Mel McDaniel | Country singer, 68
Mel McDaniel, 68, a husky-voiced country-music singer-songwriter with hits such as "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" and "Louisiana Saturday Night," has died.
Mel McDaniel, 68, a husky-voiced country-music singer-songwriter with hits such as "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" and "Louisiana Saturday Night," has died.
Darleen Bieber of Schmidt Relations, the publicists for the Grand Ole Opry, on Friday confirmed his death but had no details.
The native of Checotah, Okla., sang for oil-field workers in Alaska in the 1970s before becoming successful in Nashville. He was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1986.
- AP