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'''Nathaniel Adams Coles''' 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”.
At just 45 years of age, Nat “King” Cole, a heavy smoker, died of [[lung cancer]] in February 1965 while still at the height of his singing career.
At just 45 years of age, Nat “King” Cole, a heavy smoker, died of [[lung cancer]] in February 1965 while still at the height of his singing career.
In 2007 Nat "King" Cole was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame
By mixing his voice with her singing, his daughter performed a 'duette' with him years after his death singing ''Unforgettable''.
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In 2007 Nat "King" Cole was inducted into the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]].
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