Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Rare Nat King Cole Photo
This rare photo of Nat Cole came from the scrapbook of my guitar teacher John Collins. John was Nat’s guitarist from 1951-1965 and also played with Art Tatum, Billie Holiday, Slam Stewart, Dizzy Gillespie, and many other pioneers of swing & bebop. This photo was taken while on tour in 1959 and is a rare glimpse of a very informal Nat Cole behind the scenes.
Labels:
art tatum,
bebop,
billie holiday,
dizzy gillespie,
jazz,
john collins,
music,
nat king cole,
retro,
slam stewart,
swing
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1 comment:
I love it joey. Great to see these gems. you are an expert!
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