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. More about Mel Tormé
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Melvin Howard Tormé was born in Chicago, Illinois, to William David Tormé, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, and Betty Tormé (née Sopkin), a New York City native. He graduated from Hyde Park High School. A child prodigy, he first performed professionally at age four with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, singing "You're Driving Me Crazy" at Chicago's Blackhawk restaurant.The most expensive item with a signature of Mel Tormé (MEL TORME 'THE CHRISTMAS SONG' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO) was sold in September 2020 for £82.00 while the cheapest item (MEL TORME, SINGER, HAND SIGNED NEWSPAPER CUTTING) found a new owner for £0.75 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2015 with an average selling price of £2.95 for an autographed item of Mel Tormé. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with £55.54 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.75 was September 2018. In average, an autographed item from Mel Tormé is worth £6.53.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mel Tormé were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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MEL TORME JAZZ SINGER VELVET FOG HAND SIGNED BANK CHEQUE 1989 | £25.00 | ||
MEL TORME (1925-1999) American Singer & Composer The Velvet Fog Signed 8 x 10 | £6.55 | ||
MEL TORME (1925-1999) American Singer The Velvet Fog Signed page | £5.96 | ||
Mel Torme - At The Red Hill 1962 UK LP LONDON 1st SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED | £9.50 | ||
Mel Torme - At The Red Hill 1962 UK LP LONDON 1st SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED | £55.54 | ||
MEL TORME - SINGER - AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | £14.99 | ||
Mel Torme signed autograph album page 1950s American musician/singer Tormé | £12.99 | ||
MEL TORMÉ (The Christmas Song) Hand-signed 1960s vintage double-weight 10” x 8” | £24.99 | ||
Mel Tormé vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £4.99 | ||
South Of The Border SIGNED MEL TORME & BILLY MAY Vinyl Record | £16.95 |