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Nothing to merge with; singer & pianist; cite audio.
'''Nathaniel Adams Coles''' (1919 - 1965) was a popular singer and jazz pianist.[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19775/m1/] He was born in Montgomery, [[Alabama]] on March 17, 1919.
'''Nathaniel Adams Coles''' (1919 - 1965) was born in Montgomery, [[Alabama]] on March 17, 1919.
Inspired by the playing of [[Fatha Hines]], Nat Cole began his performing career in the mid 1930s while he was still a teenager, and adopted the name '''Nat “King” Cole''' presumably from the nursery rhyme about “Old King Cole”.
Inspired by the playing of [[Fatha Hines]], Nat Cole began his performing career in the mid 1930s while he was still a teenager, and adopted the name '''Nat “King” Cole''' presumably from the nursery rhyme about “Old King Cole”.