MUSICIAN

Mel Tormé

1925 - 1999

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Tormé has received more than 2,765,481 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Mel Tormé is the 1,784th most popular musician (down from 1,524th in 2019), the 9,024th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,628th in 2019) and the 678th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mel Tormé ranks 1,784 out of 3,175. Before him are Boris Brejcha, A. R. Rahman, Andraé Crouch, Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, and Laurent Garnier. After him are Tomoyasu Hotei, Ray Evans, Brian Downey, Joe South, Dave Hill, and Elizabeth Cotten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mel Tormé ranks 444. Before him are Shelley Berman, Nelson Demarco, Horacio Guarany, Frank Pierson, John Shepherd-Barron, and Cal Tjader. After him are D. A. Pennebaker, Solomon Marcus, Miklós Szilvási, Lilyan Chauvin, Tony Hillerman, and John Wain. Among people deceased in 1999, Mel Tormé ranks 256. Before him are Ester Boserup, Kjell Rosén, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Maria Sander, Georges Gandil, and Allen Stack. After him are Hoyt Axton, Davor Dujmović, Zully Moreno, Walter Schleger, Sulo Nurmela, and Charles Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Tormé ranks 9,024 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark R. Hughes (1956), Ashley Benson (1989), Allen Stack (1928), Mark Rober (1980), Frances Dee (1909), and Norman Joseph Woodland (1921). After him are Hoyt Axton (1938), Ray Evans (1915), Mary Miles Minter (1902), D. B. Woodside (1969), Joe South (1940), and Dorian Harewood (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mel Tormé ranks 678. Before him are Gary Holt (1964), Big Walter Horton (1921), Clarence White (1944), Cal Tjader (1925), Andraé Crouch (1942), and Earl Wild (1915). After him are Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Chris Hillman (1944), Ray Bryant (1931), and Lonnie Johnson (1899).

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