Born Today : March 17th 1919 - Nat King Cole American jazz pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole, who had the 1955 US No.2 single 'A Blossom Fell', the 1957 UK No.2 single 'When I Fall In Love'. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts and was the first black man to host an American television series. Nat King Cole died of lung cancer on February 15th 1965. | Rockabilly Italia

Chuck Berry’s rendition of “Route 66” was featured in the Disney Pixar animated movie, Cars. One of his own cars can be seen in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. | Chuck Berry