Nat King Cole
5 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole developed as a jazz pianist before becoming widely known as a singer. Raised in Chicago after his family's move from Alabama, he led musical groups and built a long recording association with Capitol. His repertoire included Straighten Up and Fly Right, Nature Boy, Mona Lisa and The Christmas Song. Orchestral collaborations with arrangers such as Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins broadened that sound, while television hosting and film work provided additional settings for his performance.
Artist background sources
Nat King Cole - Songwriters Hall of Fame
Read institutional biography for Alabama/Chicago, piano and singing, Capitol, named repertoire, arrangers and screen work. Omit questionable contract/song dates, inaccurate drum/trio description, disputed spontaneous-first-singing anecdote, sales and first-ever claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1962*) Let There Be Love
- (1962*) Ramblin' Rose
- (year unknown) That Sunday, That Summer
- (1963*) Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
- (1960*) Time and the River
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