Timolin and Casey Cole will lean on each other to celebrate the holiday season.
Two years after the sudden New Year’s Eve death of their sister, the talented R&B and jazz star Natalie Cole, and four months after a heart attack took the life of her only son Robert “Robbie” Yancy, 39, the twins find strength in being together.
“We were brought into this word for a reason and are blessed to have each other,” Timolin told People during their annual Nat King Cole Generation Hope gala Thursday at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida.
Adds Casey: “There is no certainty in life,...
Two years after the sudden New Year’s Eve death of their sister, the talented R&B and jazz star Natalie Cole, and four months after a heart attack took the life of her only son Robert “Robbie” Yancy, 39, the twins find strength in being together.
“We were brought into this word for a reason and are blessed to have each other,” Timolin told People during their annual Nat King Cole Generation Hope gala Thursday at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida.
Adds Casey: “There is no certainty in life,...
- 12/15/2017
- by Linda Marx
- PEOPLE.com
With a father like jazz legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole was always going to have an extraordinary life. The nine-time Grammy-award-winning singer, who died on Thursday at 65 due to complications from ongoing health issues, had a life of extreme ups and downs, from decades-long battles with addiction to chart-topping success. One of five children, Cole grew up singing songs with her father in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Hancock Park. In her autobiography, Angel on My Shoulder, she describes her father singing "gibberish" songs to her and her siblings. "I cherish those memories, and I...
- 1/1/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
With a father like jazz legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole was always going to have an extraordinary life. The nine-time Grammy-award-winning singer, who died on Thursday at 65 due to complications from ongoing health issues, had a life of extreme ups and downs, from decades-long battles with addiction to chart-topping success. One of five children, Cole grew up singing songs with her father in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Hancock Park. In her autobiography, Angel on My Shoulder, she describes her father singing "gibberish" songs to her and her sibling. "I cherish those memories, and I...
- 1/1/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
We came across this documentary on the late jazz music icon Nat King Cole after spotting this article, which reports that filmmaker Jon Brewer, helmer of the upcoming film Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark, discovered a previously unreleased track by Cole while doing research for the film. The title Afraid of the Dark alludes to a time when Madison Avenue was "afraid of the dark" as it was unlikely that a black man - "the only black television star in Hollywood" - was spotlighted prominently on Network television. The documentary, which features interviews with Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Aaron Neville and his widow Maria Cole, will be released in the UK on...
- 3/21/2014
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Filmmaker Jon Brewer has unearthed a previously unreleased and unheard Nat King Cole track while researching new film Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark.
The song will be unveiled shortly; Universal Music launches the film in the UK on April 14.
Brewer, who directs and produces, previously made Bb King: The Life Of Riley.
The Nat King Cole project is based on Cole’s private journals and interviews with the likes of his widow Maria Cole,
Aaron Neville, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis and Tony Bennett.
The song will be unveiled shortly; Universal Music launches the film in the UK on April 14.
Brewer, who directs and produces, previously made Bb King: The Life Of Riley.
The Nat King Cole project is based on Cole’s private journals and interviews with the likes of his widow Maria Cole,
Aaron Neville, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis and Tony Bennett.
- 3/21/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Nat King Cole's widow Maria Cole has died, aged 89. The wife of the legendary jazz singer and mother of Natalie Cole, passed away after a brief battle with cancer in Florida. "Our mom was in a class all by herself. She epitomised class, elegance, and truly defined what it is to be a real lady," Natalie Cole and her siblings Timolin and Casey Cole said in a statement. They added: "We are so blessed and privileged to have inherited the legacy that (more)...
- 7/12/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Maria Cole, the widow of singing legend Nat "King" Cole, the mother of Natalie Cole and in her own right a former Big Band singer, died Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla., after a brief battle with cancer, her family announced. She was 89. "Our mom was in a class all by herself. She epitomized class, elegance, and truly defined what it is to be a real lady," said Natalie Cole and her siblings, Timolin and Casey Cole, in a statement. "We are so blessed and privileged to have inherited the legacy that she leaves behind along with our father. She died...
- 7/12/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Boca Raton, Fla. -- Maria Hawkins Cole, widow of jazz crooner Nat "King" Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, has died in South Florida after a short battle with cancer. She was 89.
A representative of the family confirmed that she died Tuesday at a Boca Raton hospice, surrounded by her family.
Before and after marrying the famed singer and piano player, Maria Cole had her own long singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Born in Boston in 1922, she lived as a child in North Carolina after her mother died, according to a statement from the family. She later moved to New York to pursue a music career
According to her family, Ellington heard recordings of Maria Cole singing and hired her as a vocalist with his orchestra. She stayed with him until 1946 when she began soloing at the city's Club Zanzibar as an...
A representative of the family confirmed that she died Tuesday at a Boca Raton hospice, surrounded by her family.
Before and after marrying the famed singer and piano player, Maria Cole had her own long singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Born in Boston in 1922, she lived as a child in North Carolina after her mother died, according to a statement from the family. She later moved to New York to pursue a music career
According to her family, Ellington heard recordings of Maria Cole singing and hired her as a vocalist with his orchestra. She stayed with him until 1946 when she began soloing at the city's Club Zanzibar as an...
- 7/12/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Less than a month after revealing her mother's stomach cancer diagnosis, singer Natalie Cole's mom, Maria Cole, has died.
Related: Natalie Cole Says Farewell to Et's Mary Hart
Just a few days prior, the 62-year old singer asked for fan's prayers via Twitter on July 6, telling her followers "Mom is fading fast."
Earlier today, Natalie expressed her gratitude for the recent outpouring of kindness in light of Maria's death on July 10.
Related: Natalie Cole Loses Sister to Cancer While Undergoing Transplant Surgery
"I just want to thank everyone for their prayers & loving support," she wrote to her Facebook page. "She will be next to Dad at Forest Lawn."
Natalie's mother and widow of Nat "King" Cole was 89-years-old when she passed in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. A private service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale CA.
Related: Natalie Cole Says Farewell to Et's Mary Hart
Just a few days prior, the 62-year old singer asked for fan's prayers via Twitter on July 6, telling her followers "Mom is fading fast."
Earlier today, Natalie expressed her gratitude for the recent outpouring of kindness in light of Maria's death on July 10.
Related: Natalie Cole Loses Sister to Cancer While Undergoing Transplant Surgery
"I just want to thank everyone for their prayers & loving support," she wrote to her Facebook page. "She will be next to Dad at Forest Lawn."
Natalie's mother and widow of Nat "King" Cole was 89-years-old when she passed in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. A private service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale CA.
- 7/12/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
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