chain
But I don't think you can take the pain
And all the things that I put you through
It just drove you crazy
Cos I'm so crazy
You took control and set me free (set me free)
Between the flame of you and me (you and me)
And even though I had it all (had it all)
I still reached out for more
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me (get with me)
Simple as 123
Talkin 'bout ABC (ABC)
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me (play with me)
Oh boy, don't waste my time
I like your way without knowing how
But there are some things that still get me down
Same old way of making love
It's not quite enough
I need some more
You took control and set me free (set me free)
Between the flame of you and me (you and me)
And even though I had it all (had it all)
I still reached out for more
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me (if you wanna get with me)
Simple as 123
Talkin bout ABC (talkin bout ABC)
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me (if you wanna play with me)
Oh boy, don't waste my time
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Let your mind be free, yeah
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me
Simple as 123 (123)
Talkin 'bout ABC (ABC)
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me (if you wanna play with me)
Oh boy, don't waste my time
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me (get with me)
Simple as 123
Talkin 'bout ABC (ABC)
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me (play with me)
Oh boy, don't waste my time
Let your mind be free
If you wanna get with me (if you wanna get with me)
Simple as 123
Talkin 'bout ABC (talkin bout ABC)
Like it real nasty
If you wanna play with me (if you wanna play with me)
Oh boy, don't waste my time
Let your mind be free
If you wanna play with me
Oh boy, don't waste my time
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