A Quote by Nat King Cole

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

Nat King Cole

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Famous African African American Am American Artist Because Jazz

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Nat King Cole
American - Musician
March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965

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Colson Whitehead

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Roxane Gay

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