Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole was an American jazz pianist and vocalist famed for hits like "Unforgettable" and his smooth crooning style.
Background
- Born in
- Montgomery
- Educated at
- Wendell Phillips Academy High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
"I … started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out."
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Timeline
1919
Born
Birth1965
Died
Death
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