The Mel-Tones was an American vocal group of the 1940s and 1950s, formed and led by Mel Tormé.
[1] Besides Tormé, the members were Betty Beveridge, Ginny O'Connor (who married Henry Mancini in 1947),[2] Bernie Parke, and Sheldon ‘Diz’ Disrud (later replaced by Les Baxter).
Tormé (still a teenager when he formed the group, in 1943)[3] was lead singer and arranger.
[4] A 1957 release of Tormé's California Suite featured the Mel-Tones, with Loulie Jean Norman replacing Betty Beveridge.
[5] The Mel-Tones last album, Back in Town, was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960; personnel at that time was original members Ginny O'Connor and Bernie Parke, and Sue Allen and Tom Kenny.