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- The voice of one of the greatest singers of the 20th century, and a much-loved pianist too, was silenced by lung cancer on February 15, 1965. That was when Nat King Cole died at the age of just 45.
www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/day-we-lost-nat-king-cole/Unforgettable: The Sad Day In 1965 That We Lost Nat King Cole
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Jul 29, 2013 · Nat King Cole - That Sunday, That Summer. Nat King Cole live in HD with the Cliff Adams Singers from the 1963 BBC special "An Evening With Nat King Cole". LYRICS: ...more.
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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 ...
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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.
"Nature Boy" helped Nat King Cole to further popularize his singing career, and made him reach the white audience. In 1948, a second "Petrillo ban" on music recording was enforced by American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in response to the Taft–Hartley Act.
Jul 23, 2009 · Nat King Cole was one of the most popular and greatest male singers of the 20th century. "That Sunday, That Summer," written by Joe Sherman and George David Weiss and released by Capitol Records...
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The official YouTube channel of the incomparable Nat King Cole. Listen to "It’s Only A Paper Moon" from Nat King Cole's 'Live At The Blue Note Chicago' record, available for...
That Sunday, That Summer Lyrics. -Artist: Nat King Cole. -peak Billboard position # 12 in 1963. -Words and Music by George David Weiss and Joe Sherman. (If I had to choose just one day) If I...
