Mel Torme

Birth Name:

Melvin Howard Tormé

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Writer

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․"
Along with being an actor and singer, he was an expert in fast-draw gunfighting
Once played drums in a band led by comedic actor Chico Marx
Was the author of the 1994 book "My Singing Teahers: Reflections on Singing Popular Music․"

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