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see also Doug Williams, Frank Williams, and The Williams Brothers
Melvin Williams started singing at the age of six with his brothers. He sings lead and once played lead guitar in The Williams Brothers. He has been writing and arranging most of his own music since 1970 and producing music since 1979.
He and his brothers have recorded 18 top-10 albums according to Billboard and Cashbox magazines, which produced three No. 1 records and three Grammy nominations.
In April 1991, Melvin along with the Williams Brothers formed their own record label. Melvin wrote the title cut from their first release on the label entitled "This is Your Night." It reached as high as No. 4 on Billboard Magazine's gospel chart, and it won the 1991 Stellar Award and also was nominated for a 1992 Grammy Award.
In addition to Melvin's numerous nominations and awards, he was nominated in three categories at the 1998 Stellar Awards Ceremony for his album "Never Seen Your Face," and came home with two awards- Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, and Traditional Album of the Year.
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