I was born in El Campo, Texas and raised in Sheridan, Arkansas.  This is where I began my musical career.  I began singing in school with a three piece band for local events in my hometown.  After graduation, we were playing locally when I received a vocal award from Sheridan, Arkansas.  It was then that I was asked to play with a band out of Little Rock called the White Buffalo Band.  We played festivals and state fairs in Arkansas and eventually branched out and started to play in Texas & Mississippi.  I then moved to Texas and performed with several bands and played with Ricky Gilly (Mickie Gilly's son) while I searched for musicians to start my own band.  I have also performed at Club 88, Circle Club, the Golden Cask Supper Club, and many more.  I finally put together some musicians and we named the band SpellBound.  We played in Galveston, Crystal Beach, Alexandria, Little Rock, and many other cities.  I still felt like something was missing even though the band was formed.  I moved to Lafayette, Louisiana and played with local musicians:  Zebra, Tommy McClain, Johnny Allen, Danny Leal, etc.   I then decided to start up Spellbound again with some local musicians. As you know, it takes a while to really get what you are looking for.   I have played with several fill-in musicians and now I have finally found what I feel is one of the best bands around! We are now called Melanie Foreman and SpellBound and I have been truly blessed to be able to play with some of the best musicians in Louisiana.