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King Cole Trio Time
Library of Congress

1946

King Cole Trio Time

Singer and pianist Nat King Cole hosts a 15-minute radio segment called King Cole Trio Time with guitarist Oscar Moore and bassist Wesley Prince, the first radio show sponsored by a Black musician. Cole will also become the first African American to host a weekly national variety television program, the Nat King Cole Show, in 1956.

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