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And so on November 5, 1956, The Nat “King” Cole Show, initially a 15-minute, prime time variety show, became the first nationally broadcast television show hosted by an African American. NBC spared no expense, bringing in top-flight orchestra leaders Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins to direct the music.
17 de mar. de 2024 · The King Cole Trio’s blend of jazz and pop, characterised by Nat King Cole’s silky voice and masterful piano playing, began to gain widespread attention in the early 1940s. Their first major hit, “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” released in 1943, was a jazzy pop song with a catchy rhythm and clever lyrics, which resonated with both black and white audiences.
17 de may. de 2006 · Nat "King" Cole performs to an audience in the 1950s. The singer and pianist struggled for a year to keep his pioneering variety show on the air, but corporate sponsorship proved elusive.
23 de nov. de 2017 · an episode of 'The Nat King Cole Show' from 3 September 1957 with Peggy Lee and Julius LaRosa. Peggy Lee sings "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and Nat King C...
Nat King Cole. 1,344,525 likes · 4,806 talking about this. The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
5 de nov. de 2020 · Today in 1956, The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC. The variety program was one of the first hosted by an African American but struggled due to the lack of financial support. Commenting on the lack of sponsorship, Cole said shortly after the last episode which aired on December 17, 1957, "Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark."
Nat King Cole, portrait d’un crooner engagé. Nat King Cole [17 mars 1919, Montgomery (Alabama) - 15 février 1965, Santa Monica (Californie)]. Figure emblématique du jazz au XXe siècle, le pianiste et chanteur Nat King Cole s’est aussi illustré par son engagement en faveur du mouvement des droits civiques. 1956.
