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.
Mel Tormé Born in Chicago on September 25, 1925. Began career of professional singer at four years old. Won the Grammy for best male vocalist in 1982 and 1983. Died in Los Angeles on June 5, 1999.
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