Nat King Cole
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Most Influential Person
American singer and jazz pianist
Why Is Nat King Cole Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued for the remainder of his life. He found great popular success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first African-American man to host an American television series. He was the father of singer Natalie Cole .
