Nat King Cole’s Death – Cause and Date

The jazz singer Nat King died at the age of 45. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Jazz pianist and baritone vocalist whose trio released the classic Christmas song “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.”

He married Nadine Robinson on January 1937; after their divorce on March 22, 1948, he married Maria Cole on March 28, 1948. Together they had five children.

Quotes

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“Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.” (Nat King Cole)

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“Primarily I’m a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.” (Nat King Cole)

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“The only sport I’m not interested in is horse racing. That’s because I don’t know the horses personally.” (Nat King Cole)

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“Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.” (Nat King Cole)

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“I’m in the music business for one purpose – to make money.” (Nat King Cole)