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Open Archive: Nat King Cole

March 20, 2019 1:00pm
In celebration of Nat King Cole’s centennial birthday (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), Schomburg curators, librarians, and archivists will display selections from our unparalleled collection of archival materials highlighting Cole and his influence on entertainment. Nat King Cole was a jazz musician and vocalist whose 30-year career included recordings, concerts throughout the world, club appearances, television, and film. He was the first African American man to host an American television series. Cole was born in 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard at 135th Street
New York NY 10037 US

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