All the years have relegated to ancient history the extreme paradox of being a black star in a racist society, but Nat King Cole lived that paradox. His records sold millions of copies, and women swooned when he sang, but he couldn't be sure of getting a room in a good hotel. This book tells of his life.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A Book for Insomniacs,
By Mrs. Gail Garcia (Lima, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nat King Cole (Paperback)
This book, though filled with a treasure of information, ranks along beside college text books for interest. This would be good for one researching facts about this fascinating person, but not for those of us who wish to know the man himself.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Very informative, but....,
By The Fancy One "blackprincess" (Westchester County, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nat King Cole (Paperback)
I sensed that the author had something against Maria Cole, Nat's widow. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but that's the feeling I got. I'm sure she felt she was doing the best thing to help her husband, but others suffered for it. I was thinking that she could have been the female version of Berry Gordy, Jr! She was painted as a overbearing shrew. Overall, though, the book is good. There are some small errors in it, however. You will want to read more about Nat's life, and after finishing this book, that's just what I did. For a more current view and more thorough explaination of the events that happened to Nat, I recommend the Leslie Gourse and (especially) the Daniel Epstein biographies on Cole. These three books together will give you great insight into the man, his music, and his life. Now if we could only get a movie made!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This Man Deserves This Exposure!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nat King Cole (Paperback)
Nat King Cole was a terrific jazz pianist and, contrary to his own belief, a great vocalist. This book says so much about how business is conducted within the music industry, the laymen's wages of "side" musicians, the struggle to maintain family while fulfilling an artist's dream, and all of this topped by fame during a time of severe racial inequality. Read it and learn!!!!
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