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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.
Jun 7, 1999 · Singer MEL TORME died Saturday at age 73 of complications from a stroke. We'll hear an interview Terry Gross did with Mel in 1988. For more than 50 years, Torme was one of most...
Jun 6, 1999 · Mel Torme, the fluent pop-jazz singer who earned the nickname the Velvet Fog for his smooth, soft vocal timbre, died Saturday of complications from a stroke he suffered in 1996. He was 73 and lived in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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.
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Jazz singer and actor Mel Torme, dubbed "The Velvet Fog" for the versatility of his voice, died Saturday, his publicist, Rob Wilcox, told CNN.
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Jun 6, 1999 · Mel Torme, an inventive and gifted entertainer with a distinctive voice who became a favorite of several generations of music lovers, died Saturday morning. Torme’s death came at UCLA Medical...
Jun 7, 1999 · Jazz and pop singer Mel Torme, whose crooning vocals led to the unwanted nickname “the Velvet Fog,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 73. Torme, who had suffered a mild stroke three years ago,...
