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Nat King Cole Still Remains ‘One Of The Great Gifts Of Nature’ 100 Years Later

By NPR News March 22, 2019

Nat King Cole plays with his jazz orchestra on the stage of The Apollo Theater, in Harlem, N.Y. in the 1950s. Eric Schwab/AFP/Getty Images

The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.Read More

Tacoma To Spokane To The World: New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby’s Most Beloved Years

By NPR News December 4, 2018

Portrait of Bing Crosby circa 1945. Swinging on a Star, written by jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, is out now.

Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and 'Swinging on a Star' by Gary Giddins tells that story.Read More

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