Nat King Cole.ppt

1、Nat King Cole,納京高或納特金科爾,March 17, 1919Nathaniel Adams Cole is born in Montgomery, Alabama 1937Cole forms the King Cole Trio with guitarist Oscar Moore and bassist Wesley Prince.,1940The King Cole Trio records its first sides for the Decca label. November 30, 1943Coles first session for Capitol Recor

2、ds yields the classics “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “Gee, Baby, Aint I Good to You?”,June 8, 1946Coles recording of “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66” enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #3. Later that summer, it becomes a pop hit as well, just missing the Top Ten. June 10, 1950“Mona Lisa,”

3、 a ballad that Cole initially didnt like, reaches #1 and sells 3 million copies.,August 17, 1951Cole records “Unforgettable,” which reaches #12. Forty years later, Natalie Cole overdubs her voice onto the original, creating a father-daughter duet that nearly charts as high July 1, 1957“Send for Me,”

4、 Coles most overtly rock & roll-oriented number, enters Billboards R&B chart, which it will top for two weeks.,December 1, 1957Cole hosts the 64th and final episode of The Nat King Cole Show, a 15-minute weekly variety show aired on NBC-TV. It ends for lack of national advertisers willing to sponsor

5、 a show hosted by a black man. September 15, 1962“Ramblin Rose” reaches #2, becoming Coles highest-charting pop single. It also hits #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #7 on the R&B chart.,February 15, 1965Nat King Cole dies of lung cancer. This is just a partial list of Nats recordings, focusing on his early releases. There are many more re-releases and complilations featuring Nat King Cole available.,Stan Getz performed with Nat King Cole,Natalie Cole i