Lester Melrose

Real name: Lester Franklin Melrose
Born: December 14, 1891
Died: April 12, 1968
Country: United States
IPI: 01040043137 2 works
Comments: Lyricist, publisher and producer.
One of the earliest producers of blues records.
An integral part of the creation of the Chicago Blues sound of the 1930's.
Family: Walter Melrose Brother
Frank Melrose Brother

Songs written by Lester Melrose

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Honey Dear	Lester Melrose, Floyd Hunt	Erskine Butterfield and His Blue Boys	October 23, 1941	Covered by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marilyn Duke
I Guess I'll Be on My Way	Lester Melrose, Dick Jurgens, Floyd Hunt	The Four Clefs	December 5, 1940	Covered by (3 artists)
Reefer Head Woman	Jazz Gillum, Lester Melrose, Buster Bennett	Jazz Gillum and His Jazz Boys	March 14, 1938	Covered by (2 artists)
Shanghai Honeymoon	Lester Melrose, Charles Hausman, William Shockley	Al Turk's Orchestra	June 26, 1926	Covered by (14 artists)