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Natalie Cole: A Living Legend!

Archived News Prior to 2005:          

• Natalie will be coming out with accessories galore, from headbands and handbags to gloves! This news was aired on a really good radio station (WDASFM) on January 5, 2004. Get your purchasing power together because here comes Natalie's line of accessories!
• Natalie was a performer at Stevie Wonder's Christmas concert on or about December 20, 2003. According to Glen (big Natalie Cole fan), she looked fabulous and proved she is still a force to be reckoned with! He said that she was introduced by Magic Johnson stating that she could sing R&B, Jazz, and even Hip Hop if she wanted to. Natalie sang "Inseparable," "Our Love," "This Will Be," and "I'm Catching Hell." He said she wore "I'm Catching Hell" out! She ended her set with "The Christmas Song" and was joined by Stevie Wonder on the harmonica.
• Natalie has recorded a duet with Lynnfield children's book author and lyricist John Michael Williams for the title track of his upcoming animated flick "The Easter Egg Escapade." The song is "Crazy For You."
• Check out the highlights from Natalie's show at The Grand Opera House in August, 2003. Enter the link on Natalie Cole: A Living Legend! homepage.
• The Tribute CD for Patsy Cline will hit stores on September 13, 2003. Natalie is one of the artists featured on the CD. (Thanks Glen!)
• Natalie is on the cover of and featured in Essence Magazine's May, 2003 Anniversary Issue along with Nona Gaye!
• Check out Amazon.com for the Natalie Cole Anthology that will be released by Right Stuff (a division of Capitol Records) on April 8, 2003!
• Natalie won the NAACP Image Award (2003) for Outstanding Jazz Artist!
• Natalie will treat Los Angeles fans to a WAVE concert in March apparently on 94.7. Also, she is working on two tracks which she is recording in New York for an upcoming TV soundtrack!
• This news was just received on January 17, 2003 and is appreciated: Natalie has a DVD edition of the Ask A Woman Who Knows PBS special coming out on January 28, 2003! Find it on Amazon.com!
• Hey fans, Natalie's Ask A Woman Who Knows album is up for 4 Grammy nominations! The categories the album is included in are Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Better Than Anything" with Diana Krall, Best Jazz Album, Best Instrumental Arrangement, and Best Engineered Album, Nonclassical. Check her Verve web site out for more info. Don't miss the Grammy Awards on or about February 23, 2003; check your local listings!
• Natalie is in Jet Magazine's January 6, 2003 edition. She is admiring a mock stamp and plaque after the renaming of a post office for the late great Nat King Cole in the exclusive Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
• The word is out that Natalie is up for an NAACP Image Award in the Jazz category so let's hope she wins!
• Just a note that Natalie Cole will be appearing on the Royal Variety Performance For Prince Charles on BBC One on December 15, 2002. The show has been put on since 1912. (Thanks Keisha.)
• Check out Natalie on Great Performances! Check your local listings.
• Finally, Natalie appears in Sophisticated Black Hair Magazine: in the Dec/Jan 2003 edition! Natalie's hair is always hooked up sharp! I was wondering when she would appear in the magazine to share some hair styling tips...Natalie's hair stylist for at least the last 15 years has been/is (hair pro) Janet Zeitoun.
• This news was received on or about November 4, 2002: Natalie will sing at a benefit concert on November 20, 2002 in New York! (Thanks Keisha.)
• This news was received on October 25, 2002: Natalie will be featured on CNN and Access Hollywood. However, the dates that these shows will air are not known at this time. Also, she is on her way back to London to promote Ask A Woman Who Knows which is where her PBS special will also be taped. Diana Krall is a confirmed guest to appear on the special. (Thanks to the Management Co. and also to Glen. smile)
• Also, there is an article that is half of a page on Natalie in the October 2002 edition of Today's Black Woman magazine.
• Besides the new album debuting at the #1 spot of the Jazz chart, and appearing on other charts like Billboard's Pop album chart, she is also on Jet Magazine's (October 28, 2002 edition) top 20 albums chart!
• This news was just received on October 7, 2002: The House of Blues website has launched a special, hour-long feature on Natalie Cole! The "Green Room" is a radio web-cast during which Ms. Cole plays selected tracks by artists she finds inspirational in addition to tracks from her new album. In between selections, Natalie discusses music and her experiences. Artists featured in her program include: Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, Bonnie Raitt, and more! Visit the "Green Room" today and check out our Diva, Natalie Cole, by clicking the link above!
• This news was received on September 14, 2002 Natalie Cole is on this week's JET. Also, her new album has received high praises from Billboard and Ebony. Billboard stated that this was her best CD since Unforgettable and Ebony stated that Natalie is back with another great CD. (Thanks Glen!)
• Hope you've been able to catch Natalie in concert recently in your area; her performances are great!  Just check out her concert reviews!
• Natalie got married to Bishop Kenneth Dupree, Pastor of The Victory Church on October 12, 2001 in Nashville, TN! Furthermore, there's word that Pastor Dupree is recording a solo Gospel album; however, details are not available at this time regarding the completion date nor release date.
• She has changed record labels!  She is now with Verve. Her new album is entitled Ask A Woman Who Knows! Check out my "Cool Links" page to visit Verve's Natalie Cole site. Her new CD is scheduled to be released on September 17, 2002. Look out, here she comes! smile (Thanks Glen!)
• Look for Natalie on a tribute album to Patsy Cline which will be released on MCA Records. "Thanks Glen!"
• Natalie and Bishop Dupree are in Jet Magazine's March18, 2002 edition! It's such a nice picture.
• They are also in Jet 50th Anniversary 1951-2001 which is dated November 5, 2001. Wedding pictures can also be found in Ebony's and InStyle Magazine's February 2002 edition!
• Natalie is in Right On! Magazine's 30th Anniversary edition 1971-2001 which is dated August, 2001!
• Visit Next Magazine for an interview with Natalie by going here!
• Natalie's album, entitled Snowfall On The Sahara, is a mixture of R&B, pop, and jazz and is a celebration of her 25 years in the music business. Natalie Cole: Greatest Hits Volume I was released on or around November 7, 2000. Natalie executive produced it. She hand picked the songs herself. There are a few new tunes on the album. One of the new songs is entitled "Angel On My Shoulder" and the other new song is entitled "Livin For Love." Check out my Natalie's Greatest Hits Volume I page for a list of songs on the album, as well as lyrics.
• Her autobiography was released on November 7, 2000 by Warner Books and is entitled Angel On My Shoulder. Check out Angel On My Shoulder at Amazon.com by clicking here. Natalie co-authored it with Digby Diehl. Natalie's autobiography debuted at #1 in the Los Angeles Times top book sellers. Go Natalie!
• On April 15, 1999, the Superstar was honored with the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award at the Los Angeles Urban League's 26th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award Dinner. Natalie served as Honorary Chair for 100 Black Men of America, Inc.'s "Miracles of Mentoring Campaign." Visit 100 Black Men of America, Inc.'s web site to learn more about them.
• The 1999 Lena Horne Award was presented to Natalie on September 3 for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 5th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards! The Awards took place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.