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Melvin Van Peebles (21 Aug 1932 - 22 Sep 2021)

Male Person - United States American filmmaker

Releases (12)

Official

Album

  1. Br'er Soul 1968
  2. Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Feb 1970
  3. As Serious as a Heart-Attack 1971
  4. What the.... You Mean I Can't Sing?! 1973
  5. Ghetto Gothic 04 Apr 1995
  6. What The . . . . You Mean I Can't Sing?! 2003

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Don't Play Us Cheap 1972
  2. The Melvin Van Peebles Collection 09 Nov 1999
  3. Watermelon Man
  4. Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (original Broadway cast)

Single

  1. Sweetback’s Theme / Hoppin John Aug 1971

Other

  1. X-Rated By An All-White Jury 1997

Relationships (2)

Performs As

  1. Brer Soul

Children

  1. Mario Van Peebles

Recordings by (128)

  1. Lilly Don the Zampoughi ?:?? (1968)
  2. Mirror Mirror ?:?? (1968)
  3. Coolest Place ?:?? (1968)
  4. You Can Get Up Before Noon ?:?? (1968)
  5. Dozens ?:?? (1968)
  6. 10th & Greenwich ?:?? (1968)
  7. Come Raising Your Leg ?:?? (1968)
  8. Sera Sera Jim ?:?? (1968)
  9. Catch That ?:?? (1968)
  10. Three Boxes of Longs Please 5:00 (Feb 1970)
  11. You Ain't No Astronaut 3:18 (Feb 1970)
  12. Come on Feet Do Your Thing 4:22 (Feb 1970)
  13. Funky Girl on Motherless Broadway 6:30 (Feb 1970)
  14. Put a Curse on You 5:08 (Feb 1970)
  15. I Got the Blood 3:55 (Feb 1970)
  16. You Gotta Be Holdin' Out Five Dollars on Me 4:27 (Feb 1970)
  17. Heh Heh (Chuckle) Good Morning Sunshine 4:49 (Feb 1970)
  18. Salamaggi's Birthday 7:30 (Feb 1970)
  19. Hoppin’ John 2:26 (Aug 1971)
  20. Sweetback’s Theme 3:24 (Aug 1971)
  21. Rufus and Ruby 7:59 (1971)
  22. Mother's Prayer 4:04 (1971)
  23. The Country Brother and the City Sister 6:20 (1971)
  24. Chippin' 2:58 (1971)
  25. Just Don't Make No Sense 4:48 (1971)
  26. Dear Mistuh P 2:39 (1971)
  27. Love That's America 4:29 (1971)
  28. I Remember 4:54 (1971)
  29. My Pal Johnny 4:13 (1971)
  30. You Cut Up the Clothes in the Closet of My Dreams 5:49 (1972)
  31. Break That Party and Opening 2:16 (1972)
  32. The Eight Day Week 0:45 (1972)
  33. Saturday Night 1:20 (1972)
  34. The Bowsers Thing 3:59 (1972)
  35. The Book of Life 4:24 (1972)
  36. Quittin' Time 7:11 (1972)
  37. I'm a Bad Character 3:38 (1972)
  38. Know Your Business 1:49 (1972)
  39. Feast on Me 3:26 (1972)
  40. Ain't Love Grand 4:13 (1972)
  41. Break That Party 3:01 (1972)
  42. Someday It Seems That It Just Don't Even Pay to Get Out of Bed 3:31 (1972)
  43. Quartet 5:48 (1972)
  44. The Phoney Game 1:42 (1972)
  45. It Makes No Difference 2:33 (1972)
  46. Bad Character Bossa Nova 3:37 (1972)
  47. The Washingtons Thing 5:11 (1972)
  48. (If You See a Devil) Smash Him 2:23 (1972)
  49. A Birth Certificate Ain't Nothing but a Death Warrant Anyway 3:57 (1973)
  50. So Many Bars 4:11 (1973)
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On Recordings (21)

Performer

  1. Put a Curse on You 1:46 Quasimoto (13 Jun 2000)
  2. Green Power 2:59 Quasimoto (13 Jun 2000)
  3. Goodmorning Sunshine 2:57 Quasimoto (13 Jun 2000)
  4. Come On Feet 3:35 Quasimoto feat. Melvin Van Peebles (13 Jun 2000)
  5. Real Eyes 3:22 Quasimoto (13 Jun 2000)
  6. Bad Character 1:56 Quasimoto (13 Jun 2000)

Vocals

  1. Don’t Blink 2:06 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  2. Crime 1:20 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  3. Hydrant Game 3:25 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  4. Mr. Two-Faced 1:34 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  5. Life Is… 2:19 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  6. Bartender Say 2:46 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest
  7. Strange Piano 2:00 Quasimoto (02 May 2005) guest

Produced

  1. Superstition 5:05 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  2. My Love Belongs to You 10:22 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  3. Save the Watergate 500 3:21 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  4. So Many Bars 4:11 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  5. Come on Write Me 3:42 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  6. There 3:58 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  7. Eyes on the Rabbit 5:09 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)
  8. A Birth Certificate Ain't Nothing but a Death Warrant Anyway 3:57 Melvin Van Peebles (1973)

Credited as (7)

  1. Melvin Van Peebles
  2. Melvin Van Peebles feat. Earth, Wind & Fire
  3. Melvin Van Peebles feat. Brer Soul & Earth, Wind & Fire
  4. The Heliocentrics & Melvin Van Peebles
  5. Melvin Van Peebles & Earth, Wind & Fire
  6. Quasimoto feat. Melvin Van Peebles
  7. Melvin Van Peebles Feat. Earth, Wind & Fire

Works (29)

Wrote

  1. Sweetback’s Theme

Composed

  1. The Apple Stretching
  2. Crime
  3. Hydrant Game
  4. Don't Blink
  5. Bus Ride
  6. Bartender Say
  7. Mr. Two-Faced
  8. Strange Piano
  9. Life Is...
  10. A Birth Certificate Ain't Nothing but a Death Warrant Anyway
  11. So Many Bars
  12. Save the Watergate 500
  13. Superstition
  14. There
  15. Come on Write Me
  16. Eyes on the Rabbit
  17. My Love Belongs to You
  18. Le monde n'est qu'une scène

Lyrics

  1. Le monde n'est qu'une scène
  2. A Birth Certificate Ain't Nothing but a Death Warrant Anyway
  3. So Many Bars
  4. Save the Watergate 500
  5. Superstition
  6. There
  7. Come on Write Me
  8. Eyes on the Rabbit
  9. My Love Belongs to You
  10. The Apple Stretching

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/melvin_van_peebles

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/160050

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000348593

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887708/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14865916

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531955