Black artists shaped the sound of American music, and the world took notice, often without giving credit. This Black Music ...

Highlights this week include Tony Bennett’s daughter Antonia’s musical Father’s Day performance, a free Pippi Longstocking birthday celebration and Misty Copeland with ABT Kids.

Nat King Cole in 1942. “Lights Out” follows Cole’s final outing as the host of his NBC variety show, which ended in December 1957 after just over a year’s worth of struggles finding ...

He sings several of Cole’s signature chart-toppers, delivering entirely his 1949 winner, “Nature Boy.” (A better play might have followed how Cole came to record the mystic Eden Ahbez song.) ...

There are also gems from Cole’s catalog, among them “Nature Boy” and “Unforgettable”; the latter is performed as a duet with a very young Natalie Cole, charmingly played and sung by Krystal Joy Brown, ...

He explained as much in the biography Many Years From Now. “I’ve always loved the [Nat King Cole] song called ‘Nature Boy’,” he said. “‘There was a boy, a very strange and gentle boy ...

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 ...

Nat King Cole’s music remains a timeless gift to the world. His smooth vocals, elegant phrasing, and ability to convey ...

No one did—except Nat (“King”) Cole. And last week, with Eden Ahbez’ Nature Boy, King Cole and Capitol Records had the biggest musical scoop since the ban.

Anyone else likely would have been terrified — but Jacobson, a fellow mystic herself, was charmed, and the two were married just a month later. Through it all, ahbez continued to work on music — a ...

In the latest Kellyoke, Kelly Clarkson and My Band Y'all perform a cover of "Nature Boy" by Nat King Cole.