Mel Tormé Autographs
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.
Melvin Howard Tormé was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Jewish family. His father, William David Tormé, (born Wowe Torma, also spelled as Tarme or Tarmo), was an immigrant from Brest (now Belarus), and Sarah "Betty" Tormé (née Sopkin), was a New York City native. Named after the actor Melvyn Douglas, Tormé grew up in a home filled with music and entertainment. His father, whom he recalled as having the pure voice of a cantor, had been an amateur dancer in his youth. His aunt Faye Tormé had risen to local fame in Chicago, where, dubbed the "Wonder Frisco Dancer," she raised money by dancing at war bond rallies in 1917–8. Mel's only formal musical education came from his Uncle Al Tormé, who played the ukulele and the Albert system clarinet. His only sibling, Myrna, was born a few weeks before his fourth birthday.
Tormé grew up in a largely Black neighborhood and was heavily influenced by jazz. A child prodigy, he first performed professionally at age four with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, singing "You're Driving Me Crazy," a song he had learned on the radio, at Chicago's Blackhawk restaurant. He was invited back and sang every Monday night for six months; he was paid $15 a night with a free dinner for his family.
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Current items with a signature of Mel Tormé
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Traded items with a signature of Mel Tormé
The most expensive item with a signature of Mel Tormé (MEL TORME’ SIGNED BASEBALL w to TJ Best Always 7-15-95 1/24 JSA COA VELVET FOG) was sold in January 2020 for $999.00 while the cheapest item (JAZZ MUSICIAN MEL TORME (1925-1999) AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2019 with an average selling price of $28.10 for an autographed item of Mel Tormé. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was January 2023. In average, an autographed item from Mel Tormé is worth $24.94.
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