An edition of Nat King Cole (1999)

Nat King Cole

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An edition of Nat King Cole (1999)

Nat King Cole

"When he died in 1965, at age forty-five, Nat King Cole was already a musical legend. As famous as Frank Sinatra, he had sold more records than anyone but Bing Crosby."--BOOK JACKET.

"Written with the narrative pacing of a novel, this biography traces Cole's rise to fame, from boy-wonder jazz genius to mega-star in a racist society. Daniel Mark Epstein brings Cole and his times to vivid life: his precocious entrance onto the vibrant jazz scene of his hometown, Chicago; the creation of his Trio and their rise to fame; the crossover success of such songs as "Straighten Up and Fly Right"; and his years as a pop singer and television star, the first African-American to have his own show.

Epstein examines Cole's insistence on changing society through his art rather than political activism, the romantic love story of Cole and Maria Ellington, and Cole's famous and influential image of calm, poise, and elegance, which concealed the personal turmoil and anxiety that undermined his health."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
400

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Cover of: Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
November 9, 2000, Northeastern University Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
November 12, 1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Classifications

Library of Congress
ML420.C63 E67 1999, ML420.C63E67 1999

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7423217M
Internet Archive
natkingcole00epst
ISBN 10
0374219125
ISBN 13
9780374219123
LCCN
99032940
OCLC/WorldCat
41404711
Library Thing
562735
Goodreads
257421

Work Description

The first major biography of the great jazz pianist and singer, written with the full cooperation of his family

When he died in 1965, at age forty-five, Nat King Cole was already a musical legend. As famous as Frank Sinatra, he had sold more records than anyone but Bing Crosby.

Written with the narrative pacing of a novel, this absorbing biography traces Cole's rise to fame, from boy-wonder jazz genius to megastar in a racist society. Daniel Mark Epstein brings Cole and his times to vivid life: his precocious entrance onto the vibrant jazz scene of his hometown, Chicago; the creation of his trio and their rise to fame; the crossover success of such songs as "Straighten Up and Fly Right"; and his years as a pop singer and television star, the first African American to have his own show.

Epstein examines Cole's insistence on changing society through his art rather than political activism, the romantic love story of Cole and Maria Ellington, and Cole's famous and influential image of calm, poise, and elegance, which concealed the personal turmoil and anxiety that undermined his health.

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