Nat “King” Cole ... Mother Died in 1955 Cole’s mother, Perlina, died at the age of 61 in Chicago in 1955, of cancer. Funeral services for the singer have not been completed, but a family ...

3. The modest home where Nat King Cole was born in Montgomery was moved in 2000 to the campus of Alabama State University. It was restored and is part of the National Park Service’s Selma to ...

As he lay on his deathbed, Nat ‘King’ Cole repeatedly whispered “Skeeze ... cancelled his appearances in the Broadway show Golden Boy in order to fly to Cole’s funeral. Nelson Riddle announced he was ...