"Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), best known as Mel Tormé and 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, and television, and the author of five books. He composed the music for ""The Christmas Song"" (""Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Melvin Howard Tormé was born in Chicago, Illinois, to immigrant Russian Jewish parents whose surname had been Torma. A child prodigy, he first"
"Velvett Fogg Velvett Fogg were a British psychedelic rock band. Tony Iommi was a member in mid-1968, but soon left to form Black Sabbath. Their lone eponymous album was released in January 1969, and re-released on CD by Sanctuary Records in 2002. Velvett Fogg were one of many new bands within the underground scene, that were formed at the end of the 1960s that would attempt to take pop music to a higher level of creativity. Birmingham also had its own flourishing underground music scene during that time with a variety of innovative groups emerging. The line up of Velvett"
"(The Velvet Fog). The definitive beginning of Golden Smog is hard to pinpoint given the mercurial nature of the band's lineup. However, some claim that the group that would evolve into Golden Smog debuted in January 1987, when a band billed as 'The Take It To The Limit Band' played an (almost) all-Eagles cover show at the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis. This band consisted of Dan Murphy and Dave Pirner (both of Soul Asylum), Jim Boquist (later of Son Volt), and Martin Zellar (Gear Daddies). The show ended with a cover of then Bangles hit song ""Walk Like an Egyptian."""
"Fogg all came from within this alternative music scene in the city. Velvett Fogg were formed in 1968 from members of a Birmingham band Gravy Train. Up front was soul singer Ernie Handy, Bob Hewitt was lead guitarist, with Graham Mullett on drums, and Mick Pollard on bass guitar. Londoner Frank Wilson who played Hammond organ, was also on vocals, eventually becoming band leader and lead vocalist. The newly formed band spent most of the year touring Germany playing at army bases and clubs. Their stage act included a light show and a go-go dancer. On their return to Birmingham,"
"The Fog Band The Fog Band were an English garage punk/indie rock act from Bath, Somerset, England, that existed between 2000 and 2006 and were fronted by Bobby Grindrod. Originally instrumental, the band's lead guitarist (Oli Daltrey – son of Peter Daltrey, lead singer of 1960s psychedelic band, Kaleidoscope) persuaded Grindrod (a student at Bath School of Art and Design) to be their vocalist after being intrigued by his unusual appearance. Although somewhat reluctant, Grindrod agreed after a period of intense insistence. He later claimed that: ""I only joined to stop Oli pestering me, but when we found ourselves supporting"
"band. A veteran of the West Midlands music scene, Law played with such groups as The Williamsons, Love and Understanding, Paint, and Jardine. In his initial writing sessions with the band Law came up with ""Yellow Cave Woman"", ""Once Among The Trees"" and ""Within' The Night"". Velvett Fogg's self-titled album was released on the Pye label in January 1969. By far the most controversial feature of the album was its record cover which displayed the pre-Paul Eastment line-up of the band wearing garish make-up/body-paint and costume, but also included two well-endowed young women wearing nothing but strategically applied body paint."
