Music1937–1965

Nat King Cole

Montgomery, Alabama singer and pianist who became the first African-American to host a nationally broadcast TV show and produced one of the most beloved vocal catalogs in American music.

Origin

Montgomery, Alabama

Genre

R&BSoul

The Cultural Record

Discography

The Piano Soul of Nat King Cole1968

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer1963

Unforgettable1952

Unforgettable1992

The Very Thought of You1958

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