1922-2012 US, Boston
Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Maria Hawkins Ellington Cole
Second wife of Nat King Cole, and mother to four of their children, including Natalie Cole. They had a fifth child (born to Maria's sister) whom they adopted. Although by the time Nat was diagnosed with lung cancer they had become estranged due to Nat's various affairs, she stayed with him during his illness and through to his death.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Love Is A Special Feeling | Maria Cole | 1966 | Album |
Maria Cole | Maria Cole, Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
Cocktails For Two / So Help Me | Maria Cole | 1960 | Single |
Blue Sunday | Betty Bennett, Maria Cole | 1957 | Compil. |
Somebody's Gotta Lose / It's Been So Long | Maria Cole | 1956 | Single |
Just The Boy / No School Tomorrow | Maria Cole | 1956 | Single |
A Girl They Call Maria | Maria Cole | 1954 | Album |
Get Out And Get Under The Moon | Nat King Cole, Maria Cole | 1950 | Single |
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