"in Furs was formed in 1998 for the film ""Velvet Goldmine"". (The band is named after the Velvet Underground song ""Venus in Furs"" whose title and lyrics in turn reference a novel of that name by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.) Gray's drummer, Craig ""Clune"" McClune, provided drums in the band, which also included Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Andy Mackay of Roxy Music and Bernard Butler of Suede. David Gray (musician) David Gray (born 13 June 1968) is an English singer-songwriter. Gray released his first album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of ""White Ladder"" six"
"The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in 1964 in New York City by singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise (replaced by Moe Tucker in 1965). The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the pop artist Andy Warhol, serving as the house band at the Factory and Warhol's ""Exploding Plastic Inevitable"" events from 1966 to 1967. Their debut album, ""The Velvet Underground & Nico"" (with German-born singer and model Nico), was released in 1967 to critical indifference and poor sales, but"
"Nico Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's ""La Dolce Vita"" (1960) and Andy Warhol's ""Chelsea Girls"" (1966). With the insistence of Warhol, she recorded vocals for three songs of the Velvet Underground's debut album ""The Velvet Underground & Nico"" (1967). At the same time, she started a solo career and released ""Chelsea Girl"". Nico's friend Jim Morrison suggested that she start writing her own material. She then composed songs on an harmonium, a"
"Keith Law stayed in the music business, is still writing songs, and is now an entertainer in South West England. Frank Wilson, now performs with his band Run VT, and performs at venues in South East England. Keith Law and Frank Wilson are back together writing as Velvett Fogg Reloaded, and recording for a proposed new Velvett Fogg album. Velvett Fogg Velvett Fogg were a British psychedelic rock band. Tony Iommi was a member in mid-1968, but soon left to form Black Sabbath. Their lone eponymous album was released in January 1969, and re-released on CD by Sanctuary Records in"
"as a choir singer and dancer to major artists such as Lena PH, Markoolio, Carola, Sanne Salomonsen, Orup, Meat Loaf, Martin Stenmarck and Jessica Folcker. Velvet was also a part of the house choir for the Swedish Eurovision organisation for five years and traveled to the various Eurovision Song Contests across Europe. Velvet was discovered in 2005 and signed with Bonnier Amigo Music Group. She stated that she came up with the name ""Velvet"" on her own after receiving what she referred to as ""bad suggestions"" from her record company. She settled on ""Velvet"" because she wanted to pick something"
"Helen Forrest Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the ""girl singer"" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as ""the voice of the name bands."" Forrest was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917. Her parents, Louis and Rebecca Fogel, were Jewish. Her father died from influenza when Helen was an infant so she was raised by her mother, who often blamed"
"The Velvet Teen The Velvet Teen is an alternative rock trio from Sonoma County, CA. The Velvet Teen is originally the name of Judah Nagler's electronic solo project, whose official debut was made during a brief Icelandic tour that began on New Year's Eve, 1999. In 2000, during which Nagler and Logan Whitehurst were members of the band Little Tin Frog, the two began meeting in secret to write songs together under the moniker, 'The Secret Band.' When Little Tin Frog disbanded later that year, Nagler and Whitehurst continued their project and adopted Nagler's solo title, The Velvet Teen. They"
"Jeffrey Hatrix Jeffrey Nothing, also known as Jeff Hatrix (born Jeffrey Lewis Hetrick May 5, 1963) was the former clean vocalist for American alternative metal and industrial metal band Mushroomhead. His nickname comes from a scene in Blue Velvet. With a wide variety of face paint and mask designs, Jeffrey's most known look is that of a butcher. However, he revealed a new look in the music video of ""Your Soul Is Mine"", showing a tan skin mask that somewhat resembles the infamous ""Leatherface"" from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. His most recent incarnation is that of a mask resembling"
"The Velvet Illusions The Velvet Illusions, also known as Georgy and the Velvet Illusions and the Illusions, were an American garage rock band formed in Yakima, Washington in 1965. The group, with influences spanning from R&B standards, the British Invasion, to early psychedelia, released five singles in their brief recording career. Despite never breaking out nationally, the band's music has been revived, thanks, in large part, to its inclusion on several compilation albums, most notably """". The group originated from a jam session between Randy ""Jimmie James"" Bowles (lead guitar, vocals) and Chuck Funk (rhythm guitar) in 1965. Funk recommended"
