As part of our series on Music and Masons, here are some videos of Nat King Cole and our recommendations of some of his recordings.

This is a 1955 movie called Rhythm and Blues Review, filmed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and featuring some great performers, including the following Freemasons: Nat King Cole (starts at 50:00 minute mark), Count Basie (starts at 39:28 minute mark) and Lionel Hampton (starts at 28:00 minute mark)

http://youtu.be/BuNMbGg_Zcs

This is a 1958 movie about W.C. Handy, starring Nat King Cole:

http://youtu.be/SyHcsT8dark

This is a 1963 BBC special called An Evening With Nat King Cole:

http://youtu.be/J1glriB54oE

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