Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15, 1931, the youngest of Edward … Read Full Bio ↴Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15, 1931, the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole's five children. His three elder brothers, Eddie, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy's senior) were all musicians.
"I started playing piano at five or six," Freddy remembers. "Music was all around me." In the Chicago home of his youth, visitors included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. " He was a fantastic entertainer," Freddy recalls. " I learned so much from just watching and being around him." After a possible career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit the road at 18, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago.

Freddy moved to New York in 1951, where he studied at the Juilliard School of Music and found himself profoundly influenced by John Lewis, Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson. He got a Master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music and then spent several months on the road as a member of an Earl Bostic band that also included Johnny Coles and Benny Golson.

It was back in New York that Freddy successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues to flourish to this day. He developed a vast repertoire of songs in Manhattan bistros and concurrently began to supplement his live performances with television and radio commercial jingle work.

A resident of Atlanta since 1972, he currently leads a trio made up of himself, guitarist Jerry Byrd, drummer Curtis Boyd and bassist Elias Bailey that regularly tours the US, Europe, the Far East and South America. Freddy has been a recording artist since 1952, when his first single, "The Joke's on Me", was released on an obscure Chicago-based label.

Freddy recorded several albums for European and English companies during the 1970s that helped him develop a loyal overseas following. Cole believes that becoming an international favorite made him "widen my scope a little bit." He developed a stand-up act, a better rapport with audiences, and learned to sing in other languages. "It made me much more of a performer."

Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat "King" Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, jazzier even. But he has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. In truth, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals - suave, elegant, formidable, and articulate - are among the most respected in jazz. Cole's career continues to ascend as he has moved into the front ranks of America's homegrown art form with a style and musical sophistication all his own.

Out In The Cold Again
Freddy Cole Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Out In The Cold Again' by these artists:

Billy Eckstine (Out in the cold) The song that you sang so sweetly You…
Brenda Lee The song that you sang so sweetly, You called it our…
Dean Martin The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
Ferlin Husky (Out in the cold) The song that you sang so sweetly You…
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
George Benson The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
Johnnie Ray (Out in the cold) The song that you sang so sweetly You…
Nat King Cole & Dean Martin The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
Ronnie Spector The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…

Ruth Etting Out in the Cold Again Ruth Etting The song that you sang…
Sam Cooke The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
The Four Lads & Johnnie Ray (Out in the cold) The song that you sang so sweetly You…
The Ravens & Dinah Washington The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
Van Morrison I was Mr Nice Guy too long And I found out…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Freddy Cole:

A Place In the Sun Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towards a…
All For You For all we know we may never meet again Before you…
Because Of You Because of you there's a song in my heart Because of…
Blame It On My Youth If I expected love when first we kissed, Blame it on…
Blue Christmas I'll have a Blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue…
Candy Some say that love is sweet as a rose, Some say…
Come Home You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Easy to Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
For All We Know For all we know we may never meet again Before you…
Forgive My Heart I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
Funny Funny, how I've stopped loving you I can pass you on…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Have I told you lately that I love you? Could I…
How Do You Keep The Music Playin? How do you keep the music playing? How do you make…
I Almost Lost My Mind When I lost my baby (baby) I almost lost my mind When…
I Apologize If I told a lie, if I made you cry When…
I Can Turn down the lights, Turn down the bed Turn down…
I Can't Make You Love Me Turn down the lights, Turn down the bed Turn down…
I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, …
I Just Found Out About Love I just found out about love and I like it,…
I Love You Turn down the lights, Turn down the bed Turn down…
I Loved You I loved you Although against my will All I knew I loved…
I Remember You I remember you-ooh You're the one who made my dreams come…
I Will Wait For You If it takes forever I will wait for you For a…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'm A Fool To Want You I'm a fool to want you I'm a fool to want…
If I could show the world how to smile I could be…
In the Name of Love Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
In The Still Of The Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Isn't She Lovely Isn't she lovely Isn't she wonderful Isn't she precious L…
Love Makes the Changes Turn down the lights, Turn down the bed Turn down…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Moving On Place In The Sun Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towards a…
O Little Town of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
On My Way to You So often as I wait for sleep I find myself reciting The…
Overjoyed Over time, I've been building My castle of love Just for two…
Remember I remember you-ooh You're the one who made my dreams come…
Scarlet Ribbons I peeked in to say goodnight When I heard my child…
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes They asked me how I knew my true love was…
Still Lady, morning's just a moment away, And I'm without you…
Sunday Kind of Love I want a Sunday kind of love A love that will…
Sunday Monday Always Sunday, Monday or Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday or Friday I wa…
Tender Is the Night Tender is the night So tender is the night There's no one…
That Old Feeling I saw you last night and got that old feeling…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Gentle Rain Weep over lost and alone in the world, Walk with me…
The Windmills Of Your Mind Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
There Are Such Things A heart that's true, there are such things A dream for…
This Is Always This isn't sometimes, this is always. This isn't maybe, this…
This Love Of Mine This love of mine goes on and on, Though life…
This Time I'm Gone For Good I shoulda stayed gone When I left before ′Cause you do me…
Through a Long and Sleepless Night Through a long and sleepless night I whisper your name Thr…
To the Ends Of The Earth To the ends of the earth I'll follow my star To…
what now my love What now my love Now that you left me How can I…
Wild Is Love Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that…
You And I Here we are on earth together It's you and I God has…
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…

You're Sensational A thorough knowledge I've got about girls I've been around …

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