"kinkiness into rock lyrics -- were too abrasive for the mainstream to handle."" The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in 1964 in New York City by singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise (replaced by Moe Tucker in 1965). The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the pop artist Andy Warhol, serving as the house band at the Factory and Warhol's ""Exploding Plastic Inevitable"" events from 1966 to 1967. Their debut album, ""The Velvet Underground & Nico"" (with German-born singer and"
"were tipped to cross into the public consciousness from their underground following, the band inexplicably ground to a halt in early 2006. Grindrod has since gone on to front Friends of The Bride, while Daltrey still writes and performs with his lo-fi outfit, Gentlemen's Relish (featuring ex-Fog Band drummer, Gary Martin, on bass). The Fog Band The Fog Band were an English garage punk/indie rock act from Bath, Somerset, England, that existed between 2000 and 2006 and were fronted by Bobby Grindrod. Originally instrumental, the band's lead guitarist (Oli Daltrey – son of Peter Daltrey, lead singer of 1960s psychedelic"
"Black Velvet Flag Black Velvet Flag was a New York City-based comedy music trio, known for their humorous, lounge-styled covers of songs by Southern California punk rock bands, and for performing while wearing tuxedos. They became known in 1994, after performing on the New York music scene, which suddenly propelled them to fame in just six months. Their only full-length album, ""Come Recline"", was released in 1995 on Go-Kart Records. In 2003, a documentary of the band, entitled ""The Rise and Fall of Black Velvet Flag"", was released; it was directed by Sheldon Schiffer. Black Velvet Flag was named the"
"of Fame on September 29, 2005. Credits at AllMusic Venetta Fields Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941, Buffalo, New York) is an American born singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan, and the Rolling Stones. Having emigrated to Australia in 1982 she took dual Australian-American citizenship. She recorded or toured as a backing singer for Australian artists, Richard Clapton, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, James Morrison and"
"Some Velvet Morning ""Some Velvet Morning"" is a song written by Lee Hazlewood and originally recorded by Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in late 1967. It first appeared on Sinatra's album ""Movin' with Nancy,"" the soundtrack to her 1967 television special of the same name, which also featured a performance of the song. Although ""Some Velvet Morning"" is one of the more famous duets Hazlewood and Sinatra recorded together, it is considered a departure from their usual fare, as it is decidedly less influenced by country and western music. The single peaked at number 26 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in"
"the band, now managed by an agency called Inter City Artists, were given a record deal by Jack Dorsey of Pye Records. It was also a time when it seemed that the more unusual or controversial a band was, then the greater chance there would be for success in the record business. The record label was looking to sign unusual underground music acts and Velvett Fogg were told to, in Jack Dorsey's words, ""develop an image that would make people think you would piss on the pope!"" (Keith Law). The initial line-up of Velvett Fogg featured guitarist Tony Iommi (later"
"Judah Nagler Judah Nagler is the singer for The Velvet Teen, an indie/baroque pop band from Santa Rosa in Northern California. He was born on June 19, 1980. He is also a graphic designer and web developer, and has created artwork for The Velvet Teen and other bands. Previous to his work with The Velvet Teen, Judah sang and played bass in the California ska band ""Tin Circus"". After a stint in a band called Little Tin Frog, Judah and bandmate Logan Whitehurst wrote several songs together in secret, writing under the moniker ""The Secret Band"". After releasing a demo"
"Clare Torry Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, best known for performing the wordless vocals on the song ""The Great Gig in the Sky"" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album ""The Dark Side of the Moon"". She also covered the Dolly Parton single ""Love Is Like a Butterfly"" for the opening titles of the BBC TV series ""Butterflies"", which ran for four series between 1978 and 1983. Clare Torry was born in November 1947 in Marylebone to Geoffrey Napier Torry (1916-1979), who combined careers as Lieutenant-Commander in the Fleet Air Arm and"
"National Velvet (band) National Velvet are a Canadian goth rock band, popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The band members have included vocalist Maria Del Mar, guitarist Mark Crossley, guitarist Tim Welch, bassist Mark Storm, saxophonist Chris Weiss and drummer Garry Flint. The band came together after a chance meeting between Del Mar and Storm in an alley during a party in Toronto, Ontario; that initial meeting was actually an argument about musical taste, because Storm was a fan of gothic rock bands such as Bauhaus, while del Mar was into Spanish classical music, Motown, swing music and punk rock."
