Nat King Cole

Posted by Robin on May 31, 2010 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "At Last"

It’s the 1960 recording by Etta James that makes the list of Great American Things. The song itself has been around since 1941, when...

Posted by Robin on Feb 10, 2010 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "Unforgettable"

This is one of the greatest songs from the Great American Songbook. Nelson Riddle arranged it, and Nat King Cole (Great American Things,...

Posted by Robin on Dec 5, 2009 in Holiday, Songs | 1 comment

The most-performed Christmas song isn’t “White Christmas” or “Silent Night”, but “The Christmas...

Posted by Robin on May 27, 2009 in Singer | Comments Off on Singer: Ray Charles

Ray Charles was a country singer. Now, of course, he wasn’t just a country singer. But the mere fact that he was able to perform such...