He was a pianist first actually, and of course led the successful Nat King Cole Trio in the 1940's. He became so successful as a Popular singer in the 1950's however (usually not accompanying himself on piano anymore) that his previous career as a jazz pianist was largely eclipsed.
@@direfranchement You can thank the folks at Capitol Records for muzzling his Jazz tendencies. Find Nat's "After Midnight" 1956 album...it partially pays penance.
It is so nice we can still see this two my best favorite great singers, Patti P and Nat K Cole, in real motion video. My best all time favorites are Patti Page, Connie Francis, Nat K Cole and Jim Reeves,
I notice the year of this show was 1958. I was a ten year old black girl living in the state of Tennessee at this time, and I can remember my family and I watching Nat King Cole on television. I also remember the negative uproar when he got his own television show, but, of course, I was to young to really understand what was really going on. I just recall he received a lot of flack, and his show didn't last too long. It's too bad he didn't live to see the fabulous success of his talented daughter, the late, brilliant, Natalie Cole. These two musical talents are sorely missed to this day! Btw, it makes me so SAD that beautiful music and talent like this has been replaced by rap/hip hop "music". You don't even need to know how to sing or play a musical instrument in order to perform this useless "music". How could things have gone wrong so quickly? Sigh.🤦♂️🤦♂️😢😢
Elaine, I was 6 in 58, growing up a white kid in Boston. I remember watching Nat on tv along with my mother who's a singer and could feel nothing but love she had for him, not only his voice, but his whole demeanor...a Class Act! Those were different times, and us Dam Yankees celebrated black talent ex. Apollo Theater - opened its doors in 1914 Nat was on NBC, who bankrolled the costs for the show, while trying to get national sponsors for him, but they couldn't! Sponsors Imagined what it would be like, when a bunch of southern racists would turn on their tv and see a "black man - hosting his own show" and Not in a Subservient Role... à la “Amos and Andy,” but as the host, the Equal of all the great talents, black and white, who appeared on the program... Sponsors figured they would lose their product's market share down south, if they got involved.... Money, Money, Money! But, I do love Nat's reaction to his doomed series... "Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark."
There was many Black artists back then who created many Masterpiece like BB King with his Blues, Louis Armstrong with his Jazz, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey also Rock n Roll sound like Little Richard, Chuck Berry and many more Black Artists. It sad that now we got Rap music that represented S*x, Guns, Drug, Twerking, etc.☹️
Elaine, I was born in 1954 and didn’t listen to Nat King Cole until I was fitted with hearing aids at 6 years old. The first songs I heard Nat sang were Christmas songs. I’ll never forget it.
@@jamesbarnhart1232 Thanks for sharing this PRECIOUS memory with us. I can see this experience of hearing the brilliant voice of the late, great Nat King Cole for the first time with your new hearing aids made a deep and lasting impression on you! God bless you.😄😀🙏👏
@@davidcadwallader434 Thanks for the like, and I LOVE your comment, too. Btw, I didn't know about the Alabama incident. Truly SAD!! Take care and God BLESS you and yours. 👍👍😍😍👏👏🙏🙏
que se puede decir de este legendario hombre que es increible nunca mas habra otro como el carismatico un señor en todo el sentido de la palabra inigualable.
My racist, bigoted Grandmother would not let us watch performers like Nat King Cole or Sammy Davis Jr. on TV at our home so I would sneak over to my Great Aunt's house (ironically, her sister-in-law) to watch them.
Who was that playing the piano? He was good too! Amazing video with two of the greatest singers of all time. I notice a similarity in the voices of Cole and Page. Both had a natural huskiness, but Cole amplified it by purposely chain smoking.
Check out the original lyrics to 'Crazy Rhythm'. Nat and Patti sing the last few bars with different words. I can only imagine the producers didn't want to offend any racists by having them sing the original lyrics to each other.
