death_place death_date birth_place article_title instruments origin
nashville , tennessee 31 march 2011 checotah , oklahoma mel mcdaniel
 vocals , guitar okmulgee , oklahoma
mel mcdaniel

melvin huston `` mel '' mcdaniel -lrb- september 6 , 1942 -- march 31 , 2011 -rrb- was an american country music artist .
his chart-making years were mainly the 1980s with his hits from that era including `` louisiana saturday night '' , `` big ole brew '' , `` stand up '' , the number one `` baby 's got her blue jeans on '' , `` i call it love '' , `` stand on it '' , and a remake of chuck berry 's `` let it roll -lrb- let it rock -rrb- '' .
mcdaniel 's type of country music has been referred to as `` the quintessential happy song '' in comparison to other country artists who discuss broken hearts and lost loves .
when asked why most of his songs are mostly positive , mcdaniel told the anchorage daily news that `` there 's enough things in the world to keep you bummed out '' and that his fans do n't want to `` hear me singing something that 's gon na bum 'em out some more . ''
