Nat "King" Cole

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Early Influence

Inducted: 2000

Inducted by: Ray Charles

Songwriters Hall of Fame: 1992 (Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award)

Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Nature Boy  Ray Charles
Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 2005 (ranked #38 in the Influences - Pre-Rock Era category) .
Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
The King Cole Trio (1944)☆☊
The King Cole Trio, Volume 2 (1946)☆☊
The King Cole Trio Vol. 3 (1947)☆☊
The King Cole Trio, Vol. 4 (1949)☆☊
Penthouse Serenade (1952)☆☊
Unforgettable (1954)☆☊
The Magic Of Christmas (1960)☆☊
Dear Lonely Hearts (1962)☆☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Sraighten Up And Fly Right (1944)☆☊
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (1946)☆☊
The Christmas Song (1946)☆☊
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (1946)☆☊
Nature Boy (1948)☆☊
Mona Lisa (1950)☆☊
Unforgettable (1951)☆☊
Too Young (1951)☆☊
Pretend (1953)☆☊
When I Fall in Love (1957)☆☊
L-O-V-E (1964)☆☊

Nat "King" Cole @ Wikipedia



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While Cole is perhaps most renowned for his singing, his piano playing skills are equally laudable.

For those who would like to hear Cole's chops on the piano, start with The Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics. It's part of a 3-disc set compiling their years on the Capitol label. The other 2 discs feature the vocal pieces.

What made the Nat King Cole Trio so important in jazz was that they operated as a small group during the era of the big bands. In some ways, the NKC Trio anticipated the coming of the bebop movement and cool jazz. Some of the instrumental selections from the NKC Trio feature some pretty complicated piano solos from Cole that wouldn't sound out of place among the later bebop/cool years.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 05:03am

Will say that The King is one of the finest singers I have ever heard. Taken from us way too early.

Posted by Paul in KY on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 21:50pm

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