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Nat King Cole

1919 - 1965

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Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), 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 where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. Cole began his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, when he formed the King Cole Trio, which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s. Cole's trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nat King Cole is the 140th most popular musician (down from 126th in 2019), the 931st most popular biography from United States (down from 708th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Musician.

Nat King Cole was an American jazz pianist and singer. He is best known for his hits "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Mona Lisa," "Too Young," "Nature Boy," "Unforgettable," and "Smile."

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Among musicians, Nat King Cole ranks 140 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Isaak, John Bonham, John Dowland, Pete Seeger, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, and Buddy Holly. After him are Hank Marvin, Barry Gibb, Frank Farian, José Feliciano, Arnaut Daniel, and Roger Glover.

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Among people born in 1919, Nat King Cole ranks 30. Before him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Lino Ventura, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, and Pete Seeger. After him are Iris Murdoch, Donald J. Cram, Dino De Laurentiis, Abdirashid Shermarke, Andreas Papandreou, and Leon Festinger. Among people deceased in 1965, Nat King Cole ranks 22. Before him are Paul Hermann Müller, Moshe Sharett, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Maxime Weygand, and Louise Mountbatten. After him are Dorothea Lange, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Helena Rubinstein, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, and Paul Tillich.

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Among people born in United States, Nat King Cole ranks 931 out of 20,380. Before him are J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), John Irving (1942), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Buddy Holly (1936), and Milton H. Erickson (1901). After him are George Clinton (1941), Robert Altman (1925), Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Philip Glass (1937), Laura Branigan (1952), and Jane Addams (1860).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nat King Cole ranks 44. Before him are Lady Gaga (1986), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Paul Simon (1941), Chris Isaak (1956), Pete Seeger (1919), and Buddy Holly (1936). After him are Glenn Miller (1904), Chet Baker (1929), Woody Guthrie (1912), Benny Goodman (1909), Ritchie Valens (1941), and Charley Patton (1891).

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