Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole is an American jazz pianist and singer who created the hit Unforgettable (1951). The song reached #12 on Billboard Hot 100 and became a jazz music standard. Cole used samples from Unforgettable by Nat King Cole and Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole. He had 15 Top 10 hits between 1943-1961, including Nature Boy and Too Young. Cole became the first African American artist to have his own television show The Nat King Cole Show (1956-1957). His influence is felt in the work of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé.