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Mel Torme Biography

Birth Name:Melvin Howard Tormé

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Received an Edison Award for Best Male Singer in 1976
  • Started singing with teh Coon-Sanders Orchestra at the age of four
  • Was best known for his work as jazz singer and composer
  • Was the author of the well-known holiday tune "The Christmas Song․"
  • Once played drums in a band led by comedic actor Chico Marx
  • Along with being an actor and singer, he was an expert in fast-draw gunfighting
  • Was the author of the 1994 book "My Singing Teahers: Reflections on Singing Popular Music․"