Mel Tormé

Mel Tormé

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 13, 1925 (Chicago), Died June 5, 1999 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 3636	10-in.	10/5/1944	A stranger in town	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 3637	10-in.	10/5/1944	You've laughed at me for the last time	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 3758	10-in.	3/23/1945	Night must fall	The Mel-Tones ; Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 3759	10-in.	3/23/1945	I'm down to my last dream	The Mel-Tones ; Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 3817	10-in.	4/27/1945	Am I blue?	Eugenie Baird	vocalist
Decca	L 3818	10-in.	4/27/1945	I fall in love too easily	Eugenie Baird	vocalist
Decca	L 3965	10-in.	9/13/1945	Day by day	Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	L 3966	10-in.	9/13/1945	Prove it by the things you do	Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	L 7770		8/2/1954	Tutti frutti	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7771		8/2/1954	It don't mean a thing	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7772		8/2/1954	Rose O'Day	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7773		8/2/1954	Hold tight	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7774		8/2/1954	I'se a muggin'	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7775		8/3/1954	All of you	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7776		8/3/1954	Spellbound	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7777		8/3/1954	Cement mixer	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7778		8/3/1954	Flat foot floogie	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 7779		8/3/1954	The hut sut song	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 8911		1/12/1956	How	Mel Torme	vocalist
Decca	L 8912		1/12/1956	My Rosemarie	Mel Torme	vocalist

(Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tormé, Mel," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100014.

Tormé, Mel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100014.

"Tormé, Mel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.