Q 01/05

Natalie's father was which legendary singer and jazz pianist?

A) Sammy Davis Jr.

B) Louis Armstrong

C) Nat King Cole

D) Duke Ellington

Answer · why

C) Nat King Cole

Her mother, Maria Hawkins Ellington, had sung with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Q 02/05

What was the title of Natalie Cole's 1975 debut album?

A) Inseparable

B) Natalie

C) Thankful

D) Unpredictable

Answer · why

A) Inseparable

Its title track and "This Will Be" both went to No. 1 on the R&B chart.

Q 03/05

Natalie Cole was the first African-American act to win which Grammy Award?

A) Song of the Year

B) Best New Artist

C) Album of the Year

D) Record of the Year

Answer · why

B) Best New Artist

She won it at the 18th Grammys in 1976, the first R&B act to do so.

Q 04/05

Which songwriting and producing duo discovered Cole and wrote her early hits?

A) Ashford and Simpson

B) Holland and Dozier

C) Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

D) Gamble and Huff

Answer · why

C) Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

Yancy later became her first husband and the father of her son Robbie.

Q 05/05

Whose Chicago studio did Cole record her first demos in?

A) Berry Gordy's

B) Curtis Mayfield's

C) Isaac Hayes's

D) Quincy Jones's

Answer · why

B) Curtis Mayfield's

The tapes won her a deal with Capitol, her father's old label.

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