MUSICIAN

Mel Tormé

1925 - 1999

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Tormé is the 1,702nd most popular musician (up from 1,784th in 2019), the 8,956th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,023rd in 2019) and the 636th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Mel Tormé ranks 1,702 out of 3,175. Before him are Albert Lee, Adam Darski, Trịnh Công Sơn, Arto Lindsay, Scott Gorham, and Seu Jorge. After him are Elliott Smith, Bev Bevan, John Patitucci, James LoMenzo, Khalid, and Mauro Maur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mel Tormé ranks 433. Before him are Kim Stanley, Hugh O'Brian, Václav Machek, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Frank Pierson, and Ratmir Kholmov. After him are Syed Nazrul Islam, Antonio Spallino, Solomon Marcus, Peter R. Hunt, Charlie Byrd, and Daphne Oram. Among people deceased in 1999, Mel Tormé ranks 249. Before him are Sufia Kamal, Paul-Émile de Souza, Sulo Nurmela, Faith Domergue, Robert Kramer, and Nicholas Metropolis. After him are Samiha Khalil, Georges Gandil, Charlie Byrd, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Basil Hume, and Yakov Rylsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Tormé ranks 8,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Connie Sawyer (1912), Gerald Guralnik (1936), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), Carl Johnson (1898), Dale Earnhardt (1951), and William C. deMille (1878). After him are Armin Shimerman (1949), Gordon Bell (1934), Elliott Smith (1969), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Traylor Howard (1966), and Celia Weston (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mel Tormé ranks 636. Before him are Peter Buck (1956), Lyle Mays (1953), Billy Strayhorn (1915), ASAP Rocky (1988), Arto Lindsay (1953), and Scott Gorham (1951). After him are Elliott Smith (1969), John Patitucci (1959), James LoMenzo (1959), Khalid (1998), Neal Hefti (1922), and Skip James (1902).

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