George Melly was born in 1926. He was an able seaman, an art gallery assistant, a critic, a writer, and a professional jazz singer. George Melly died in 2007.

His works include:
Owning Up
Rum, Bum and Concertina
Scouse Mouse
Revolt Into Style
Don’t Tell Sybil: an Intimate Memoir of Elt Mesens
Great Lovers (with Walter Dorin)
Mellymobile