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Livingston Daily
... Paul Keller Trio with a toast to The Nat King Cole Trio, Trio Organic, Greg Nagy Band, Planet D Nonet and Magic Slim & The Teardrops, among others. ...


HitFix

Mariah Carey's new Christmas songs set gets a title, release date
HitFix
2, according to Rap-Up. The title is a play on her 1994 "Merry Christmas" and references, too, lyrics to "The Christmas Song," popularized by Nat King Cole. ...

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BayCare Behavioral Health Hosts Recovery Month Events to Benefit Florida Veterans
PR Newswire (press release)
Clover performs original songs and tributes to legendary artists such as Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole and the Carpenters. He is a former member of Cornell ...

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Lymbery plays his last song at 4MK
Mackay Daily Mercury
WHEN Trevor Lymbery started out in radio in 1959 Nat King Cole and Doris Day ruled the airwaves and radio panels consisted of four turntables and a ...


Jazz Fest schedule and artist descriptions
Detroit Free Press
... to swinging standards and bedroom ballads link him to the golden age of jazz and pop singing -- and the legacy of his older brother, Nat King Cole. ...
Detroit Jazz Fest keeps torch aliveThe Detroit News

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As leaves begin to fall, I also take my leave
The Messenger (subscription)
As Nat King Cole (and Fred Sanford ) sang: “Trees say they're tired, they've borne too much fruit; Charmed on the wayside, there's no dispute. ...


The Kenny Burrell Quintet at Yoshi's in Oakland, September 3-5
Jazz Police
He went on to work and/or record with such artists as Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Gene Ammons, Kenny Dorham, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, ...


2010 Fantasy Football Outlook: Browns RB Jerome Harrison
4for4.com Fantasy Football Analysis
... pick a song to describe Jerome Harrison's performance in the final three games of the 2009 season, it just might be “Unforgettable” by Nat King Cole. ...

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Been and Gone
BBC News
He became the musical director for the commercial TV company ATV, working with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole, and conducted the orchestra ...

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A Triumph of Pure Packaging
Wall Street Journal
... Hollywood" (reviewed in these pages) and, more recently, the excellent three-CD "Nat King Cole—Riffin': The Decca, JATP, Keynote and Mercury Recordings ...

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Drinks Americas Announces the New York Pigeon as Mascot for Rheingold Beer
MarketWatch (press release)
Rheingold Beer has been famous for associations with icons ranging from John Wayne, Leo Durocher, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. ...

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The heart of community
ENC Today
For instance, Cole Drive is named after singer Nat King Cole; and King Street is named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “This is a place that African ...

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ShamrockStocks.com: Lucky Picks of The Day: (OTCBB:WBSI)- (OTCBB:DKAM)- (OTCBB ...
Trading Markets (press release)
Rheingold Beer has been famous for associations with icons ranging from John Wayne, Leo Durocher, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. ...

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Memory Lane: You can still get your kicks on Route 66
Toledo Blade
... on the historic US Route 66, to include it in a ditty made famous by Nat "King" Cole and sung by generations of high school jazz choruses everywhere. ...


eWorld Post (blog)

Natalie Cole, Daughter of Nat King Cole, Writing a Memoir
CMR
Natalie Cole, the Grammy-award winning daughter of legendary Nat King Cole, is writing a memoir about her kidney transplant last year, her sister's death ...
Natalie Cole Memoir 'Love Brought Me Back'Damego
Natalie Cole MemoirWager Run News (blog)
The Drug Addicted Life of Natalie ColePolitically Illustrated (blog)
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Christian Science Monitor

Top Picks: Esperanza Spalding's newest CD, Ken Burns's unseen films, 'City ...
Christian Science Monitor
Cuban singer Issac Delgado, the Frank Sinatra of salsa, turned Nat King Cole's classic ballads into supermellow Latin versions in "LOVE" (Sony Classical, ...


Legacy.com

The Disappointing Career of George Weiss
Legacy.com
He penned songs for greats like Perry Como, Tom Jones, Mel Torme, Dinah Washington, Nat “King” Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis Presley. ...

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Pasadena Weekly

Hearing is not believing
Pasadena Weekly
And then (I am not kidding you) the sound went into Nat King Cole singing Christmas songs. At least it was in English. Nat King Cole singing “Oh Holy Night” ...


Gloucester County Times - NJ.com

Former Williamstown resident's dream completed after his death
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
Nat King Cole was always a big influence in Hollis's music and often times he would imitate him. Once in Chester, Pa., Hollis fond himself performing ...


Soul singer Melanie Fiona to perform at LIV
MiamiHerald.com
Greats like Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Ben E. King. Because of my Caribbean heritage, lots of Bob Marley and Byron Lee. And as I got older, more hip-hop and ...


Deaths in the news Wire reports
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
What It Seemed to Be"), Perry Como ("Surrender"), Ella Fitzgerald ("Lullaby of Birdland") and Nat "King" Cole ("That Sunday, That Summer"). ...

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Chris Botti
Australian Stage Online
... on stage for some classic renditions of Good Morning Heartache, an absolutely amazing Italia, and Nat King Cole favourite: The Very Thought of You. ...

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Washington Post

George David Weiss, who wrote 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight,' dies at 89
Washington Post
Many of Mr. Weiss's songs were performed by giants of the entertainment industry, including Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr., ...
George David Weiss, Major Songwriter, Dies at 89RollingStone.com

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George David Weiss, Major Songwriter, Dies at 89
RollingStone.com
Beyond writing songs performed by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Tom Jones and Janis Joplin (who covered "Stay ...

