Mel Torme
Biography
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. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
7 releases · 4 albums · active 1957–2008
- Performance · 7
Studios: Ironside Recording Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Beverly Kenney
- The Temptations
- Shirley & Squirrely
- Jackie Gleason