(ThyBlackMan.com) Few voices in the history of music have carried the elegance, warmth, and sophistication of Nat King Cole.

Nat King Cole was given his own variety show on NBC. It drew major guest stars and got good ratings, but was abandoned just over a year later because it couldn’t secure a single national sponsor ...

Not only were lyrics once an integral part of music, and keenly listened to, they were read. It mustn’t be forgotten that the record industry began as a stepchild of the sheet-music business.

John-Mark McGaha sings the music of Nat King Cole in "Unforgettable," a friendly ... "Unforgettable" follows a gently chronological arc. McGaha doesn't imitate Cole. His voice is earthier ...

5. According to another legend repeated in the Los Angeles Times, when a listener in a night club asked the Nat King Cole Trio to sing, Cole initially responded, “We don’t sing.” But after ...

Clarkson sang the jazz tune with the help of her band, before sharing a Nat ... Cole, adding that he'd sue hotels that wouldn't let him stay the night and also marched on Washington with Dr. King ...

It wasn‘t a singer ... where we hear Nat King Cole as a jazz pianist in full flower, whether the recordings were instrumental or featured him on vocals as well. Here‘s music from their ...