Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable” and “The Christmas Song,” was born in Montgomery, Ala., on March 17, 1919. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles to the ...

The phrase “like father, like son” takes on a new resonance in the hands of Freddy Cole and his son, Lionel.The elder Cole is the veteran musician brother of the pioneering pop and jazz legend ...

After 62 years of scoring the holiday season for so many, the late Nat King Cole’s classic rendition of “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” has made its way into the top 10 of ...

Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole Through June 29 at New York Theater Workshop, Manhattan; nytw.org. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes. A version of this article appears in print on ...