The influential singer not only lived up to her father, Nat King Cole's legacy, she forged a new one entirely her own. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on a 2013 conversation with the late Natalie Cole.

Natalie Cole performs at Jazz 91.9 WCLK's 41st Anniversary Benefit Concert on June 26, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Moses Robinson/Getty Images ...

‘Survivor’ stars Natalie Cole and Carl Boudreaux originally had ‘a dozen lines’ as ... [Azoqa]'s wedding, and initially he was not making eye contact. We hadn't spoke. We were in ...

Natalie Cole has always resisted categorization. Her early hits, including the pivotal “This Will Be” (1975), were exuberant bursts of pop-soul, marked by a strong Aretha Franklin influence ...

Enjoy this special encore of Natalie Cole’s Emmy-winning concert. Enjoy this special encore of Natalie Cole’s Emmy-winning concert of her GRAMMY-winning album in Great Performances ...

Natalie Cole‘s cameo on The White Lotus came as a surprise to Survivor viewers after her complicated past with creator ... “When we finally caught each other’s eyes, I waved at him, and oh, ...

But, while Natalie Cole's early musical arrangements by underappreciated songwriting-producing duo Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy were clearly lifted from/inspired by Franklin — and while the ...