The Mel-Tones

Mel Tormé was introduced to a young vocal group "The School Kids" in 1943. This group changed their name to "The Mel-Tones" later.

Changed Name to Mel Tormé

Mel Torme changed his name to "Mel Tormé" early in 1940. He couldn't remember who changed it and how it came to pass.

Songs Recorded on Feb. 22 #2

The following songs of "Songs for Any Taste" were recorded in Hollywood on February 22, 1957. It was 50 years ago.

* It's All Right with Me
* Manhattan
* Taking a Chance on Love
* Home by the Sea
* I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
* De Lovely
* Tenderly
* I Wish I Were in Love Again
* Autumn Leaves (part ii)
* Nobody's Heart

Songs Recorded on Feb. 22

The following songs of "Mel Tormé at the Crescendo" were recorded in Hollywood on February 22, 1957. It was 50 years ago.

* It's Only a Paper Moon
* What Is This Things Called Love
* One For My Baby
* Love Is Just a Bug
* A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
* Autumn Leaves
* Just One of Those Things
* The Boy Next Door
* Lover Come Back to Me
* Looking at You
* The Tender Trap
* I'm Beginning to See the Light

Fell in Love with Drums

At the night when Mel Tormé began his career, he fell in love with drums. Mel Tormé remembered well that Carlton Coon, the drummer and the co-leader of the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, lifted little Melvin Howard Torme up onto his lap behind the drums.

Swingin' on the Moon

Swingin' on the Moon Mel Tormé Polygram 1998-06-23 by G-Tools

Voice Had Changed

By the time when Mel Tormé was fourteen years old, his voice had changed. So he wasn't getting as many offers to play kid parts on radio as like before.