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Nat 'King' Cole |
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Name: Nat 'King' Cole
| Nee: |
Nathaniel Adams Coles |
| Born: |
17 Mar 1917 |
| Died: |
15 Feb 1965 |
| Origin: |
Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| Instruments: |
Piano, Vocals |
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| Nat 'King' Cole was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. Nat's father was a butcher in Montgomery and a deacon in the baptist church. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois while he was still a young child. His father became a baptist minister and his mother acted as the church organist. Nat learned how to play piano as a young child. The family lived in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, which was famous in the late-20s for its nightlife and jazz clubs. As a youngster, Nat 'King Cole would sneak out of the house and hang outside the clubs listening to artists like Louis Armstrong, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, and Jimmie Noone.
He began his performing career in the mid-1930s while he was still a young teen and adopted the name 'Nat 'King' Cole'. His older brother, Eddie Coles, a bassist, soon joined Nat 'King' Cole's band and they first recorded in 1936. They had some success as a local band in and around Chicago. |
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