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Nat "King" Cole ( March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. 1 Childhood and Chicago
Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in Montgomery, Alabama. The year of his birth has been reported as 1917 and 1915, but according to Daniel Mark Epstein's biography, the 1920 Census reported Nat as an infant.
Nat's father was a butcher in Montgomery and a deacon in the Baptist church. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois while he was still a child. There, his father became a minister; Nat's mother Perlina was the church organist, and it was she who taught him how to play piano. His first performance, at age 4, was of "Yes, We have no bananas". He learned not only jazz and gospel musicGospel music combines Christian religious lyrics with melody and rhythm that developed in tandem with early blues and jazz. Modern gospel artists have also incorporated elements from soul music, which originally arose as a secular form of gospel. Gospel m, but classicalThis article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. For the period of music in the 18th century see Classical music era, for articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: List of classical music tradition as well, performing, as he said, "from BachBach is the surname of a number of people: The Johann Sebastian Bach Family : Johann Sebastian Bach ( Composer, organist) the most well-known of the Bachs : Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Composer, organist) : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer, harpsichordist to Rachmaninoff".
The family lived in the BronzevilleChicago neighborhoods Bronzeville is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago around the Illinois Institute of Technology, accessible via the Green Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. The name of the neighborhood comes from the color of the skin of neighborhood of Chicago, which was famous in the late-20sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t for its nightlife and jazz clubs. Nat would sneak out of the house and hang outside the clubs, listening to artists like Louis ArmstrongLouis Daniel Armstrong ( August 4, 19011 July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo was an African American jazz musician. Probably the most famous jazz musician of the 20th century, Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose musical s, Earl HinesEarl Kenneth Hines better known as Earl Hines or Fatha" Hines ( 28 December, 1903 22 April, 1983) was a prominent jazz pianist. Earl Hines Earl Hines was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. His father was a brass band cornetist, and his mother a church organi, and Jimmie Noone. He participated in Walter Dyett's renowned music program at DuSable High School.
Inspired by the playing of Earl "Fatha" Hines, he began his performing career in the mid-1930s while he was still a teenager, and adopted the name Nat Cole. His older brother, Eddie Coles , a bassist, soon joined Nat's band and they first recorded in 1936. They had some success as a local band in and around Chicago and recorded for race music labels. Cole also was pianist in a national touring revival of ragtime and Broadway legend Eubie Blaker 's review, Shuffle Along . When it suddenly failed in California, Cole decided to remain there.