"love — not that either assessment will keep Black Velvet Flag from the next century's thrift store bargain bins."" Chris Norris of ""New York"" was also critical of the band's style, writing that their ""hardcore-as-lounge gag"" was ""funny for about twenty seconds and only if you've never seen ""Repo Man""."" Black Velvet Flag Black Velvet Flag was a New York City-based comedy music trio, known for their humorous, lounge-styled covers of songs by Southern California punk rock bands, and for performing while wearing tuxedos. They became known in 1994, after performing on the New York music scene, which suddenly propelled"
"Reg Presley Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band the Troggs, the hits of which included ""Wild Thing"" (#1 on the Hot 100 on 30 July - 6 August 1966) and ""With a Girl Like You"" (#1 on the UK Official Singles Chart on 4-11 August 1966). He wrote the song ""Love Is All Around"", which was featured in the films ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" and ""Love Actually"". Presley, whose stage name was given to"
"Steven Severin Steven Severin (born Steven John Bailey, 25 September 1955, Highgate, London), is an English musician, composer, bassist, producer and co-founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees. He took the name ""Severin"" from the Leopold von Sacher-Masoch character who is mentioned in the Velvet Underground song ""Venus in Furs"". Severin had earlier considered ""Steve Spunker"" for his stage name. After the split of Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1996, Severin created his own label RE, and released several instrumental albums via his official website. In the late 2000s and the early 2010s, he regularly performed live in solo, playing"
"The Freezing Fog The Freezing Fog was a Hard Rock band from Manchester, UK. The band formed in March 2006, and has since released a number of records, including the ""Solarperplexus"" 7"" single, the debut album, ""March Forth To Victory"" (recorded by Kurt Ballou), and a split 12"" EP entitled ""Manafog,"" featuring fellow UK underground band, Manatees. Releases have come about with the assistance of a number of independent labels, including Calculated Risk Records, Roadkill Records, Dental Records and, most recently, Eyes Of Sound records, the band's current label. The band's debut LP, March Forth to Victory,' was released through"
"replaced them with garbage cans brought in from outside. Her rhythms, at once simple and exotic (influenced by the likes of Babatunde Olatunji and Bo Diddley records), became a vital part of the group's music, despite Cale's initial objections to the presence of a female drummer. The group earned a regular paying gig at the Café Bizarre and gained an early reputation as a promising ensemble. In 1965, after being introduced to the Velvet Underground by filmmaker Barbara Rubin, Andy Warhol became the band's manager and suggested they use the German-born singer Nico (born Christa Päffgen) on several songs. Warhol's"
"times listed are for the Valentin Mix. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground (album) The Velvet Underground is the self-titled third studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released in March 1969, it was their first record with Doug Yule, who was a replacement for John Cale. Recorded in 1968 at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California, the album's sound—consisting largely of ballads and straightforward rock songs—marked a notable shift in style from the band's previous recordings. In 2003, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked the album number 314 in their list of the ""500 Greatest Albums of All Time"". Lou"
"Yvonne Gage Yvonne Gage (born December 20, 1959) is an American singer from Chicago, Illinois. Active since the late 1970s, Gage has done background vocals for artists prior and after her own solo success. Her work as a session musician includes providing vocals for far ""popular"" and prolific music artists, including Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Ministry, Celine Dion, R. Kelly, Ashford & Simpson, Kem, Janelle Monáe, and Kindred The Family Soul. Her only album ""Virginity"", featuring cover showing mildly risque figures of the singer wearing a seal-fur coat, was released in 1984 under the independent Chicago International"
"The Velvet Underground (album) The Velvet Underground is the self-titled third studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released in March 1969, it was their first record with Doug Yule, who was a replacement for John Cale. Recorded in 1968 at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California, the album's sound—consisting largely of ballads and straightforward rock songs—marked a notable shift in style from the band's previous recordings. In 2003, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked the album number 314 in their list of the ""500 Greatest Albums of All Time"". Lou Reed, the band's principal songwriter, said of the album: ""I"
"Velvet (singer) Jenny Marielle Pettersson (born November 5, 1975, Helsingborg, Sweden), professionally known as Velvet is a Swedish dance-pop singer. She has released two albums since her 2005 debut in the music industry and her first eight singles have all achieved a top twenty peak on the Swedish Singles Chart. Velvet moved from Helsingborg to Stockholm in 1993 to study ballet at Balettakademien. She soon took singing lessons at a dance school where she ""got a voice"". She worked at Wallmans cabaret where she discovered that singing was what she really wanted to do. She then toured for eight years"