In case you didn't notice: NAT and Patti were NOT ALLOWED to sit TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER and most certainly were NOT ALLOWED TO HUG EACH OTHER IN PUBLIC. THAT'S THE MAIN REASON why JOHNNY MERCER was doing NAT'S PIANO PARTS. Mercer of course wasn't supposed to participate UP FRONT. But in order to forestall A CIVIL UPROAR they came up with THIS SOLUTION. Just mention how PATI had to move(this was really drained in!!!) when NAT went to play the piano. NO WAY could she SIT BESIDES NAT as she did when Johnny Mercer was playing........THOSE WERE THE SEGREGATION RULES OF THE DAY.......VIOLATE THEM AND SEE WHAT PRICE YOU'LL PAY!!
Not sure that was the reason Nat played alone at the piano, it was probably actually a sign of respect not to sit next to him, because he was a great jazz pianist and he needed the whole piano bench to play - watch his arms and hands, he was moving his arms up and down the piano quite a bit -- she would have been in his way if she had sat next to him. If they really weren't allowed to have any contact then why did they shake hands at the end? Surely real racists would have prevented that. :)
THAT'S exactly the kind of response you would expect from persons who just can't stand the need to enter into 'defense-mood' WITHOUT even considering doing their research. You really think this observation originates from ME PERSONALLY! Again: go home and do your homework. For a start: begin with the you tube about the NAT KING COLE STORY and above all: LISTEN TO HIS WIFE MARY COLE, EXPLAINING THE CODES OF THE DAY!!!
Julianne Demse-Manly Thankfully, they’ll never know. I wish I could say the same. You cannot compare the complete artistry of someone like Nat to Miley Cirus because Nat was natural - Miley is completely manufactured - having to rely on gimmicks and shock tactics to keep her in the public eye. Some other younger, equally talentless girl will overtake her - that’s the nature of the business. Sadly, these days you don’t have to have ANY talent to make it big. 🙄
GREW UP WATCHING NAT KING COLE SINGING ON T.V. AND NOW 63 YEARS LATER I WILL "ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO MY PARENTS♡ FOR ENCOURAGING ME TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN." Evey F.
Nat's voice seems to float out of his throat like liquid velvet...
Oh this man. What a vocalist! For me, he runs rings around all the other so called ‘Greats’. HE set the benchmark. My man, Nat.
You bet, OUR man!
I could not have said it better .
No doubt Nat is the standard bearer.
Wow! What a treat to see Patti Page & Nat King Cole together. They each owned the 50's
This was the pinnacle of American culture. The manner, the look, the genius…mature sophistication at its zenith.
The elegance... his suits were like a second skin.
A voice with tremendous character and style.
One of the best male singers ever
People often think of NKC as a singer and don't know that he was an excellent jazz pianist, too.
horatiodreamt he went where the money was. Can’t say that I blame him.
You're right, I didn't know he plays the piano!
@@davidreidenberg9941 But not in the Willie Sutton sense ... .
He was a pianist first actually, and of course led the successful Nat King Cole Trio in the 1940's. He became so successful as a Popular singer in the 1950's however (usually not accompanying himself on piano anymore) that his previous career as a jazz pianist was largely eclipsed.
@@direfranchement You can thank the folks at Capitol Records for muzzling his Jazz tendencies. Find Nat's "After Midnight" 1956 album...it partially pays penance.
Such a handsome man and such a stunning woman :) and great singers!! ^^
Nat King Cole on the piano was a revelation for me. Also, a great duet with Patti at the end.
A summit meeting between two of the absolute masters. We still are not worthy.
So civilized compared to now.
Met him once in 'Circle in the Round' in San Diego..........He was a great man . :)
Ahh, that music, and those singers/entertainers are incomparable legends!
I just found this...BRILLIANT...I love Patti
Wow! what a treasure! stunning performance from the fabulous Patti Page and the great Nat King Cole ,GREAT!
It is so nice we can still see this two my best favorite great singers, Patti P and Nat K Cole, in real motion video.
