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Born: September 13, 1925 in Chicago, IL
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: June 05, 1999 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Vocal

Biography:
Mel Tormé was a jazz-oriented pop singer who worked at his craft steadily from the 1940s to the 1990s, primarily in nightclubs and concert halls. In his 1988 autobiography, It Wasn't All Velvet (its title a reference to his nickname, "The Velvet Fog," bestowed upon him by a disc jockey in the 1940s to describe his husky, wide-ranging voice), he men... Continue Bio >>

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The Christmas Song (Jay Rodriguez & Rev Scott Remix)

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Discography:
2006 Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette [Blue Note Japan]
2002 Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival
1998 In New York
1996 Evening with Mel Tormé
1995 Velvet & Brass
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Filmography:
2005 Judy Garland: Judy Duets
1999 Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
1998 Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years
1995 Seinfeld: The Jimmy
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Similar Artists: Betty Roche Bill Henderson Arthur Prysock Billy Eckstine Anita O'Day More >>

Influenced By: Leo Watson Artie Shaw More >> Followers: Harry Connick Jr. Al Jarreau Frank D'Rone The Blue Dahlia John Vance More >>

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