Melody Ellison (1964)

Melody (nicknamed Dee-Dee by her family) is nine at the start of the series and turns ten on January first, 1964. Her whole family is involved in music in some way, and are good singers. However, her parents believe that education and college will be a bigger boost up than music, especially her father. Her grandmother calls her "baby chick" (as she calls all her grandchildren chicks) and her father calls her "Little One."

Melody, along with singing, likes gardening; she feels calm and peaceful when working in the dirt. She does not always feel like a leader, even when her actions show her otherwise. She gets nervous singing in front of a crowd or performing. Melody loves "The Motown Sound" and the multiple acts coming from Hitsville, USA such as the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, little Stevie Wonder, and Martha and the Vandellas.

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