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Mel Tormé - Scat Singing | 1991 | MDA Telethon — DeepCutsArchive
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If you enjoyed this performance of Scat Singing by Mel Tormé, then check out the MDA Music Legends playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFbA4l-7B5gc103tvEZUrn6qgaU5jyXDJ Check out Mel Tormé as he performs Scat Singing during the 1991 MDA Labor Day Telethon! This is an exuberant performance guaranteed to have you moving to the rhythm! CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2bQCFv8 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MDANational/ Website: http://www.MDA.org The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an enchanting yearly variety show that ran for half a century. Hosted for many years by Jerry Lewis, the telethon featured top stars from the world of music, comedy, and Broadway and was like no other show on earth. The telethon was created to help support the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which is leading the fight against muscular dystrophy. MDA dedicates itself to strength, independence and life. To learn more about MDA and to donate, please visit http://www.MDA.org.

About Scat singing

Originating in vocal jazz, scat singing or scatting is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice solely as an instrument rather than a speaking medium. This is different from vocalese, which uses recognizable lyrics that are sung to pre-existing instrumental solos.

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