Photo of Nat 'King' Cole at the piano. Cole became a singer by accident in 1937 when he was a pianist with the "King Cole Trio" at the Swanee Inn in Los Angeles. A patron insisted Nat sing "Sweet Loraine." He did--and the audience loved it!
Cole, Nat King,--1919-1965 African American singers--California--Los Angeles Entertainers--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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