On this
Christmas Eve, I thought I’d share my WikiTree connection to the beloved The
Christmas Song crooner Nat King
Cole. My parents loved that big band and smooth singing of Nat, Frank and
Dean. Their songs became the background music of my childhood. Natalie Cole’s
tribute to her daddy, Unforgettable always brings a smile to my heart
and a tear to my eye.
Nathanial Adam
Coles was born 17 Mar 1919 to Perlina Adams and Edward James
Coles in Montgomery, Alabama. The Reverend Coles moved to a new church in
Chicago, IL when Nat was 3. Nat and his brothers, Ike, Eddie and Freddy, got
their music start thanks to their choir director mama. By age 14 Nat had formed
his first band. He hit the charts with his next group the King Cole Trio,
penning several of their hits. As his fame grew, he moved into a solo career
and starred in his own TV show, The Nat King Cole Show. A chain smoker,
he died of lung cancer. Posthumously he gained a new generation of fans when
daughter Natalie with the help of modern technology recorded several duets with
her father.
Missing my
daddy, I can only imagine the heartache in the Cole family that February 1965
when first Grandpa Coles passed on the 2nd only to be followed by
his famous son thirteen days later. The last of the Cole brothers, Freddy
Cole, past away a few months ago at age 88.
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