Nat King Cole
Born March 17, 1919, Montgomery, Alabama · Died February 15, 1965, Santa Monica, California · Thomas Waller Lodge No. 49 (Prince Hall), Los Angeles
Jazz pianist and singer, a member of a Prince Hall lodge in Los Angeles named for Fats Waller.
Jazz pianist and singer, a member of a Prince Hall lodge in Los Angeles named for Fats Waller.
Sources
- https://www.freemason.com/freemasons-jazz/
- https://scottishritenmj.org/blog/masonic-mavens-jazz
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nat_King_Cole_1947.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
March 17, 1919
Born — Montgomery, Alabama
1944
Age 25
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Thomas Waller Lodge No. 49 (Prince Hall), Los Angeles
1944
Age 25
Topped the charts with “Straighten Up and Fly Right”
1947
Age 28
Had a hit with “The Christmas Song”
1951
Age 32
Released “Unforgettable”
1956
Age 37
Became the first Black American to host a network TV show
February 15, 1965
Age 45
Died — Santa Monica, California
1990
Age 71
Received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unknown
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
General Artists Corporation (management), via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source