ImaginewhatitwouldfeelliketobetheonlyblacktelevisionstarinHollywoodatatimewhentheKLUKLUXKLANactedoutviolentlyagainstblackpeople,whenAmericagroanedundertheweightofsegregationandprejudice.Imaginebeinginpossessionofanaturaltalentsogreat,souniqueanddisarmingthattheseissueswereseeminglyswepttoonesidetoallowyoutoperformandbeacknowledgedforthisgift,yetbehindcloseddoorstheyweretryingtothinkofawaytopackageyouassomethingyouwerenot:white.Thiscandidaccountoftheactualhappeningsinandaroundthe"fairytale"lifeoffameandfortuneofNatKingCole,aretakenfromtheprivatejournalsofNatKingColeandexclusiveinterviewswiththewidowofNatKingCole,MariaCole,aswellascontributionsfromotherfamilymembers,TonyBennett,BuddyGreco,HarryBellafonte,NancyWilson,SirBruceForsythe,GeorgeBenson,AaronNeville,JohnnyMathisandmanymore.Someoftheseshockingstorieshavenever...