My best all time favorites are Patti Page, Connie Francis, Nat K Cole and Jim Reeves,
I notice the year of this show was 1958. I was a ten year old black girl living in the state of Tennessee at this time, and I can remember my family and I watching Nat King Cole on television. I also remember the negative uproar when he got his own television show, but, of course, I was to young to really understand what was really going on. I just recall he received a lot of flack, and his show didn't last too long. It's too bad he didn't live to see the fabulous success of his talented daughter, the late, brilliant, Natalie Cole. These two musical talents are sorely missed to this day! Btw, it makes me so SAD that beautiful music and talent like this has been replaced by rap/hip hop "music". You don't even need to know how to sing or play a musical instrument in order to perform this useless "music". How could things have gone wrong so quickly? Sigh.🤦♂️🤦♂️😢😢
Elaine, I was 6 in 58, growing up a white kid in Boston. I remember watching Nat on tv along with my mother who's a singer and could feel nothing but love she had for him, not only his voice, but his whole demeanor...a Class Act!
Those were different times, and us Dam Yankees celebrated black talent
ex. Apollo Theater - opened its doors in 1914
Nat was on NBC, who bankrolled the costs for the show, while trying to get national sponsors for him, but they couldn't!
Sponsors Imagined what it would be like, when a bunch of southern racists would turn on their tv and see a "black man - hosting his own show" and
Not in a Subservient Role... à la “Amos and Andy,” but as the host,
the Equal of all the great talents, black and white, who appeared on the program...
Sponsors figured they would lose their product's market share down south, if they got involved.... Money, Money, Money!
But, I do love Nat's reaction to his doomed series...
"Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark."
There was many Black artists back then who created many Masterpiece like BB King with his Blues, Louis Armstrong with his Jazz, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey also Rock n Roll sound like Little Richard, Chuck Berry and many more Black Artists. It sad that now we got Rap music that represented S*x, Guns, Drug, Twerking, etc.☹️
Elaine, I was born in 1954 and didn’t listen to Nat King Cole until I was fitted with hearing aids at 6 years old. The first songs I heard Nat sang were Christmas songs. I’ll never forget it.
@@jamesbarnhart1232 Thanks for sharing this PRECIOUS memory with us. I can see this experience of hearing the brilliant voice of the late, great Nat King Cole for the first time with your new hearing aids made a deep and lasting impression on you! God bless you.😄😀🙏👏
@@davidcadwallader434 Thanks for the like, and I LOVE your comment, too. Btw, I didn't know about the Alabama incident. Truly SAD!! Take care and God BLESS you and yours. 👍👍😍😍👏👏🙏🙏
All class.
Patti Page is so beautiful.
an icon and unforgettable voice NKC w Patti Page
Class act.
michael carter
What a beautiful show Nat King Cole and Patti Page.
MAGICAL!
Great video of two wonderful performers.
BRAVO NAT KING COLE-
Absolutely loved Nat King Cole, and Patti was a fabulous Singer to.
1958 and the great Nat King Cole at the swankest nightclub in the world, at the
TROPICANA in Havana, Cuba/
Summoning memories of the American legend, Giant Tree!!!!!!😊 I hope you have a good day in heaven.............
The one and only NKC. They'll never be another come even close.
Номер шик!👏
The year I was born. :)
2 Legends"
Wow. Nat King Cole, what a beautiful smooth voice.
Patii and Nat have a legitimate warm interaction. Clearly they enjoyed each other's company and musical talents in real life.
Yes indeed..it shines through!
👍👍👍👍 I love it so great 👍👍👍👍
Nunca hemos visto ni volveremos a ver semejante elegancia y musicalidad. Sad true. 😢
Golden
Demais! Great talents together on tv.
So wonderful song!
Great performance and show with Patti, Rocky Cole, and Nat Cole.
nunca habra otro como nat inigualable pasaran generaciones y nat seguira en el tiempq.
que se puede decir de este legendario hombre que es increible nunca mas habra otro como el carismatico un señor en todo el sentido de la palabra inigualable.
The ONE, the ONLY, the INCOMPARABLE NAT KING COLE!
Good very good, La preciosa Patti Page y Nat Quin con la cancion,... Quizas quizas quizas
The most unique and identifiable timbre in pop/jazz vocal history. NKC obviously.
❤️❤️❤️
Eu estava com 6 anos de idade...Um classico...ja não se fazem isso mais...
