Mel Tormé

 was an American jazz composer and musician. He was born Melvin Howard Tormé in Chicago, Illinois on September 13th, 1925. Mel was the father of Tracy Torm, creator and executive producer on the 1990s sci-fi series Sliders. Mel even guest-starred in the season two episode, "Greatfellas", where he attended the wedding of the daughter of one of the episode's primary antagonists. In the episode, Mel met world-slider and fellow musician Rembrandt Brown. Brown recognized Torm and recalled performing with him on his own world. However, this parallel version of Mel Torm from the "Greatfellas" world had no knowledge of ever working with Brown. In this world, Rembrandt Brown was not a musician, but a Federal agent.

Mel Torm passed away in Los Angeles, California on June 5th, 1999 at the age of 73.

Notes & Trivia

 * Is best known for co-writing the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Roasting on an Open Fire") with Bob Wells.