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Nat King Cole playing piano in the Capitol Records recording studio on May 23, 1945. Capitol Records Photo Archive/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Hittin' The Ramp' Traces Nat King Cole's Early Artistic Development
Nat King Cole plays with his jazz orchestra on the stage of The Apollo Theater, in Harlem, N.Y. in the 1950s. Eric Schwab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Nat King Cole Still Remains 'One Of The Great Gifts Of Nature' 100 Years Later
George Benson's latest album, Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, is a tribute to his hero. Greg Allen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nat King Cole (center) rehearses with his trio at the London Palladium in 1950. Ron Case/Getty Images hide caption
Norman Granz at his office in July 1987.
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Plays Nat King Cole En Español comes out Oct. 11.
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Sheet music for W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues." Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Nat King Cole singing "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" on an episode of his show that originally aired January 21, 1957. Courtesy of King Cole Partners hide caption
Nat King Cole performed frequently in Latin America, and also recorded three Spanish-language albums. AP hide caption
Nat King Cole at the piano in 1951, the year "Too Young" was a huge hit. Hulton Archive / Getty Images hide caption
Nat King Cole was enduring, iconic and, appropriately enough, unforgettable. Keystone/Hulton Archive hide caption
Nat King Cole, May 16, 1960. Fox Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Nat King Cole: 'The Singer'
Nat King Cole, ca. June 1947. William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress via flickr.com hide caption
Nat King Cole: 'The Pianist'
The Decemberists, Nat King Cole, Antony and the Johnsons
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'Nat King Cole: The Singles Collection'
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