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Per Hellman with Mel Tormé (a.k.a. The Velvet Fog)
Title
Per Hellman with Mel Tormé (a.k.a. The Velvet Fog)
Subject
Hellman, Per
Tormé, Mel (1925-1999)
Grand Ballroom
Description
Per Hellman is photographed shaking hands with "The Velvet Fog", Mel Tormé, who was an American musician, best known as a singer of jazz standards. Tormé is most famous for composing the music for the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") who co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.
Source
Waldorf Astoria Archive
Date
1985
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
7.5x9
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
06.04.039
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Grand Ballroom
Temporal Coverage
1980 - 1989
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Physical Dimensions
7.5x9
Collection
Citation
“Per Hellman with Mel Tormé (a.k.a. The Velvet Fog),” Host to the World, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/701.