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Jun 28, 2020 · Freddy Cole died on Saturday at his home in Atlanta. With his charming, easeful baritone and a crisp, efficient touch at the piano, Cole carved out a professional career of more than 65 years.
Jun 28, 2020 · Freddy Cole died on Saturday at his home in Atlanta. With his charming, easeful baritone and a crisp, efficient touch at the piano, Cole carved out a professional career of more than 65 years. Freddy Cole, Distinguished Jazz Artist And Unassuming Vocalist, Dead At 88 | NPR Illinois
Lionel Frederick Cole was born in 1931 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois where his minister father and musically inclined mother encouraged him to start playing piano around age five. As with his piano-playing older brothers, Ike Cole and Nat King Cole, Freddy Cole excelled at music, and by his teens was already a gifted performer.
Jun 28, 2020 · Freddy Cole was the younger brother of his famous sibling, Nat King Cole. He was the youngest of five children, 12 years younger than Nat King Cole. Freddy Cole proudly touted his brother throughout his life span. Yet, uniquely carved out his own identity and style adored by loyal fans. Interestingly, music was not the first choice of Freddy Cole.
Jun 30, 2020 · Nat Cole, a dozen years Freddy’s senior, was a towering jukebox star of jazz and popular music who sold more than 50 million records before his death from lung cancer in 1965 at age 45.
Nov 13, 2004 · That being said, I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me is well worth hearing for Freddy Cole's expert treatment of ballads and standards and, most of all, a delightful 10-minute medley of Nat's biggest hits. Originally recorded and released on Sunnyside in 1990, the album also includes Freddy's self-penned tribute to Nat, "He Was the King", which ...
