Nat “King” Cole ... at a time when the King was riding high on his recording of the haunting “Nature Boy.” In 1948, Cole was philosophical about race discrimination dogging him even ...

As he lay on his deathbed, Nat ‘King’ Cole repeatedly ... show Golden Boy in order to fly to Cole’s funeral. Nelson Riddle announced he was to be a pallbearer, saying, “Nat gave me my first big break ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nat King Cole—who is credited on the Billboard charts sometimes as Nat King Cole and in other instances as Nat “King” Cole ...