Nat King Cole was a famous American jazz pianist and singer who was born in 1919. He learned to play piano at age 4 and had both religious and classical training as a teenager before pursuing jazz. In the late 1930s, Cole formed the King Cole Trio, which toured extensively and found success on the charts in 1943. Cole made history as the first African American to host a national television show in 1956 and was a pioneering figure in challenging racial barriers in the music industry.

2.  Nat king cole was born on march 17 1919
 He played the piano the piano when he was
four with the help from his mom

3.  Nat started out playing religious music on the
piano
 In his early teens he had formal and classical
piano training
 The he abandoned classical for jazz

4.  In 1937natt married hadine Robinson a a
professional dancer
 The following year, Cole started to put together
what would become the King Cole Trio, the
name being a play on the children's nursery
rhyme. They toured extensively and finally
landed on the charts in 1943 with "That Ain't
Right,"

5.  Cole's presence on the record charts dwindled
in the late 1950s. But this decline did not last
long. His career returned to top form in the
early 1960s with the country-influenced hit
"Rambin' Rose" and such light-hearted fare as
"Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.“
 Cole made television history in 1956 when he
became the first African-American to host his
own national program

6.  He challenged authority by being the first black
man to make a record
 He was really successful in his job and did
great at his job

7.  www.biography.com › People
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_King_Cole
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