Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft, baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres, becoming a major force in popular music for three decades. Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a national television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth17 March 1919
CityMontgomery, AL
CountryUnited States of America
The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.
For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.
Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.
I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
You've got to change with the public's taste.
I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more.
If I could read it, I could play it.
If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.
Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.
The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.
I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.