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Revision as of 03:48, 21 February 2003 by Hephaestos (talk | contribs) (copyedit)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Nat "King" Cole (March 17, 1917 - February 15, 1965) was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, a singer and jazz musician. He began recording in 1936, working with Eddie Cole. In spite of this, Cole did not achieve widespread popularity until "Sweet Lorraine" in 1940 (see 1940 in music). Virtually unique at the time, Cole reached out to mainstream audiences with the #1 hit "Mona Lisa" in 1950. This began a new phase in his career, primarily as a pop balladeer, though he never totally ignored his roots in jazz.
Nat King Cole died of lung cancer in 1965 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA.