Nat King Cole
Born: 17th March 1919, Montgomery, Alabama,
Died: 15th February 1965, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Nationality: American
Nathaniel Adams Coles known professionally as 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 charts. He received numerous accolades including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960) and a Special Achievement Golden Globe Award. Posthumously, Cole has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1990), along with the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award (1992) and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000), and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2020).
Cole started his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, where he formed The King Cole Trio which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s.
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Nat King Cole (piano), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Jack McVea (saxophone), Les Paul (guitar), Johnny Miller (doublebass), Lee Young (drumkit), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass, double bass, uprightbass, doublebass), Major Holley (bass), Bud Powell (piano), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (saxophone, altosaxophone), Lloyd Trotman (doublebass), Sonny Greer (drumkit), Leroy Lovett (piano), Al Sears (saxophone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Andre's All Stars, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Stan Getz (tenorsaxophone), Shelly Manne (drumkit), Leroy Vinnegar (uprightbass), Lou Levy (piano), Lester Young (saxophone), Teddy Wilson Quartet, Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Ramey (doublebass), Jo Jones (drumkit), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Oscar Peterson Quartet, Benny Carter (saxophone, altosaxophone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist, vocals), Art Tatum (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Dizzy Gillespie (vocalist, trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenorsaxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenorsaxophone), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Tommy Bryant (bass), Buddy Rich (drums, drumkit, vocalist), Modern Jazz Quartet (jazz ensemble), Charlie Parker (altosaxophone), Joseph Singer (frenchhorn), Eddie Brown (oboe), Sam Caplan (concertmaster, violin), Howard Kay (violin), Harry Melnikoff (violin), Sam Rand (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Isadore Zir (viola), Maurice Brown (cello), Verley Mills (harp), Bernie Leighton (piano), J.C. Heard (drumkit), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar, electricguitar), Jack Kerouac, Mort Sahl (vocalist), Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Count Basie (piano & bandleader), Joe Williams (vocals), Spike Jones, Carl Grayson (vocalist), Rose Murphy, Joe Mondragon (bass, bassguitar), Alvin Stoller (drumkit), Howard Roberts (guitar), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Woody Herman (clarinet & bandleader), Margaret Whiting, Mel Torme (vocals), The Marty Paich Orchestra, Marty Paich (recordingarranger, piano), Mel Lewis (drumkit), Vince Derosa (frenchhorn), Art Pepper (altosaxophone), Bill Hood (baritonesaxophone), Bill Perkins (tenorsaxophone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Red Callender (tuba, doublebass), Anita O'Day (vocals), Bing Crosby (vocals), Buddy Bregman, Billie Holiday (vocals), Willie Smith (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Chico Hamilton (drumkit), Copyright Control (reviser), Fred Astaire (vocals), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Joe Lipman Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Joe Lipman
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Nat King Cole (piano), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Jack McVea (saxophone), Les Paul (guitar), Johnny Miller (doublebass), Lee Young (drumkit), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass, double bass, uprightbass, doublebass), Major Holley (bass), Bud Powell (piano), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (saxophone, altosaxophone), Lloyd Trotman (doublebass), Sonny Greer (drumkit), Leroy Lovett (piano), Al Sears (saxophone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Andre's All Stars, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Stan Getz (tenorsaxophone), Shelly Manne (drumkit), Leroy Vinnegar (uprightbass), Lou Levy (piano), Lester Young (saxophone), Teddy Wilson Quartet, Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Ramey (doublebass), Jo Jones (drumkit), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Oscar Peterson Quartet, Benny Carter (saxophone, altosaxophone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist, vocals), Art Tatum (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Dizzy Gillespie (vocalist, trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenorsaxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenorsaxophone), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Tommy Bryant (bass), Buddy Rich (drums, drumkit, vocalist), Modern Jazz Quartet (jazz ensemble), Charlie Parker (altosaxophone), Joseph Singer (frenchhorn), Eddie Brown (oboe), Sam Caplan (concertmaster, violin), Howard Kay (violin), Harry Melnikoff (violin), Sam Rand (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Isadore Zir (viola), Maurice Brown (cello), Verley Mills (harp), Bernie Leighton (piano), J.C. Heard (drumkit), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar, electricguitar), Jack Kerouac, Mort Sahl (vocalist), Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Count Basie (piano & bandleader), Joe Williams (vocals), Spike Jones, Carl Grayson (vocalist), Rose Murphy, Joe Mondragon (bass, bassguitar), Alvin Stoller (drumkit), Howard Roberts (guitar), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Woody Herman (clarinet & bandleader), Margaret Whiting, Mel Torme (vocals), The Marty Paich Orchestra, Marty Paich (recordingarranger, piano), Mel Lewis (drumkit), Vince Derosa (frenchhorn), Art Pepper (altosaxophone), Bill Hood (baritonesaxophone), Bill Perkins (tenorsaxophone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Red Callender (tuba, doublebass), Anita O'Day (vocals), Bing Crosby (vocals), Buddy Bregman, Billie Holiday (vocals), Willie Smith (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Chico Hamilton (drumkit), Copyright Control (reviser), Fred Astaire (vocals), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Joe Lipman Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Joe Lipman
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