Afraid of the dark 2014 cast and crew director jon brewer profiles the life of the musician using private journals, letters and film footage provided by maria cole prior to her death. Studio album 6 compilation 3 the world of nat king cole. This documentary takes us into the life of the great nat king cole. Nathaniel adams coles march 17, 1919 february 15, 1965, known professionally as nat king cole, was an american singer and jazz pianist. Documentaire biografie film geregisseerd door jon brewer.
Some kind of dating would have been useful as well. I was glad to see that his superb ability of jazz pianist wasnt overshadowed. Afraid of the dark is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 4. Nat king cole an evening with nat king cole hd youtube. Nat king cole let true love begin lyrics musixmatch. Afraid of the dark 2014 director jon brewer profiles the life of the musician using private journals, letters and film footage provided by maria cole prior to her death. Find nat king cole discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Blue prelude written by gordon jenkins performed by maria cole courtesy of capitol records get your kicks on route 66 written by bobby troup performed by the king cole trio. Find album credit information for afraid of the dark nat king cole on allmusic. Afraid of the dark 2014 052014 gb documentary 1h 30m. Afraid of the dark is the final testimony on the tremulous life of a musical legend and also a beacon of hope to blacks across 1950s america, as told to director jon brewer bb king. Baptist minister, nat king coles father archive footage view more. Song information for unforgettable nat king cole on allmusic. Nat king cole march 17th 1919february 15th 1965 was a popular american singer and jazz musician.
Ive just got round to watching my recording of this. Nathaniel adams coles montgomery, 17 maart 1919 santa monica, 15 februari 1965 was een amerikaanse jazzzanger, pianist en songwriter. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole was the daughter of american singer and jazz pianist nat king cole.
This is the definitive film about nat king cole and i would recommend it wholeheartedly. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of nat king cole. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nat king cole. Tv14 1h 34min documentary, biography, music 9 october 2016 finland. Nat king cole, 19191965 i will confess to knowing precious little about nat king cole, except for some. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Afraid of the dark 2014 is available on netflix united states. Because of this, i think some of the focus of the film seemed more like a family documentary than a documentary. Nat king cole afraid of the dark is certainly watchable, but it is something of a disappointment contentwise. Please enjoy this trailer for the new documentary film nat king cole. January 17, 2015 the trailer above is for the new nat king cole documentary thats about to hit the market and its exposing some very harsh truths about the life of mr. Afraid of the dark nat king cole jon brewer jon brewer 2014 director jon brewer profiles the life of the musician using private journals, letters and film footage provided by maria cole prior to her death. Imagine what it would feel like to be the only black television star in hollywood at a time when the ku klux klan acted out violently against black people, when america groaned under the.
I gave a little high and low pass with equalizer to. The afraid of the dark was cole s reference to the fact that the american tv network canned his hugely popular tv show, after the sponsor withdrew their support as they believed their sales of beer in the southern states would be affected. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in. Complete your nat king cole and his trio collection. Afraid of the dark is a documentary about the great singer that was apparently the work of his second wife, maria. Unforgettable nat king cole the very best of nat king cole p 2006 capital records this for all of you fans of good ol classic music. Jan 17, 2015 nat king afraid of the dark iloveosmusic. When youre young youre afraid of the dark then you grow up unafraid of the dark so, darling, when. Here it is the complete wold famous bbc tv special from 1963 september by nat king cole in hd resolution.
Afraid of the dark was broadcast in december, 2019. Met harry belafonte, tony bennett en george benson. Oct 09, 2016 some kind of dating would have been useful as well. Download nat king cole mp3 songs and albums music downloads. In 2008 it was rereleased in digitaldownload format through services like itunes. The film provides poignant insights into the musicians personal and public life, including how he dealt with racial tension in the u. Nathaniel adams coles march 17, 1919 february 15, 1965, known professionally as nat. Cole said shortly after its demise, madison avenue is afraid of the dark. Nat was the only african american television star in hollywood at a time when the. Afraid of the dark nat king cole was the only black television star in hollywood at a time when america groaned under the weight of racial segregation and prejudice. The first national television show hosted by an africanamerican, the nat king cole show ran from 19561957. Profile of nat king cole and his experiences of racism using private journals, letters and film footage provided by his wife maria prior to her death in. Nat king cole blijft unforgettable klara blijf verwonderd.
Listen online to nat king cole unforgettable and see which albums it appears on. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in the uk and will hit us shores in the fall. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Afraid of the dark on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. The bluray has some worthy extras such as clips from the nat king cole show,nearly half an hour of natalie cole talking about her father, home movies, a video, stills, etc. Aug 27, 2016 this documentary takes us into the life of the great nat king cole. Mar 20, 2018 nat king coles career and legacy has been recalled with the recent release of four episodes of the groundbreaking nat king cole show on itunes, which plans to release 30 of the original 64 episodes of the show. When youre young youre afraid of the dark then you grow up unafraid of the dark so, darl. Afraid of the dark imagine what it would feel like to be the only black television star in hollywood at a time when the klu klux klan acted out violently against black people, when america groaned under the weight of segregation and prejudice. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts.
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