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Mel Tormé. Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), [1] nicknamed " the Velvet Fog ", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and ...
Mel Tormé. Soundtrack: Gangster Squad. A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice.
Jun 7, 2024 · Mel Tormé was an American singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, drummer, actor, and author. He was one of the 20th century’s most versatile, respected, and influential jazz vocalists. Tormé began singing professionally when he was just 4 years old. At age 6 he was in vaudeville, at 8 he
Mel Tormé. Soundtrack: Gangster Squad. A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups. As a solo musician, he had a number...
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Sep 13, 2023 · Mel Torme Photo: GAB Archive/Redferns. Possessing a smooth, sonorous croon – which earned him the rather unusual nickname “The Velvet Fog” – Mel Tormé was also an accomplished tunesmith ...
Jun 6, 1999 · Mel Torme, the fluent pop-jazz singer who earned the nickname the Velvet Fog for his smooth, soft vocal timbre, died yesterday of complications from a stroke he suffered in 1996. He was 73 and ...
