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Maria Cole [1] ( née Hawkins; August 1, 1922 – July 10, 2012) was an American jazz singer and the wife of singer Nat King Cole; mother of the singer Natalie Cole. [2] [3] Early life. Cole was born in Boston and was the niece of Charlotte Hawkins Brown. [4] [5] Her father Mingo Hawkins was a letter carrier.
Jul 14, 2012 · Maria Cole, a jazz singer who performed with Count Basie and Duke Ellington in the 1940s and who was married to Nat King Cole for 17 years until his death in 1965, died on Tuesday...
Jul 2, 2012 · Maria Cole, the widow of Nat "King" Cole and a former Big Band singer, passed away in 2012 at 89. She was the mother of Natalie Cole and two other children, and had a long and distinguished musical career.
Jul 13, 2012 · Maria Cole, widow of jazz crooner Nat “King” Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, died of cancer July 10 at a hospice in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 89. The death was...
Jul 13, 2012 · Maria Cole, the widow of music legend Nat King Cole and the mother of singer Natalie Cole whose own singing career included a stint as vocalist for Duke Ellington’s orchestra in the mid-1940s,...
Jul 12, 2012 · Maria Cole, widow of Nat King Cole and mother to singer Natalie Cole, has died in Florida aged 89. A family spokesperson said she died at a Boca Raton hospice after suffering from...
Jul 12, 2012 · Maria Cole, the widow of singer Nat “King” Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer, her family said. She was 89.
