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I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
Nat King Cole
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Nat King Cole
Age: 45 †
Born: 1919
Born: March 17
Died: 1965
Died: February 15
Actor
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Montgomery
Alabama
Nathaniel Adams Coles
Nat “King” Cole
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