Mel Tormé Concert Photos
Melvin Howard Tormé (1925–1999) was born to immigrant Russian Jewish parents whose name had been Torma. A child prodigy, he first sang professionally at 4 with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, singing "You're Driving Me Crazy," at Chicago's Blackhawk restaurant. 1933-41, he acted in the network radio serials "The Romance of Helen Trent" and "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy." He wrote his first song at 13 and three years later, his first published song, "Lament to Love," became a hit recording for Harry James.
![Mel Tormé / Minnesota Orchestra on Dec 8, 1992 [666-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/505666/large_Mel_Torme_Dec_1992.JPG)
