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Apr 25, 2024 · Mel Tormé (born September 13, 1925, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died June 5, 1999, Los Angeles, California) 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.
Sep 13, 2023 · Mel Torme On This Day uDiscover Lists Verve Records. This introduction to the the best songs of Mel Torme celebrates and explores one of the 20th century's most indelible voices.
Sep 12, 2007 · The son of Russian immigrants, Melvin Howard Tormé was born in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 13, 1925, and grew up on the city's south side. In 1929, at the age of 4, he began his singing career with...
Mel Tormé - Gone With the Wind. Hear the greatest hits of MEL TORMÉ in this OFFICIAL playlist. Spread the classic jazz, and don't forget to share this playlist! Subscribe here: http://bit...
Sep 13, 2023 · Mel Tormé was a composer, arranger, and drummer who possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of American music. Published on. September 13, 2023. By. Richard Havers. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty...
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.
Dec 25, 2017 · NPR's Noel King spoke with Mel Tormé's youngest son, James — an accomplished jazz singer himself — to get the story behind the creation of this Christmas classic. According to James, it was ...
