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• Nat King Cole was a popular singer, actor and Jazz pianist whose silky smooth voice and impeccable musicianship helped make him icon. In 1945, he released his first mainstream hit "Straighten Up and Fly". He recorded it on Capitol Records and sold over 500,000 copies. In 1956, The Nat King Cole Show appeared on television. The show lasted a year and was canceled on December 17, 1957.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Nathaniel Adams Coles
  2. Born: March 17, 1919
  3. Died: February 15, 1965
  4. Cause of death: Lung Cancer
  5. Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama

• Death

  Cole was a heavy smoker and often smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day. He died from Lung cancer on February 15, 1965, at the age of 45.

• Noteworthy Recordings

  • 1955: "The Piano Style of Nat King Cole"
  • 1957: "After Midnight"
  • 1958: "To Whom It May Concern"
  • 1960: "Wild is Love"

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