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Nat "King" Cole, Loss To World

uncredited writer, New Musical Express, 19 February 1965

WHEN NAT "King" Cole died of lung cancer on Monday, aged 45, the world lost a great artist. Those who saw his stage shows knew how he could make an hour seem like five minutes, as he sang and played piano.

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