MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day, “The Nat King Cole Show” became the first nationally broadcast television show hosted by an African American. Cole appeared on all the big shows at the time, ...

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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 ...

Lights Out, presented by the New York Theatre Workshop, has all the makings of a dazzling success: phenomenal performers, legendary music beautifully delivered, an enchanting set, and a compelling ...

When you consider that “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole” focuses on two singularly talented and vibrant performers—the title character as well as Sammy Davis Jr.—the disappointments of this busy ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Dulé Hill stars as the silky crooner in a play about the last broadcast of his variety show, in 1957. By Elisabeth Vincentelli When Nat King Cole ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable” and “The Christmas Song,” was born in Montgomery, Ala., on March 17, 1919. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles to the Rev. Edward ...

Colman Domingo can’t wait to embody Nat King Cole in the upcoming biopic about the legendary jazz singer’s life. “I love the idea of sort of deconstructing an American icon,” Domingo, 54, exclusively ...