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Natalie Cole dead at 65

by SteveJohnson
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News from The Associated Press

Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his "Unforgettable" their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65.
  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
    It was sad news to hear. Although she wasn't young I would have thought she had more years to go yet.

    I will always rate her highly for doing what almost no one else has done - Follow a parent that was a legend and succeeding on her own terms to the point where some consider her a legend also.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

      It was sad news to hear. Although she wasn't young I would have thought she had more years to go yet.

      I will always rate her highly for doing what almost no one else has done - Follow a parent that was a legend and succeeding on her own terms to the point where some consider her a legend also.
      She had a lot of drug problems throughout much of her Life as she tells in her autobiography. Really abused them bad. Heavily into heroine and crack.
      Developed Hepatitis C which she attributed to intravenous needles. Later had kidney failure and congestive heart failure.

      Very lucky to see 65 , really. When you abuse heavy drugs like Heroin the grim ripper will prematurely come for you sooner or later
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    65? Ouch.

    Mike - that's a pretty good assessment of her, I think. She sure inherited her daddy's talent - but she definitely was her own person. This is a sad loss.
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