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9/10/01

NAT 'KING' COLE STORY TO BE PERFORMED AT SLU

CANTON - Unforgettable: The Nat "King" Cole Story, a musical based on the 
life and music of Cole, will be performed at St. Lawrence University on 
Monday, September 17, at 8 p.m. in Gulick Theatre. The event is open to 
the public, free of charge.
	The son of an Alabama preacher, Cole (1919-1965) was a soft-spoken 
jazz pianist who became a worldwide singing sensation. He was a beloved 
superstar whose appeal transcended the boundaries of race, culture and 
geography. In Unforgettable, authors Clarke Peters and Larrington Walker 
use Cole's music to travel from his piano-playing days in dives and 
honky-tonks to his breakthrough contract with Capitol Records and his glory 
days in the 1960's on television and in world tours. Cole was the first 
performer of color to star in his own national TV show.
	Interwoven are the songs for which Cole is famous, including "Mona 
Lisa," "Route 66," "Straighten Up And Fly Right," "Too Young," "Besame Mucho" 
and many others. 
	For more information, contact St. Lawrence University's student 
life office, at (315) 229-5551.

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