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Issac Delgado Loves Nat King Cole
antiMUSIC.com
Issac Delgado Loves Nat King Cole was a top story. Here it is again: Sony Masterworks will release LOVE by Cuban singer Issac Delgado on August 31st. ...


SoulCulture (blog)

Gregory Porter's Contemporary Jazz Is More Than “Pretty”
SoulCulture (blog)
An exceedingly “Pretty” slice of jazz from Nat King Cole inspired singer Gregory Porter, hailing from Brooklyn, NY. “A soulful tribute to a woman from ...


The Joker's Bet of the Day: Tuesday August 24
betting.betfair.com (blog)
The words of Nat King Cole seem more pertinent than ever to the Joker. Torino and Varese couldn't contain themselves within the 2.5-goal line last night, ...

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Ebène Quartet: Genre-Bending At WNYC
NPR
Listen to them rip through Dick Dale's surf-rock classic "Miserlou" and then turn on a dime to saunter through a Nat King Cole song. ...


"To Nat King Cole with Love" Benefit, with Maurice Hines and Lillias White ...
Playbill.com
Singer-actor-dancer Maurice Hines pays tribute to the late, great Nat King Cole Aug. 23 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in an evening to ...


Crooner once called Capital City home
Montgomery Advertiser
There always has been confusion about the birth of Nat King Cole, confusion that has been exacerbated by the star not having had a birth certificate, ...

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I Thought I was at Yoshi's
Patch
Because he has appeared with Paul Robeson, Leontyne Price and Nat King Cole, he has some fun stories to tell. Armed with quotes from stars he's met or ...


Tracking Jazz's Endangered Species
Wall Street Journal
In the case of Mr. Cole—the youngest brother of Nat King Cole—who moved to New York from Chicago in 1951 at age 20, playing the piano offered a platform ...

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Lots on tap this weekend
Andalusia Star-News
The LBW Com-munity College Founda-tion will present “Nat King Cole – As I Know Him,” at 7:30 tonight, Sat., Aug. 21 at the Dixon Theater. ...


Vintage Play At School Auditorium
Madison County Herald
So were soon-to-be-classics from youthful crooners such as Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. In addition, because television was in its early stages, ...


Cuban Singer Revives Nat "King" Cole's Latin Numbers
ABC News
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In 1956, Nat "King" Cole emerged from a plane in Havana holding a pair of maracas and began a series of dates ...

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Playbill.com

The WEEK AHEAD: Aug.20-26
Playbill.com
Mamet's racially charged, aptly titled new play races away…a Tony winner and the music of Nat King Cole…and Mary gets her Bert back. ...


The 2010 Montreal Jazz Festival
Jazz Police
The dapper and relaxed Benson proclaimed that receiving the award was “awesome,” and talked about his show, “An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole. ...

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Gig Alert: Theophilus London
WNYC
Just last week, London released this awesome cover of Nat King Cole's "Calypso Blues," featuring the Budos Band. This block party jam will help to ride out ...


The Guardian

Vintage TV signs Getty Images deal
The Guardian
... dedicated to the so-called "vintage age" from the 1940s to the 1980s, playing songs by Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones. ...

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Herman Leonard, jazz photographer
Washington Post (blog)
"Nat 'King' Cole and his trio spent six hours in Leonard's Village studio, playing music as he shot photos for an album cover. Lena Horne came to his studio ...

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The Guardian

The Creole Choir of Cuba: the a cappella aid agency
The Guardian
They've even been known to cover Nat King Cole's Unforgettable. On the strength of their performances at the Edinburgh festival last year, ...


Top things to do in Fort Collins: A three-day planner
The Coloradoan
Theater – Unforgettable: The Songs of Nat King Cole, a one-man show by Leonard Barrett Jr., starts at 7 pm at Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine St. A second show ...

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Why can't I breathe?
VillageSoup Belfast
You might remember the 1963 hit song by Nat King Cole: “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda ...


CM2music to produce inaugural jazz concert at Jae's Spice in Pittsfield
Advocate Weekly
As a child, Maaia grew up with the sounds of Motown and James Brown as well as jazz greats Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington. "Jazz has always been a part of ...

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LA's Greatest Landmarks: The Capitol Records Building
Metroblogging.com (blog)
... who have recorded in the studios in the Capitol Records building reads like a who's who of popular music of the past half-century or so: Nat King Cole. ...


What This Woman Wants
California Chronicle
The channel will feature five decades of music by legends from Nat King Cole andElvis Presley to the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. LUXURY LAUNCH Aspinal of ...


Why can't I breathe in our backyard?
Times Record (blog)
You might remember the 1963 hit song by Nat King Cole: “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and ...


New UK Music Channel Targets Viewers 50+
World Screen
The destination targets viewers over 50 with five decades of music, featuring legends such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones and Pink ...


Citadel Broadcasting launches new AM music station
Buffalo News (blog)
Featured artists include Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Louis Prima, Patti Page, Bobby Darin, Elvis, Nat King Cole, ...


TheaterMania.com

TO NAT KING COLE WITH LOVE Held At Feinstein's. Benefits NY Charities 8/23
Broadway World
On August 23, 2010 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, world-renowned entertainer Maurice Hines pays tribute to the great Nat King Cole in an intimate evening ...
"To Nat King Cole with Love" Benefit to Feature Maurice Hines and Lillias WhitePlaybill.com
Maurice Hines, Lillias White Set for August 23 Benefit Concert at Feinstein's ...TheaterMania.com

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