- McKinley Mitchell's Tell It, Like It Is - EP · 2006
- The Complete Malaco Collection of McKinley Mitchell · 1992
- Best Of Sin Alley, Vol. 2 - Real Gone Rock'a'Billy Blasters · 2020
- The One-Derful! Collection, Vol. 5: Midas Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2015
- The One-Derful! Collection, Vol. 5: Midas Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2015
- The One-Derful! Collection, Vol. 5: Midas Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2015
- Rock Everybody Rock - Single · 2015
- The One-Derful! Collection Vol.1: One-Derful! Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2014
- The One-Derful! Collection Vol.1: One-Derful! Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2014
- The One-Derful! Collection Vol.1: One-Derful! Records (Bonus Track Version) · 2014
- McKinley Mitchell's Tell It, Like It Is - EP · 2006
- McKinley Mitchell's Tell It, Like It Is - EP · 2006
- McKinley Mitchell's Tell It, Like It Is - EP · 2006
Singles & EPs
Compilations
About McKinley Mitchell
Blessed with an extraordinary set of soaring pipes, McKinley Mitchell waxed a series of superb Chicago soul platters during the 1960s, later veering stylistically closer to contemporary blues in his last years of performing. At age 16, Mitchell was already fronting a gospel group, the Hearts of Harmony, in Jackson. After spending time singing spirituals in Springfield, MS, and Philadelphia, Mitchell hit Chicago in 1958 and went secular. A rocking debut for the tiny Boxer label the next year preceded his signing with George Leaner's fledgling One-derful logo in 1961. His first single for the firm, the gorgeous soul ballad "The Town I Live In," proved a national R&B hit and launched the imprint in high style. Mitchell's One-derful follow-ups, including the imaginative "A Bit of Soul," failed to equal the heights of his first single; neither did 45s for Chess (produced by Willie Dixon) and a variety of Dixon-owned labels. Finally, in 1977, Mitchell returned to the R&B charts with "The End of the Rainbow," another beautiful R&B ballad, for Malaco's Chimneyville subsidiary. An eponymous LP for the label the next year stunningly showcased Mitchell's still-potent voice on a program that combined blues and soul material. A 1984 LP for Retta's, I Won't Be Back for More, was among the singer's last releases (by then, he was back living in Jackson). ~ Bill Dahl
- HOMETOWN
- Jackson, MS, United States
- BORN
- 25 December 1934
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul