Posted on 01/01/2016 9:10:25 AM PST by massmike
Natalie Cole -- one of the great voices in decades -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Cole, whose hits include "This Will Be" and "Unforgettable" which she performed as a virtual duet with dad Nat King Cole -- died from congestive heart failure, although we're told the underlying medical issues were complications from a kidney transplant and Hepatitis C.
Natalie had been very sick recently, cancelling several tour dates in late December including a New Year's Eve concert at Disney Hall in L.A. She also cancelled an upcoming February concert due to illness.
Natalie, who was married 3 times and has a son, was 65.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
Talented lady just like her dad. RIP.
I have CDR burns direct from the studio master tapes of both Nat’s and Natalie’s “duet” of “Unforgetable”...and many, many of Nat’s hits that include studio chatter and before the dreaded “reverb” was added for the commercial release.
Not surprising, Nat’s original master tapes have a MUCH higher sound quality - quite extraordinary and lifelike.
Natalie’s album tribute to her father is a classic album and darn close to a masterpiece.
Natalie had a drug problem abuse that eventually caught up to her...hope she’s at peace now.
RIP.
Aww, so sad!
Too young.
She was good.
I finally picked up the “Unforgettable” tape (yes) sans case last year at an estate sale! Never did buy it even when it was fresh.
I also remember working out to “Pink Cadillac” in the college gym! LOL
Wait... Your mother’s favorite song was an ode to a hitman? I also associate Mack the Knife more to Sinatra than Nat King Cole.
Crap. She had some great songs back in the 80s.
At least she made it to the new year.
all you have to do is listen to the opening segment.....says it all.
https://youtu.be/DjU6ZjrQulc
I thought it was Bobby Darin who sang “Mack The Knife.”
Drug abuse. Hepatitus C.
That explains a great deal.
Someone very big usually dies on NYE or New Year’s Day.
Natalie, RIP. Both you and your dad were wonderful artists.
And the third, not a celebrity as Natalie, but don’t forget
Norman_Schwarzkopf
Mom is dead.....I cannot ask her why she liked a hitman song.
Thank you.
Schwarzkopf won’t stay dead.
Keith Richards is going to outlast everyone.
Drug addiction, hepatitis C, kidney failure and, most recently, a kidney transplant"
Sad...now we won't get their long-awaited duet. :)
A very talented and very lovely young lady. RIP
“Sun consumes Earth. Keith Richards moves to Mars.”
RIP. She will also join her little brother who was my friend in middle school, Kelly. He died of AIDS in his 30s.
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