Nat King Cole
USA
Born: 17 March 1919
Died: 15 February 1965
Styles: Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band/Swing, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Early R&B, R&B/Soul
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For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician. From the late '40s to the mid-'60s, he was a massively successful pop singer who ranked with such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. He shared with those peers a career that encompassed hit records, international touring, radio and television shows, and appearances in films. But unlike them, he had not emerged from a background as a band singer...
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- Freddy Cole (28)
- Four Knights (9)
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Influenced by
- Duke Ellington (169)
- Louis Armstrong (74)
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Followers
- Oscar Peterson (166)
- Marvin Gaye (94)
- Diana Krall (92)
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- Dean Martin (31)
- Natalie Cole (26)
- Charles Brown (18)
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Performed Songs By
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