St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-30
TWIN CITY FLASHES
By CHARLOTTE Perfect

You know just between you and think I've been
pretty ucky I'm beauty land cracks please and
under lucky star wasn't prepared for the
wonderful that for II you would have
told me this time last week that I'd get chance to interview
King Cole Christie and Stan KentOn probably
would have said Who trying to kdP But actually did
interview them and for first interview too! wish
that could have each interview with because
think that they're swell people Otted down couple of
things them individually and group that thought
might you. Would like to hear about how King
Cole created the King Cole Trio? Well the story
thing like this: Mats real is Nathaniel Cole He halls
Chicago Illinois He started playing the piano (by
the of and when he reached the ripe old of eight
he taking piano lessons and knew the 88" pretty we'll ut
might interest know that he has had vocal lesson
in his entire life)
After many years of playing the piano. King Cole Cwho
secretly desired become band LEADER organized his
band and they hit it the country to California.
As the King Cole band not too well known in California
they had few hard times the members became dissatisfied
the band broke up and the members returned to their homes
Chicago that is all Nat Cole who decided to stay
out California for awhile He couple of fellas out
there namely Oscar Moore and Wesley Price, who also
unsteady inclined and in 1887 the three Of them the original
King Cole Trio played here and there for months Then
December 7, l94l Wesley into the service and
Johnny Miller took his place bass player for the trio 1912
1913 and then l944 The year that the Tros
of the popular recording Saghten Up and Fly
Right released 1t then that the King Cole Trio
Nat Oscar and Johnny received national recognition.
After proven the King Cole Trio broke into
larger field such night clubs heaers shows
ings etc CUP until this time tos engagements mostly
cocktail parties etc. They could almost be called the crusad
Of the trio field for they played great part in sprngng
trios all the country! That and
let's skip the until tOdya Friday April 3Oh 1913
About six months addition made to the Trio.
Irving Ashby has taken the position the previous
ly held by Oscar Moore SO the King Cole Trio
Nat King Cole the piano. and vocal Johnny Miller
and Irving Ashby guitar and they certainly FINE
binatiOn, aren't they!
As far concerned this trio is putting them
out right and left Mature Boy their latest
really tops few of the numbers soon are My
Fair Lady, and ITS Sentimental Thing balads) plus
couple Of novelty tunes a
When asked the question: you owe your success
to individual group indviduals?" Nat said 81
success to luck lot Of friends a personnel
manager like Carlos GasteII!'
In closing interview with asked him the follow
ng question: Do have last any
II the youth who interested in making their
areer? and he said ut takes luck and lot work You
ant become popular nght-weve been over 10
ears and we're just beginning to somewhere
our break to and BE PREPARED lot of peo-
work hard for something and when they they
ave nothing ready to follow with therefore aren't
AIRED for it, and opportunity might again think
hats good advice, don't you? n
Goly I'm sorry that can't tell about the King
ole lro but put down everything that hi
asy cover this entire You don't bump like
ne trio every day only hope that they'll return en-
agement to the Twin Cities maybe tmel real
oon cause nice having them for week %
asnt it? ~ 90
Gee here the of the space that I'm limited and ~
haven't begun to tell you Stan Kenon and June
hrsy two more people that had the pleasure interview
g that are really people worth knowing who you will be
lad to meet So that just have to wait until next
EEK when introduce TO June and hope vou be
okhg TOR us! SO until the Col and next
eek in the paper. ~
remain, Nj
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