death_date death_place birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
14 may 1997 st. louis , missouri , us bunker , missouri , us mel bay non_vocal_instrumentalist 25 february 1913 guitar country , classical , folk mel bay
 melbourne e. bay musician , songwriter , educator
mel bay

mel bay -lrb- february 25 , 1913 -- may 14 , 1997 -rrb- was a musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books .
his `` encyclopedia of guitar chords '' remains a bestseller .
