给自己"国王"这个绰号的 纳京高，是具有精湛的演奏兼歌唱技巧的钢琴家兼歌手。

今天，我们在了解他的同时，一边醉倒在他那磁性而沧桑的男声中吧！

[每一个BGM都可以听个一小段再继续读，随各位的兴致]

Nat King Cole, 1919-1965: One of America’s Most Popular Singers

[BGM 1: Nature boy]

Today we will tell about Nat King Cole, one of America’s most popular singers.

Nat King Cole was born in the southern city of Montgomery, Alabama, in Nineteen-Nineteen. His parents named him Nathaniel Adams Coles. His father was a Christian minister.

When Nathaniel was four years old, his parents moved the family north to Chicago, Illinois. Nat learned to play the piano when he was very young. His mother was the only piano teacher he ever had. He gave his first public performance when he was four. By the time he was twelve, Nat was playing piano at his father’s church.