Mel Torme during "House Party" Nov. 8, 1956
Caption: Mel Torme during "House Party" Nov. 8, 1956
Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department
Born: September 13, 1925
Star sign: Virgo
Known for: Gangster Squad (2013), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Home Alone (1990)
Source: IMDB
A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow high baritone voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups. As a solo ...