Nat King Cole

by Epstein, Daniel Mark

• ISBN13: 9781555534691
• ISBN10: 1555534694
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-09
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr

Summary

Daniel Mark Epstein brings Nat King Cole (1917-1965) and his times to vivid life: his precocious entrance onto the vibrant jazz scene of his hometown, Chicago; the creation and success of his Trio; the crossover success of such songs as "Straighten Up and Fly Right"; and his years as a pop singer and television star, the first African American to have his own show.

Author Biography

Daniel Mark Epstein is the author of Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson as well as many books of poetry, stories, and essays. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway and in regional theater. He lives in Baltimore

Table of Contents

PART ONE Chicago
The Kid---Chicago, 1935	3	(3)
Gatemouth	6	(8)
Flight Out of Egypt	14	(4)
Schoolboys	18	(10)
Bud Billiken Days	28	(8)
On the Town	36	(11)
The Savoy Ballroom---September 8, 1935	47	(5)
Brothers	52	(4)
Nadine	56	(9)
PART TWO Los Angeles
Sunshine and Shadow	65	(8)
The Trio	73	(16)
A Year on the Road	89	(7)
Fly Right	96	(8)
Carlos, and Capitol Records	104	(11)
The Big Money	115	(13)
Changes	128	(8)
Maria	136	(11)
Engaged	147	(16)
PART THREE America
Wedding Bells	163	(5)
Nature Boy	168	(9)
A Home of Their Own	177	(6)
The Price of Fame	183	(9)
Bop City to Dixie	192	(9)
Family	201	(13)
The Tax Man	214	(9)
The Big Show	223	(19)
Together and Apart	242	(7)
Mobbed	249	(12)
Home Again	261	(8)
PART FOUR This World and the Next
Television	269	(7)
Sammy and Harry and the General	276	(15)
Games and Children	291	(11)
The Dawn of a New Decade	302	(18)
Jackpot Attraction	320	(13)
Love and Death	333	(28)
Epilogue	361	(4)
Acknowledgments	365	(2)
Notes	367	(34)
Bibliography	401	(20)
Index	421