Nat King Cole
HommeNaissance17/03/1919
Décès15/02/1965
Âge au décès45 ansaurait 107 ans aujourd'hui
NationalitéEtats-Unis
Biographie
Nathaniel Adams Coles, dit Nat King Cole, est un chanteur et pianiste américain de jazz et de rhythm and blues, né le 17 mars 1919 à Montgomery (Alabama), et mort le 15 février 1965 à Santa Monica (Californie). Associé au courant du jazz vocal, il est l'un des plus grands crooners des années 1950.
Il épouse d'abord Nadine Robinson en 1937 et en divorce en 1948. Il épouse ensuite Maria Hawkins Ellington en 1948 et reste marié avec elle jusqu'à sa mort en 1965. Maria donne naissance à Natalie, le 6 février 1950 à Los Angeles, Californie et les jumelles Casey et Timolin en 1961. Ils adoptent aussi Carol en 1951 (née en 1944) et Nathaniel Kelly en 1959.
Il succombe d'un cancer du poumon le 15 février 1965 tôt le matin à l'âge de 45 ans.
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| Artiste | Titre | Année | Format | Classement | Pépite, coup de cœur, envie d'écoute | |
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 | Nat King Cole | Chante Noël / Sings Christmas | - | Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo | Gospel / Religieux | |
 | Nat King Cole | Cappuccina / Let True Love Begin | ℗1961 | Vinyl 7", 45 RPM, Single | Crooner / Vocals | |
 | Nat King Cole | String Along With | ℗1961 | Vinyl LP, Compilation, Mono | Crooner / Vocals | |
 | Nat King Cole | 16 Unforgettable Hits | ℗1979 | Vinyl LP, Compilation | Crooner / Vocals |
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| Chanson | Année | Disques |
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| A Cradle In Bethlehem | - | |
| Adeste Fideles | - | |
| After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It | 2004 |
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| Almost Like Being In Love | 1961 |
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| Answer Me, My Love | 1979 |
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| Around The World | 1979 |
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| Autumn Leaves | 1979 |
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| Away In A Manger | - | |
| Baby, Baby All The Time | 2004 |
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| Blue Gardenia | 1961 |
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| Cappuccina (Permettete Signorina) | 1961 | |
| Caroling, Caroling | - | |
| Come Closer To Me | 1979 |
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| Come To Baby, Do | 2004 |
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| Dance Ballerina Dance | 1979 |
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| Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup | 1979 |
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| Deck The Hall | - | |
| Destination Moon | 2004 |
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| Embraceable Me | 1978 |
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| Embraceable You | 1998 |
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| Fascination | 1979 |
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| For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You) | 1998 |
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| French Toast | 2004 |
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| Hark, The Herald Angels Sing | - | |
| Hit That Jive Jack | 2004 |
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| Honeysuckle Rose | 2004 |
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| I Am In Love | 1961 |
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| I Just Can't See For Looking | 2004 |
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| I Saw Three Ships | - | |
| I'll String Along With You | 1961 |
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| I'm In The Mood For Love | 2004 |
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| It's Crazy | 2004 |
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| It's Only A Paper Moon | 1998 |
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| It's Only A Papermoon | 2004 |
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| Joy To The World | - | |
| Let There Be Loved | 2001 |
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| Let True Love Begin | 1961 | |
| Let's Fall In Love | 1961 |
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| Look What You've Done To Me | 2004 |
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| Love | 1979 |
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| Lover Come Back To Me | 1961 |
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| Madrid | 1979 |
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| Makin' Whoopee | 1961 |
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| Mona Lisa | 1979 |
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| My One Sin | 1961 |
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| O Holy Night | - | |
| O Tannenbaum | - | |
| O, Little Town Of Bethlehem | - | |
| Orange Coloured Sky | 1998 |
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| Paint Yourself A Rainbow | 2004 |
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| Portrait Of Jennie | 1961 |
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| Pretend | 1979 |
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| Rosetta | 2004 |
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| Silent Night | - | |
| Slow Down | 2007 | |
| Smile | 1979 |
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| Someone You Love | 2007 | |
| Stardust | 1979 | |
| Straighten Up And Fly Right | 2007 | |
| Summer Is A Comin' In | 2007 | |
| Sweet Lorraine | 1998 |
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| That's My Girl | 2004 |
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| The Christmas Song | - | |
| The First Noel | - | |
| There Goes My Heart | 1961 |
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| There Will Never Be Another You | 1961 |
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| Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer | 1979 |
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| Too Young | 1979 |
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| Unforgettable | 2001 |
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| Unforgetttable | 1979 |
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| When I Fall In Love | 1994 |
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| When I Take My Sugar To Tea | 1998 |
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| With Plenty Of Money And You | 2004 |
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| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | 1961 |
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| You're The Cream In My Coffee | 1978 |
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