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Nat King Cole

— Anonymous

Probably more than anybody else, I loved Nat 'King' Cole as a performer - not only his singing but his piano playing. Whenever he…

— Bruce Forsyth

[My mother told me] stories about Nat King Cole, and Miles Davis, and seeing pictures in later years with band leaders like Alvino Ray.

— Jon Gordon

R Stevie Moore was obviously a huge influence and is still a very big influence in my life.

— Ariel Pink

Elvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.

— Al Green

My biggest influence is probably Kenny Everett, as a kid.

— Katy Wix

Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.

— Isaac Hayes

The most influential thing was the two Chris Rock specials that came out when I was in high school. I was obsessed with that…

— Aziz Ansari

That's what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn't a big influence on me. It was their character, their…

— Shelby Lynne

Louie Vega was a huge influence on me.

— Erick Morillo

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced…

— Mac Davis

I like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, who was my favorite, you know.

— Chi Chi Rodriguez