[DOC] [TLE] Mel Torm - Wikipedia [PAR] Melvin Howard Torm (September 13, 1925  June 5, 1999), nicknamed The 
Velvet Fog, was an American musician, best known as a singer of jazz standards. 
He was also a jazz composer and arranger, drummer, an actor in radio, film, ... 
From 19421943 he was a member of a band led by Chico Marx of the Marx 
Brothers. [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torme - The Space Age Pop Music Page [PAR] In the early 1940s, he quit high school to became a boy singer (and drummer and 
part-time arranger) with Chico Marx's band. ... His publicist coined the name, "The 
Velvet Fog," to describe his smooth style but he hated it (hecklers called him ... 
But slowly, he rebuilt his following through a long series of club appearances. [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torm: The 'Velvet' Voice of Jazz : NPR [PAR] Sep 12, 2007 ... Known in his heyday as "The Velvet Fog," Torm was a ... In high school, Torm's 
attention had turned to jazz, particularly the music of Duke Ellington, Benny 
Goodman and Artie Shaw. ... Torm's first real break came when Chico Marx, of 
the Marx Brothers, hired him to play drums in his backing band. After... [DOC] [TLE] Mel The Velvet Fog Torm | The Blog of Funny Names [PAR] Mar 25, 2014 ... He picked up the drums in elementary school. ... music, and played drums for a 
band led by Chico Marx of the Marx Brothers. ... Let's see, he graduated from high 
school until 1944.A very busy young man, he formed his own band called Mel 
Torm and the Mel-Tones modeled after Frank Sinatra and The... [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torme - AllMusic [PAR] Elegant pop vocalist who began his career as the Velvet Fog, but whose clarity ... 
Nevertheless, Torm remains best-known as a singer, and as a singer his career 
... While attending Hyde Park High School, he played in bands with other 
students. ... While appearing with Chico Marx in New York, Torm was auditioned 
by a... [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torm - Comin' Home Baby | Jameson - Amsterdam | 22tracks [PAR] He played drums in Chicago's Shakespeare Elementary School drum and bugle 
corps in his ... and played drums in a band led by Chico Marx of the Marx 
Brothers. ... 'The Velvet Fog,' thinking to honor his high tenor and smooth vocal 
style, but ... When rock and roll music (which Torm called 'three-chord manure') 
came on... [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torme, Velvet-Voiced Jazz Musician, Dies at 73 - LA Times [PAR] Jun 6, 1999 ... Entertainment: Singer, songwriter and actor had a seven-decade career. ... Even 
in the years when he was promoted as the "Velvet Fog" (a ... But for the last two 
decades, he was firmly within the orbit of jazz, releasing album after album of ... 
Hollywood High School while singing with the Chico Marx Band. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about JAZZ - StudyStack [PAR] AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, THIS VOCALIST KNOWN AS "THE VELVET FOG" 
PLAYED DRUMS IN CHICO MARX' BAND, MEL TORME. "THE GIRL FROM... [DOC] [TLE] Mel Torm - Biography - Smooth Radio FM [PAR] He played drums in Chicago's Shakespeare Elementary School drum and ... and 
played drums in a band led by Chico Marx of the Marx Brothers. ... In that year he 
also formed the vocal quintet "Mel Torme and His Mel-Tones," modeled after ... "
The Velvet Fog", thinking to honor his high tenor and smooth vocal style, but... [DOC] [TLE] September 2016  Beryl Porter's In One Ear [PAR] Sep 25, 2016 ... Which Famous Singer Started his Career as Chico Marx's Drummer ... His fluent 
style earned him the nickname the Velvet Fog for his smooth, soft vocal timbre. .... 
Soon Mr. Torme found himself eking out a living playing out-of-the-way clubs. ..... 
Not long after, Ballard

Question: After high school this vocalist known as "The Velvet Fog" played drums in Chico Marx' band
Answer: Mel Torme