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Always on the go, singer-actor Mel Torme this week is performing with Don Johnson's band at Hook and Ladder Club and says in interview with Star staff(...)
Always on the go, singer-actor Mel Torme this week is performing with Don Johnson's band at Hook and Ladder Club and says in interview with Star staff(...)

Always on the go, singer-actor Mel Torme this week is performing with Don Johnson's band at Hook and Ladder Club and says in interview with Star staff(...)

Date1/28/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Always on the go, singer-actor Mel Torme this week is performing with Don Johnson's band at Hook and Ladder Club and says in interview with Star staff writer peter Goddard that it's one of the best groups around. Torme isn't pleased easily. He is said to
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Multi-talented Mel Torme last night opened two-week engagement at the Hook and Ladder club and reviewer Bruce Kirkland found singer at his best in jaz(...)
Multi-talented Mel Torme last night opened two-week engagement at the Hook and Ladder club and reviewer Bruce Kirkland found singer at his best in jaz(...)
11/22/1971
Fats Domino is wading through '50s at Hook and Ladder Club this week and Star staff writer Peter Goddard says his New Orleans rock rolls like sweet th(...)
Fats Domino is wading through '50s at Hook and Ladder Club this week and Star staff writer Peter Goddard says his New Orleans rock rolls like sweet th(...)
5/4/1976
Actor Gene Barry, 53, who opened a one-week engagement at the Hook and Ladder Club last night, says he's got all the cash and acclaim he needs but it'(...)
Actor Gene Barry, 53, who opened a one-week engagement at the Hook and Ladder Club last night, says he's got all the cash and acclaim he needs but it'(...)
3/3/1975
This week's star at the Hook and Ladder Club, singer Gordon MacRae reminisced with The Star's Frank Rasky about his life 20 years ago when he was a hot item in the movies
This week's star at the Hook and Ladder Club, singer Gordon MacRae reminisced with The Star's Frank Rasky about his life 20 years ago when he was a hot item in the movies
9/24/1974
Ottawa-born comic impressionist Rich Little last night opened for two weeks at Hook and Ladder Club and critic Peter Goddard says he has added a new dimension to his act
Ottawa-born comic impressionist Rich Little last night opened for two weeks at Hook and Ladder Club and critic Peter Goddard says he has added a new dimension to his act
9/24/1973
Live entertainment is sweeping the suburbs - from band concerts in the park to the big-name entertainers making up the shower of stars as the Beverly Hills Motor Hotel's Hook and Ladder Club
Live entertainment is sweeping the suburbs - from band concerts in the park to the big-name entertainers making up the shower of stars as the Beverly Hills Motor Hotel's Hook and Ladder Club
2/22/1974
I've always like to think of myself as being broad-minded, said Aaron Copland in an interview yesterday with Star staff writer PEter Goddard. The Amer(...)
I've always like to think of myself as being broad-minded, said Aaron Copland in an interview yesterday with Star staff writer PEter Goddard. The Amer(...)
1/6/1976
The everly brothers opened at Hook and Ladder club last night and Star critic Jack Batten says they left the audience flat-out with their pacing and timing
The everly brothers opened at Hook and Ladder club last night and Star critic Jack Batten says they left the audience flat-out with their pacing and timing
2/10/1970
Dick Haymes at Hook and Ladder Club: Singer's show is salute to bandleader Tommy Dorsey
Dick Haymes at Hook and Ladder Club: Singer's show is salute to bandleader Tommy Dorsey
2/6/1972
A big favorite of the '60s, singer Bobby Rydell is back in Toronto at the Hook and Ladder Club
A big favorite of the '60s, singer Bobby Rydell is back in Toronto at the Hook and Ladder Club
8/12/1974
Jim Bailey the singer. He's at Beverly Hills Hotel's Hook and Ladder Club
Jim Bailey the singer. He's at Beverly Hills Hotel's Hook and Ladder Club
5/3/1971
Singer Teresa Brewer, At the Hook and Ladder Club with Bobby Hackett
Singer Teresa Brewer, At the Hook and Ladder Club with Bobby Hackett
11/27/1972