Nat King Cole

Born

March 17, 1919

Died

February 15, 1965 (aged 45)

Known as

singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, jazz musician, jazz guitarist, television actor

Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as 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, during which he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.

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