If you’re looking for something soothing to put on in the background, you can’t really go wrong with Nat King Cole. His sturdy voice and lulling instrumentation are the stuff dreams are made of. If ...

Nat King Cole still holds a very special place in music history as one of the most revered jazz and pop musicians. He broke barriers and made history during his lifetime, and the music he made ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was colliding with mid-century modern sensibilities and Christmas was becoming ...

More than six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, ...

Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing who we are as Americans.” Marc J. Franklin Daniel J. Watts, left, as ...

The best classic rock songs are not restricted to just one specific era or decade. These three classic rock songs came out in 1963 but will always be timeless. “That Sunday, That Summer” is written by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nat King Cole has been gone for more than half a century, but he’s ...

The talented jazz singer, pianist, and actor gained popularity in the 1940s when he diverted his sound towards pop-oriented ...

Nat King Cole did it best, according to a survey a few years ago by Route 66 News, but he’s not the only one to record a version of “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” the song written by Bobby Troup in ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was colliding with... When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time ...