To Natalie Cole (1950-2015). Always unforgettable.

[forest444]

[Uncle Joe]

1. Rest in Peace Natalie.

Thanks for the thread, forest.

[asjr]

2. I had no idea she had passed away.

She had as beautiful a voice as her father. God bless her.

[Geronimoe]

3. Our broken healthcare system

Here im the US, a dialysis patient lasts about 5 years. The for-profit dialysis centers crank up the machines to minimize the time a patient is on the machine and it destroys their heart. In Europe patients can be on dialysis for decades because they don't crank up the machines.

[forest444]

4. Essential information there.

Without which it would have been impossible to get a good picture of what she really went through; but something our beloved mainstream media is very unlikely to ever mention. Thank you for letting us know.

Happy New Year as well, Geronimoe. Best wishes for 2016.

[cprise]

6. I had no idea they abused dialysis machines

And that's legal?!

[cprise]

5. K&R

[KansDem]

7. Thanks for posting this

In the KansDem household, we listen to jazz during "cocktail hour," or that time when we have drinks prior to a special dinner or a barbecue. Nat King Cole and daughter Natalie have become regular "must-listen-tos" for several years now.

Natalie's dad passed away in 1965 when Natalie was only 15 years old. As to my knowledge, they never recorded together. But with technology, this recording provides us with a duet of dad and daughter and Natalie could hear herself sing with her dad.

I imagine Nat would have been very proud of his daughter.