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Nat King Cole:
The Unforgettable
My fifth grade summer was one of the best summer vacations that I ever had. ... She made me listen to a singer called Nat King Cole. ... Shortly after I heard the instruments, I began to listen to Nat King Cole’s voice and words. ...
The moment we unloaded the car and I was settled in, I wanted to know everything about Nat King Cole. ... But of all these singers, I gave most of my attention to Nat King Cole. ...
Because Nat King Cole had music that hit the top of the billboards and was the first African American to have his own radio and T. ...
Nathaniel Adams Cole formed a popular jazz band in 1937. They were called The King Cole Trio. ... Most of their audience thought they were a little wired because their trio didn’t have a drummer (“Nat King Cole,” Encyclopedia Britannica Online). ... Their music was unique when they started, but it became superb after Nat began to sing.
The King Cole Trio became very popular in 1943 after they recorded their first hit song called “Straighten up Fly Right. ...
“The Nat King Cole Show” was the first show on T. ... Nat King Cole made a few contributions to the entertainment industry. His first donation was his amazing piano playing along with his jazz band known as the “King Cole Trio. ...
Nat King Cole made a few contributions to the entertainment industry. His first donation was his amazing piano playing along with his jazz band known as the “King Cole Trio. ...
The King Cole Trio was signed to Decca Records when they had their first R&B hits called “That Ain’t Right” and “Sweat Loraine. ... But their fame didn’t rise to the top until they signed to Capitol Records and released a song called “Straighten Up and Fly Right” “that entered the R&B charts in April 1944, rising to number one and becoming the biggest R&B hit of the year” (“Cole” Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians). ... And in June it reached the pop charts, peaking in the Top Ten in July” (“Cole” Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians). The Trio returned to number one on the R&B charts with a song called “Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You” (“Cole” Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians). ...
The album called “The King Cole Trio” was a number one hit after they came off tour in March of 1945. Then “The King Cole Trio-Volume Two” was a number one album in August of the same year. ... They did such a superb job “that the trio launched its own weekly fifteen minute network radio series, ‘King Cole Trio Time’” (“Cole” Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians). ...
Cole’s “The Christmas Song” in winter of 1947 was a deviation from jazz music but it sent his career sky high.
Approximate Word count = 2332
Approximate Pages = 9.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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