Maria Cole, widow of Nat King Cole and mother to singer Natalie Cole, has died in Florida aged 89.
"I'm on a very long list, which is why we are looking to donors, " said Cole, the daughter of legendary crooner Nat King Cole.
Born in 1931, Cole is the younger brother of Nat "King" Cole.
His treatment of AiNY, however, is languid and lush and fooled my wife into thinking it was Nat King Cole.
Mr. NAT KING COLE: (Singing) Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Two of Hines's most prominent self-confessed devotees were Teddy Wilson, who performed a marvelous two-piano duet with Hines in 1965 (available on YouTube) and Nat King Cole, both of whom were nearly as influential as Hines himself.
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And here's someone who many people don't know for his proficiency on this instrument, and many say he was a better piano player than he was a singer, and that's the great Nat King Cole, who falls number 24 on this list.
Playing music from his big-band tribute to Nat King Cole's Spanish-language albums, saxophonist David Murray's Cuban Ensemble occupied the same space as Mr. Bernstein and his Millennial Territory Orchestra, which drew from its new album, a take on the music of Sly Stone.
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Dr. Conrad Murray's unexpected rendition of Nat King Cole's "The little boy that Santa Claus forgot" came during one of two jailhouse interviews he granted to CNN: one recorded Friday with Don Lemon and the second broadcast live with Anderson Cooper on Tuesday evening.
The trio's CD Take It From the Top is a tribute to some of the great pianists who have influenced James' career, including Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington and Nat "King" Cole.
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