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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 ...
Jun 6, 1999 · As an actor, Torme started young. After winning a children’s contest at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair at age 8, he got the role of Jimmy the newsboy on a radio soap opera called “Song of the ...
Jun 5, 1999 · Artist biography Mel "The Velvet Fog" Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz drumming and singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books.
Jun 5, 1999 · June 5, 1999 / 7:15 PM EDT / CBS. Childhood, Family, and Education. Melvin Howard Tormé was born Sept. 13, 1925, on the south side of Chicago, Ill. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants ...
For a long period I was singing mushy, sentimental songs." His publicist coined the name, "The Velvet Fog," to describe his smooth style but he hated it (hecklers called him "The Velvet Frog"). In 1944, he formed his own vocal group, the Mel-Tones, which included a young Les Baxter and Henry Mancini's future wife, Ginny O'Connor. The Mel-Tones ...
Students. Scholars. (1925–99). American musician, actor, and author Mel Tormé was one of the 20th century’s most versatile, respected, and influential jazz vocalists. Known as the “Velvet Fog” for his smooth vocal quality, he mastered a variety of styles from mellow love songs to scat. He also wrote more than 300 songs, with his most ...
