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The child of jazz and pop legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole forged an effective career in three phases. She started within the ’70s like a soul-rooted designer, had success within the ’80s with pop-oriented R&B materials, and then adopted in the footsteps of her dad with traditional pop as …

Vocalist Peabo Bryson was one of the top silky-voiced soul performers who emerged because the softer, more sophisticated metropolitan contemporary audio became dominant within the ’70s and ’80s. Bryson, who was simply blessed in Greenville, SC, sang with Al Freeman & the Upsetters in 1965, and is at the group …