Mel Torme
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About
Widely popular 20th century singer known as The Velvet Fog. He is best remembered for co-writing The Christmas Song or Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire with Bob Wells.
Before Fame
He sang with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra at the age of four and was widely hailed as a child prodigy. He also acted in radio serials The Romance of Helen Trent and Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy from 1933 until 1941.
Trivia
He was the teen idol of his generation after he appeared in Good News, the 1947 film musical.
Family Life
He was married several times: first to Candy Toxton on February 11, 1949, then Arlene Miles on October 31, 1956, then
Associated With
His first published song Lament to Love was a hit for Harry James.
