Happy Birthday to the legendary Nat King Cole, born on this day in 1919.

A pop sensation throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s his unmistakable warm smokey vocal styling blew songs such as “The Christmas Song,” “Nature Boy” and “Mona Lisa” straight through the stratosphere!

He died February 15, 1965 of lung cancer but not before establishing himself in history as simply unforgettable…