George Melly

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George Melly
Melly, circa 1978
Background information
Birth name	Alan George Heywood Melly
Born	(1926-08-17)17 August 1926 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	5 July 2007(2007-07-05) (aged 80) London, England
Genres	Jazz blues
Occupations	Lecturer critic writer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1946–2007
Labels	WSM
Website	georgemelly.com

Alan George Heywood Melly (17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer, and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973, he was a film and television critic for The Observer; he also lectured on art history, with an emphasis on surrealism.