If you’re looking for something soothing to put on in the background, you can’t really go wrong with Nat King Cole. His sturdy voice and lulling instrumentation are the stuff dreams are made of. If ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was ...

Now available on YouTube, a video captures Nat King Cole’s March 1949 debut on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ and his performance of 'Down in Mexico.' ...

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Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable” and “The Christmas Song,” was born in Montgomery, Ala., on March 17, 1919. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles to the Rev. Edward ...

Image by Ven3ssa from Pixabay. “Chestnuts roasting in the open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir…” Nat King Cole, “The Christmas Song,” Capitol Records, ...

The legacies of the late and famous father and daughter music icons, Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole, are living on at Berklee College of Music. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, Berklee announced the first awardee ...

When you consider that “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole” focuses on two singularly talented and vibrant performers—the title character as well as Sammy Davis Jr.—the disappointments of this busy ...