Nat 'King' Cole. Self: The Nat King Cole Show. Nat King Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles (he later dropped the "s" in his surname) in Montgomery, Alabama. He received music lessons from his mother and his family moved to Chicago when he was only five,
TV Movie|60 min|Documentary, Biography, Music Edit pageAdd to list Track A music documentary that chronicles career of the legendary jazz and R&B croonerNat 'King' Cole. Director Alan Lewens Producer Jo Lustig Cinematographer John Warwick ...
Nat King Cole, American musician who was one of the best and most influential pianists of the swing era.
had its premiere in April 1958. A heavily fictionalized biography of early 20th century blues pioneerW.C. Handy, the film included several original Handy songs by Cole and/or co-starsEartha KittandPearl Baileyin addition to a couple of gospel numbers byMahalia Jackson. Many critics were harsh ...
“The first recording and the original arrangement of the song was recorded in June 1946 by the The King Cole Trio – without strings, because Capitol Records didn’t want to risk losing Cole’s core R&B audience with orchestration. But Cole insisted, so strings were scored for a session ...
According to the biography, “Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams,” Eartha Kitt once talked about Mrs. Cole’s extreme possessiveness over her husband, when it came to other women. Eartha and Nat had a purely platonic friendship while working together on their film,St. Louis Blues. They were p...
”“Mad about the Boy” was sung on stage by a cast of female characters — a society lady, a prostitute, a schoolgirl, and a Cockney servant — who describe their passion for a movie star as they wait in line to see one of his films.The lyricsare predictably witty, using a ...
Url: https://www.biography.com/musicians/nat-king-cole Access Date: Publisher: A&E; Television Networks Last Updated: May 10, 2021 Original Published Date: April 3, 2014 QUOTES I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend ...