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Nat "King" Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer and jazz musician. As a piano player, he formed a jazz trio in 1938 that played Los Angeles nightclubs, one of the first jazz trios featuring guitar and piano. Prior to this he had played music since he was a child and had worked with bands since he was 16. He was raised in Chicago and exposed to the abundant jazz scene there. He was heavily influenced by pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines. Later he became more popularly known as a singer and crooner and his work became more orchestrated. |
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Similar artists to Nat King Cole
The Nat King Cole Trio
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Frank Sinatra
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Tony Bennett
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The Nat King Cole Trio |
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Frank Sinatra |
USA, Hoboken - New Jersey |
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Ella Fitzgerald |
USA, Newport News - Virginia |
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Tony Bennett |
USA, Queens - New York City |
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Dean Martin |
USA, Steubenville - Ohio |
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Mel Tormé |
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Bobby Darin |
USA, Bronx - New York |
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Peggy Lee |
USA, Jamestown - North Dakota |
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Sammy Davis, Jr. |
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Dinah Washington |
USA, Tuscaloosa - Alabama |
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Bing Crosby |
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Louis Armstrong |
USA, New Orleans - Louisiana |
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Diana Krall |
Canada, Nanaimo - British Columbia |
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
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Harry Connick Jr. |
USA, New Orleans - Louisiana |
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Fred Astaire |
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Julie London |
USA, Santa Rosa - California |
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Lena Horne |
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Anita O'Day |
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Billie Holiday |
USA, Baltimore - Maryland |
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Sarah Vaughan |
USA, Newark - New Jersey |
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Doris Day |
USA, Cincinnati - Ohio |
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Rosemary Clooney |
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Natalie Cole |
USA, Los Angeles - California |
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Kay Starr |
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Perry Como |
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Jo Stafford |
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Billy Eckstine |
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Dinah Shore |
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Joe Williams |
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