Melvin Bliss

Melvin McClelland (June 1, 1945 -July 26, 2010)

Rhythm and Blues Singer, Melvin Bliss, is most remembered for his song "Synthetic Substitution", which has been sampled by numerous Hip Hop Artist (NWA, Ice-T, Naughty by Nature and others) and has been a part of at least 94 Hip Hop songs. His career failed to take off after the Label (Sunburst Records) which he was signed to went bankrupt in 1974 and he was labeled a one-hit wonder. He died in 2010; please take a listen here and have an enjoyable weekend: Reward and Synthetic Substitution

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Bliss

Background Information
Birth name	Melvin McClelland
Born	June 1, 1945
Origin	Chicago, Illinois[1]
Died	July 7, 2010(aged 65)
Genres	Soul[2]
Years active	1973[2]–2010[3]
Labels	Sunburst Records[2]
Associated acts	Herb Rooney,Bernard Purdie