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Full name Nathaniel Adams Coles; born March 17, 1919, in Montgomery, Ala.; daughter of Edward James (a Baptist minister) and Perlina Coles; married Nadine Robinson (a dancer), c. 1937 (marriage ended); married Maria Hawkins Ellington (a singer), 1948; children: Carol (adopted), Natalie, Kelly (adopted son), Timolin, Casey (twin daughters); died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, Calif., February 15, 1965.

The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics

Education: Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago. Addresses: Record company-- Capitol Records, 1750 North Vine Street., Hollywood, CA 91522.

Nat King Cole was one of the most popular performers in the history of the music business. From the early 1940s with his jazz combo, the King Cole Trio, through his later solo career, he was responsible for numerous hit records, including pop and ballad classics such as "Sweet Lorraine," "Nature Boy," "The Christmas Song," "Ramblin' Rose," and "Mona Lisa." Cole was one of the first recording artists to sign with Capitol Records, and was that The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics NYZU