Nat King Cole

**Nathaniel Adams Coles** (17 Mac 1919&nbsp;– 15 Februari 1965), lebih dikenali sebagai **Nat King Cole**, ialah seorang pemuzik jazz dan penyanyi Amerika Syarikat. Beliau merakamkan 100 lagu yang menjadi hits di carta pop. Trio beliau ialah model untuk kumpulan jazz kecil that. Cole juga berlakon dalam filem dan di televisyen dan beraksi di Broadway. Beliau ialah orang Afrika-Amerika untuk mengacarakan sebuah siri televisyen Amerika. Beliau ialah bapa kepada penyanyi dan penulis lagu Natalie Cole.

## Diskografi

* *[[The King Cole Trio (album)|The King Cole Trio]]* (1944)
* *[[The King Cole Trio (album)|The King Cole Trio, Volume 2]]* (1946)
* *[[The King Cole Trio (album)|The King Cole Trio, Volume 3]]* (1947)
* *[[The King Cole Trio (album)|The King Cole Trio, Volume 4]]* (1949)
* *[[Nat King Cole at the Piano]]* (1950)
* *[[Harvest of Hits]]* (1950)
* *[[King Cole for Kids]]* (1951)
* *[[Penthouse Serenade]]* (1952)
* *[[Top Pops]]* (1952)
* *[[Two In Love]]* (1953)
* *[[Unforgettable (Nat King Cole album)|Unforgettable]]* (1954)
* *[[Penthouse Serenade]]* (1955)
* *[[Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love]]* (1955)
* *[[The Piano Style of Nat King Cole]]* (1955)
* *[[After Midnight (Nat King Cole album)|After Midnight]]* (1957)
* *[[Just One of Those Things (album)|Just One of Those Things]]* (1957)
* *[[Love Is the Thing]]* (1957)
* *[[Cole Español]]* (1958)
* *[[St. Louis Blues (album)|St. Louis Blues]]* (1958)
* *[[The Very Thought of You (Nat King Cole album)|The Very Thought of You]]* (1958)
* *[[To Whom It May Concern (Nat King Cole album)|To Whom It May Concern]]* (1958)
* *[[Welcome to the Club (Nat King Cole album)|Welcome to the Club]]* (1958)
* *[[A Mis Amigos]]* (1959)
* *[[Tell Me All About Yourself]]* (1960)
* *[[Every Time I Feel the Spirit]]* (1960)
* *[[Wild Is Love]]* (1960)
* *[[The Magic of Christmas (Nat King Cole album)|The Magic of Christmas]]* (1960)
* *[[The Nat King Cole Story]]* (1961)
* *[[The Touch of Your Lips (album)|The Touch of Your Lips]]* (1961)
* *[[Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays]]* (1962)
* *[[Ramblin' Rose (album)|Ramblin' Rose]]* (1962)
* *[[Dear Lonely Hearts]]* (1962)
* *[[More Cole Español]]* (1962)
* *[[Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer]]* (1963)
* *[[Where Did Everyone Go?]]* (1963)
* *[[Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady]]* (1964)
* *[[Let's Face the Music!]]* (1964, recorded 1961)
* *[[I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore]]* (1964)
* *[[L-O-V-E (album)|L-O-V-E]]* (1965)
* *[[Nat King Cole Sings His Songs From 'Cat Ballou' and Other Motion Pictures]]* (1965)
* *Live at the Sands* (1966, recorded 1960)

His hit singles include "Straighten Up and Fly Right" 1944 #8, "The Christmas Song" 1946/1962/2018 #?/#65/#11, "Nature Boy" 1948 #1, "Mona Lisa 1950 #1, "Frosty, The Snowman" 1950 #9, "Too Young" 1951 #1, "Unforgettable" 1951 #12, "Somewhere Along the Way" 1952 #8, "Answer Me, My Love" 1954 #6, "A Blossom Fell" 1955 #2, "If I May" 1955 #8, "Send for Me" 1957 #6, "Looking Back" 1958 #5, "Ramblin' Rose" 1962 #2, "Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer" 1963 #6, "Unforgettable" 1991 (with daughter Natalie)

## Rujukan

## Bacaan lanjut
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* Bill Dobbins and Richard Wang. "Cole, Nat 'King'." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 28 Sep. 2016.
* Pelote, Vincent. "Book Reviews: "Unforgettable: The Life and Mystique of Nat King Cole," by Leslie Gourse." Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, vol. 49, no. 3, 1993., pp.&nbsp;1073–1074,

## Pautan luar

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* Nat King Cole at NPR.org
* The Nat King Cole Society
* The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
* Biography at Tiscali Music
* Nat "King" Cole article in the Encyclopedia of Alabama