Posted on 01/01/2016 10:12:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
singer Natalie Cole, the daughter of music great Nat King Cole who became a recording star in her own right with hits that spanned three decades, has died, her publicist, Maureen O'Connor, said.
She was 65 years old.
Cole is perhaps best known for her 1991 multiple Grammy-winning album "Unforgettable: With Love," which became the biggest hit of her career — selling more than 6 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Cole wowed audiences with a seamless duet with her late father's voice on the title tune, one of the elder Cole's signature numbers.
Other hits included "This Will Be," "Our Love" and a cover of "Pink Cadillac."
But for all of Cole's successes, her life was also marked by years of serious health problems.
Cole's move to singing was accidental. She was a pre-med student at the University of Massachusetts when a friend -- who was singing with a local group -- fell ill the night of a show and asked whether Cole would stand in for him. He had heard her sing informally at parties. She ended up taking his place in the group and setting aside a medical career.
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So glad I was able to see her in concert at Fiddler’s Green in Denver in the 90’s.
RIP!
I never realized she was 65. I would have guessed late fiftie.
She could sing. Too bad she passed.
Thanks for posting, I apparently missed it the first time, I don’t have the time to peruse every posting that some people have.
Well as for me I’m usually looking at the current page of posted article threads so if the same new story was posted on earlier pages I would miss it.
Sometimes I click on a same story I read earlier just to read the comments. Otherwise I’ll just skip it altogether—but its all good and no problema.
Was never a fan of her early music, she was screeching, trying to be a mini Aretha. Then she did this. One of the bright spots of the 70s darkness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp80K3taWTE
Thanks for the link.
Congestive heart failure, hepatitis c and complications from a kidney transplant I read on another site.
Just 2 days ago the radio station I had on at the time played her father duet ‘Unforgettable’. Beautiful.
Sad news. I liked her.
a blast from the past..
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