Imagine what it would feel like to be the only black television star in Hollywood at a time when the KLU KLUX KLAN acted out violently against black people, when America groaned under the weight of segregation and prejudice. Imagine being in possession of a natural talent so great, so unique and disarming that these issues were seemingly swept to one side to allow you to perform and be acknowledged for this gift, yet behind closed doors they were trying to think of a way to package you as something you were not: white. Thi
s candid
account o
f the act
ual happ
enings in
and around
the &qu
ot;fairytale&
amp;quot; li
fe of f
ame and
fortune of Na
t King Col
e, are
taken from the
private jou
rnals of
Nat King C
ole and exclus
ive inter
views with the
widow of Nat Ki
ng Cole, Mari
a Cole, as
well as
contrib
utions from oth
er fami
ly members, T
ony Benn
ett, Buddy
Greco, Ha
rry Bell
afonte, Na
ncy Wilson, Si
r Bruce Forsyt
he, George
Benson, Aa
ron Neville,
Johnny Mathis
and ma
ny more. Som
e of thes
e shocking stor
ies have nev
er ...　　Imagi
ne what it wou
ld feel like t
o be the on
ly black tel
evision star
in Hollyw
ood at a time
when t