Dorian Harewood: A Tribute to Nat King Cole at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz

Описание: Dorian Harewood, Tony Award Nominee (The Notebook The Musical), Film and Television Star paid tribute to the legendary Nat King Cole on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz. Tonight, we pay tribute to that glorious artist, and all that he did to help enlighten the world", says Harewood. Not only did Dorian Harewood perform the songs of Nat King Cole but he reminded us of the historical significance of Nat King Cole. In these clips he Hareood explains how Nat King Cole came into prominence with his very on talk show on NBC with guests like; Mel Tormey, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Tony Bennett and many more. What he loacked was sponsorship and due to the racial climate at the time Cole cancelled his own show due to the lack on major national sponsorhip. "Big companies that backed white entertainment shows feared at that time that their products would be boycotted particularly in the south if they backed the Nat King Cole Show. Harewood goes on to tell the amazing tale of the hit song "Nature Boy". Eden Ahbez wrote the song which became a No. 1 hit for eight weeks in 1948 for Nat "King" Cole. This was a night to remember also because I was able to reconnect with Dorian Harewood for the first time in 48 years as he was my first on screen father in the mini series Roots. Special thanks to ‪@Diyanu‬ for my amazing wardrobe and Judy Katz for the invitation and Lapacazo Sandoval for allowing me to contribute this to the ‪@TheNYAmsterdamNews‬. #theNYamsterdamnews ‪@hermanosssooouuulll‬ @venusdemilothomas ‪@herbalpertofficial‬ ‪@NatKingColeMusic‬ #NatKingCole #natureboynatkingcole #natureboy #legacy #blackhistory