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Mel Street, born King Malachi Street on October 21, 1935, in Grundy, Virginia, was an American country music singer known for his heartfelt performances. He grew up in a coal mining family and began his music career at the age of sixteen, performing on local radio shows in western Virginia and West Virginia. After working as a radio tower electrician in Ohio and performing in nightclubs in Niagara Falls, he returned to West Virginia in 1963 to open an auto body shop. From 1968 to 1972, Street hosted his own television show in Bluefield, West Virginia. He recorded his first single, "Borrowed Angel," in 1970, which gained traction after being picked up by Royal American Records in 1972, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard charts. His most significant hit, "Lovin' on Back Streets," came in 1973. Throughout the mid-1970s, he released several successful songs, including "You Make Me Feel More Like a Man," "Forbidden Angel," "I Met a Friend of Yours Today," "If I Had a Cheatin' Heart," and "Smokey Mountain Memories." In 1978, he signed with Mercury Records, but he struggled with clinical depression and alcoholism. Tragically, he took his own life on October 21, 1978, his 43rd birthday, after releasing a record titled "Just Hangin' On" that same day. Following

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