Nat ‘King’ Cole," Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor give us Cole the last taping of the “Nat ‘King’ Cole Show.” ...

Jaqueza Thomas is the founder of Chicago Emerging Stars. The new nonprofit is challenging the negative narratives placed on ...

Nat King Cole was one of the most popular singers ever to hit the American charts. A brilliant recording and concert artist during the 40\'s, 50\'s and 60\'s, he attracted millions of fans around the ...

Nat “King” Cole, 45, world-renowned singer and jazz pianist, died in his sleep at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica early Monday, three weeks after he had undergone surgery for removal of ...

So many know him from his years as Charlie, the straight-arrow personal assistant to President Jed Bartlett, portrayed by Martin Sheen on The West Wing. Now, Dulé Hill is portraying the late great ...

Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing who we are as Americans.” Daniel J. Watts, left, as Sammy Davis Jr., ...

Nat King Cole, velvet-voiced singer of "Unforgettable," was born in Montgomery, Ala. This photo shows Cole on stage at an April 10, 1956, concert in Birmingham, Ala., where he was assaulted by six ...

Nat King Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in 1919, the son of Perlinea and Edward Coles, a Baptist minister. Before being recognized as the top vocalist in the early 1950s, Cole was jazz ...

Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole. New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th St., New York, 212-460-5475, closes June 29. Mr. Isherwood is the Journal’s theater critic.

Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating ...

A split of Susan Boyle and Nat King Cole. Cole's vocals were lifted from an earlier recording and layered with Boyle's, creating the illusion of a duet even though Cole passed away in 1965, when ...

In November 1956, Nat King Cole was given his own variety show on NBC. It drew major guest stars and got good ratings, but was abandoned just over a year later because it couldn’t secure a ...