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Mar 17, 1919Pop singer Nat "King" Cole is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He charts more than 100 records during his career, including the original version of "Mona Lisa," which becomes a country hit for Moon Mullican, Jimmy Wakely and Willie NelsonAug 1, 1922Marie Hawkins is born in Boston, Massachusetts. She becomes the second wife of Nat "King" Cole, marrying him in 1948, and the mother of Country Music Association awards nominee Natalie ColeJul 28, 1936Eddie Cole's Swingsters record two songs for Decca. The session marks the first for Nat "King" Cole, who will earn a pair of country hits eight years laterJan 27, 1937Nat "King" Cole marries his first wife, Nadine Robinson, in Michigan. He appears seven years later in early versions of the Billboard country chartNov 15, 1943The comedy "Here Comes Elmer" opens in movie houses with appearances by Dale Evans and Nat "King" ColeNov 30, 1943The King Cole Trio holds its first Capitol Records session, recording "Straighten Up And Fly Right" at the C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles. The song lands on an early version of the Billboard country charts when they debut the following yearJun 10, 1944The King Cole Trio recording "Straighten Up And Fly Right" tops an early version of the Billboard country singles chartJul 31, 1944"Swing In The Saddle" appears in movie theaters, with bass player Gil Taylor making his first on-screen appearance with The Hoosier Hot Shots. The western's cast also features Cousin Emmy, Jimmy Wakely & His Oklahoma Cowboys, Red River Dave McEnery and Nat "King" ColeOct 17, 1944Carol Cole is born in West Medford, Massachusetts, just months after Nat "King" Cole made a couple of unlikely appearances on an early version of Billboard's country charts. The singer subsequently adopts herMar 22, 1948Nat "King" Cole divorces his first wife, Nadine, who co-wrote "I Can't See For Lookin'." The song appeared four years earlier on Billboard's folk chart, an early version of its country hit list
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