素晴らしい！
👍👍👍👍🎶.
where did it all go wrong...this is magical
Muito bom. Gosto de Nat King Cole.
❤️
My racist, bigoted Grandmother would not let us watch performers like Nat King Cole or Sammy Davis Jr. on TV at our home so I would sneak over to my Great Aunt's house (ironically, her sister-in-law) to watch them.
Who was that playing the piano? He was good too! Amazing video with two of the greatest singers of all time. I notice a similarity in the voices of Cole and Page. Both had a natural huskiness, but Cole amplified it by purposely chain smoking.
It may have been Bobby Short.
Istemiyorum ya hayir ortadan kaybolma gibi bir ihtimalim varmi geberip gidim
Does anyone know the name of the second song Nat sings? The ballad.... thank you!
+Jim Stark I did it's wonderful and I shared it on my Facebook
"Non dimenticar"
Check out the original lyrics to 'Crazy Rhythm'. Nat and Patti sing the last few bars with different words. I can only imagine the producers didn't want to offend any racists by having them sing the original lyrics to each other.
Noticed that too. Surprised he was allowed to shake her hand.
Hey saintquinn007 ( What! 007? James Bond you are not!) Give my regards to Adolf Hitler.@saintquinn007
@@mcc142000
Right you are. Reported the S.O.B.! 😡
Jo Jun
H. Calvert !
He was a musician first.
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6:26 .¿Porque los Estadounidenses hablan español así?
In case you didn't notice: NAT and Patti were NOT ALLOWED to sit TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER and most certainly were NOT ALLOWED TO HUG EACH OTHER IN PUBLIC. THAT'S THE MAIN REASON why JOHNNY MERCER was doing NAT'S PIANO PARTS. Mercer of course wasn't supposed to participate UP FRONT. But in order to forestall A CIVIL UPROAR they came up with THIS SOLUTION. Just mention how PATI had to move(this was really drained in!!!) when NAT went to play the piano. NO WAY could she SIT BESIDES NAT as she did when Johnny Mercer was playing........THOSE WERE THE SEGREGATION RULES OF THE DAY.......VIOLATE THEM AND SEE WHAT PRICE YOU'LL PAY!!
Brought to you by Hollywood.
Not sure that was the reason Nat played alone at the piano, it was probably actually a sign of respect not to sit next to him, because he was a great jazz pianist and he needed the whole piano bench to play - watch his arms and hands, he was moving his arms up and down the piano quite a bit -- she would have been in his way if she had sat next to him. If they really weren't allowed to have any contact then why did they shake hands at the end? Surely real racists would have prevented that. :)
THAT'S exactly the kind of response you would expect from persons who just can't stand the need to enter into 'defense-mood' WITHOUT even considering doing their research. You really think this observation originates from ME PERSONALLY! Again: go home and do your homework. For a start: begin with the you tube about the NAT KING COLE STORY and above all: LISTEN TO HIS WIFE MARY COLE, EXPLAINING THE CODES OF THE DAY!!!
I wonder what Nat and Patti would have thought about Mylee (?) Cyrus, twerking and tongues hanging out 🧐🤔
Julianne Demse-Manly Thankfully, they’ll never know. I wish I could say the same. You cannot compare the complete artistry of someone like Nat to Miley Cirus because Nat was natural - Miley is completely manufactured - having to rely on gimmicks and shock tactics to keep her in the public eye. Some other younger, equally talentless girl will overtake her - that’s the nature of the business. Sadly, these days you don’t have to have ANY talent to make it big. 🙄
If they would sing together today they will need the other guy to play that piano but those were the days but you need a man between them.
Nat KING Cole
DUKE Ellington
the COUNT Basie
🤔
QUEEN Latifa
DUKE of Earl Gene Chandler
This triggerd the south .
Larry God Really?!!😑.
GREW UP WATCHING NAT KING COLE SINGING ON T.V. AND NOW 63 YEARS LATER I WILL "ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO MY PARENTS♡ FOR ENCOURAGING ME TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN." Evey F.