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Nat 'King' Cole

The man they called 'King' On Chicago's South Side With a voice smooth as silk Pearly teeth smiling wide Hit after hit, from 'Mona Lisa' To 'Unforgettable' Not a number one hit among them ~ Whites wary of his ghetto pull

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Rico Leffanta

Date: 12/3/2018 7:53:00 PM

Ah, but back in the radio days, who knew what colour he was? I certainly did not. It was only with TV that we were able to see artists (and that was really shocking - e.g., like discovering that Israel Kamakawiwo'ole did not look anything like Johnny Mathis!). There was never a day I did not prefer listening to Nat, rather than Frank Sinatra, so thanks for the reminder! Aloha! Rico

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/4/2018 11:17:00 AM

Appreciate the support, Rico. And with such an interesting comment. I thought that I was the only one who knew how to spell Kamakawiwo'ole correctly. Season's best, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/3/2018 2:50:00 AM

Well written Tribute, well said. Tom.

Sand Blown

Date: 12/2/2018 11:52:00 PM

fantastic singer...a regular on all the family entertainment variety shows.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/3/2018 7:20:00 PM

Smooth as silk, he was... :) gw

M. L. Kiser

Date: 12/2/2018 9:46:00 PM

I do remember him; a very nice voice and he had some fabulous recordings. Love Natalie's recording with him on it, "Unforgettable"; such a great piece of dedication to him. I was very young but I remember we had his albums in the house. I've no doubt that he was a wonderful man. Great tribute to him.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/3/2018 7:19:00 PM

Yes, that recording with Natalie is phenomenal, isn't it?! Thanks for checking in on this one. Season's Best, gw

Line Gauthier

Date: 12/2/2018 9:26:00 PM

Hard to believe the dark ages were not that long ago. Love your tribute, Gershon.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/4/2018 6:35:00 AM

In this case not quite so true.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/3/2018 7:18:00 PM

Yep. Not that long ago... Thanks for the encouragement. ~ Gershon