Birthdays in Music Gabriel Charpentier, Canadian composer, born in Richmond, Canada Mel Tormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999) 1925 in Music 1924 Music History by Year 1926 1925 in Music History One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot! July 6, 1925