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  1. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop ...

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Nat King Cole was an American musician who first came to prominence as a jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band...

  3. May 28, 2024 · Nat King Cole (born March 17, 1919, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.—died February 15, 1965, Santa Monica, California) was an American musician hailed as one of the best and most influential pianists and small-group leaders of the swing era.

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    • Straighten Up And Fly Right (1943) “Straighten Up And Fly Right” was written by Nat King Cole and lyricist-publisher-promoter Irving Mills, and was part of the soundtrack of the 1943 comedy movie Here Comes Elmer.
    • (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (1946) “Route 66,” composed by Julie London’s husband Bobby Troup about a journey from Chicago to Los Angeles, is one of the iconic American road songs.
    • The Christmas Song (1946) In 1946, Cole became the first recording artist to sing the classic festive lyrics about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at your nose,” in what many regard as the definitive version of “The Christmas Song.”
    • Nature Boy (1947) It is said that the nomadic Brooklyn-born writer eden ahbez handed Cole’s manager the lyrics and music to “Nature Boy” backstage at a concert.
  4. Aug 30, 2012 · Nat King Cole - Unforgettable. lyrics: Unforgettable That's what you are, Unforgettable Tho' near or far. Like a song of love that clings to me, How the thought of you does things to me....

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  5. Nat “King” Cole, 45, world-renowned singer and jazz pianist, died in his sleep at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica early Monday, three weeks after he had undergone surgery for removal of ...

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