Nat King Cole

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Nat King Cole was an American jazz pianist and velvety-voiced pop singer who became one of the most influential and popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
human
jazz pianist
pop singer
recording artist
singer
television presenter
activeYearsEnd 1965
activeYearsStart 1930s
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
causeOfDeath lung cancer
child Carole Cole
Casey Cole
Nat Kelly Cole
Natalie Cole
Timolin Cole
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-03-17
dateOfDeath 1965-02-15
dateOfMarriage 1948-03-28
ethnicGroup African American
fullName Nathaniel Adams Coles
genre jazz
traditional pop
vocal jazz
influenced Harry Connick Jr.
Michael Bublé
Natalie Cole
instrument piano
vocals
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf King Cole Trio
notableAchievement hosted The Nat King Cole Show, one of the first network TV variety shows by an African American
notableAward Alabama Music Hall of Fame
surface form: Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductee

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Jazz Hall of Fame inductee
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
notableWork Mona Lisa
Nature Boy
U.S. Route 66
surface form: Route 66

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
surface form: The Christmas Song

Too Young
Unforgettable
occupation actor
pianist
singer
television host
placeOfBirth Montgomery, Alabama
surface form: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
religion Baptist
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
sibling Freddy Cole
spouse Maria Cole
stageName Nat King Cole self-link

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Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. influencedBy Nat King Cole
subject surface form: Marvin Gaye
It’s Only a Paper Moon hasNotablePerformer Nat King Cole
subject surface form: It's Only a Paper Moon
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) notableRecordingBy Nat King Cole
subject surface form: "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" hasNotableRecording Nat King Cole
subject surface form: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
this entity surface form: Nat King Cole recording of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Am I Blue hasPerformer Nat King Cole
Red Garland influencedBy Nat King Cole
Billy Eckstine influenced Nat King Cole
Billy May collaboratedWith Nat King Cole
Billy May associatedAct Nat King Cole
Tenderly hasNotableRecordingBy Nat King Cole
Miss Otis Regrets hasNotablePerformer Nat King Cole
I’ve Got a Crush on You hasNotableRecordingBy Nat King Cole
subject surface form: I've Got a Crush on You
Nat King Cole & Me tributeTo Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole & Me inspiredBy Nat King Cole
My Baby Just Cares for Me coveredBy Nat King Cole