Lionel Cole
Lionel Cole is an American pianist and composer. He has served as a regularly touring member of Mariah Carey's live band. Cole also partnered with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, to create the jazz and funk band Miles Long. [1] The first album, The Many Facets of Superman,[2] featured En Vogue's Cindy Heron and soul icon Teena Marie.[3]
Cole co-wrote with Mariah Carey the Billboard chart single "Through the Rain", which appeared on Carey's ninth studio album Charmbracelet (2002). The song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit number 1 on the U.S. sales and dance charts. Previously, Cole remixed the million selling cover single "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by boy band AZ Yet. In 2010, Cole toured with 1980s star Rickie Lee Jones.[4] From a storied musical family, he is the son of Freddy Cole, a jazz vocalist, the nephew of Nat King Cole, and the cousin of Natalie Cole.[5]
Cole's music work extends into film and television, he composed for the Tim Reid film Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored[6] and the Showtime series Linc's.[7]
Biography
Lionel was born in New York City and grew up in Atlanta. He moved to Chicago to study singing at Northwestern University, then moved to Los Angeles. In 1986 and 1987, he traveled with Up with People (Cast 86C).
After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as a staff composer/music editor with award-winning producer Steve Tyrell on several television projects, including NBC's California Dreams and The Brady Bunch Movie. Cole moved on to film composing for Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored.
Later he and Malcolm Jamal Warner (Theo from The Cosby Show) partnered to form the jazz/funk band, Miles Long. The Miles Long album The Many Facets of Superman featured En Vogue's Cindy Herron and soul icon Teena Marie. Cole had many roles on this project as lead singer, pianist and producer. In addition he did a turn as a featured vocalist in John Powell's score for The Bourne Identity (2002), a two-year stint as band leader on the television series Malcolm and Eddie and played piano with Ivan Neville and his ensemble.
Cole was featured as part of Robert Downey Jr.'s band on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Tonight Show, Ellen, and Good Morning America.
Cole's work with singer Mariah Carey included piano playing on her number-one single "Never Too Far Hero", and co-writing three songs, notably the heartfelt hit "Through the Rain" from her multi-platinum album Charmbracelet. One of his proudest moments was arranging "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Carey and the Boston Pops at the 2002 Super Bowl following 9/11. He also was featured keyboarding and background singing for Carey's worldwide tour, which played to sold-out audiences. For the past few years Cole's creativity has focused on work with long-time writing partner Randy Jackson (of the television series American Idol).
Cole worked on countless projects including the Grammy-nominated Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) album Overnight Sensation and the Grammy award-winning remake A Family Affair with Van Hunt, John Legend, and Joss Stone. That work lead to collaboration on "Walk On By", with pop prodigy Joss Stone featured on Randy Jackson's Music Club Volume 1. The team also worked on the films produced by Walmart family pictures. 2010 brought a world tour with 1980s icon Rickie Lee Jones as her singer and multi-instrumentalist. This also landed Cole in Sydney, Australia.
He currently resides in Sydney, Australia, with his family and performs regularly as lead singer with his band "Cole Soul and Emotion". In May 2014, he participated in The Voice on Channel 9, working with coaches Ricky Martin and Kylie Minogue.
References
- ^ Malcolm-Jamal Warner Biography Contemporary Black Biography | 2003 | Kiser, Helene | COPYRIGHT 2005 Thomson Gale
- ^ St. Lucia Jazz .org Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Billboard Magazine article, July 15, 2000.
- ^ Zarris, Venus (March 27, 2010). "Rickie Lee Jones @ Lincoln Hall—CONCERT REVIEW". Chicago Stage Review. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ Jazz Standard at Blue Smoke
- ^ Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored IMDB
- ^ Linc's IMDB.
External links
- Official website
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- The King Cole Trio
- Nat King Cole at the Piano
- King Cole for Kids
- Penthouse Serenade
- Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love
- The Piano Style of Nat King Cole
- After Midnight
- Just One of Those Things
- Love Is the Thing
- Cole Español
- St. Louis Blues
- The Very Thought of You
- To Whom It May Concern
- Welcome to the Club
- A Mis Amigos
- Tell Me All About Yourself
- Every Time I Feel the Spirit
- Wild Is Love
- The Magic of Christmas
- The Nat King Cole Story
- The Touch of Your Lips
- Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
- Ramblin' Rose
- Dear Lonely Hearts
- More Cole Español
- Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
- Where Did Everyone Go?
- Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
- Let's Face the Music!
- I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
- L-O-V-E
- Harvest of Hits
- Top Pops
- Unforgettable
- 10th Anniversary Album
- Ballads of the Day
- This Is Nat King Cole
- The Beautiful Ballads
- 20 Golden Greats
- For Sentimental Reasons
- Love Songs
- All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio
- Dear Mr. Cole
- Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
- The Nat King Cole Songbook
- P.S. Mr. Cole
- A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole
- With Respect to Nat
- You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)
- Nat King Cole & Me
- "That Ain't Right
- "All for You"
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right"
- "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You"
- "It's Only a Paper Moon"
- "The Frim-Fram Sauce"
- "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"
- "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
- "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"
- "What'll I Do"
- "Nature Boy"
- "Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea"
- "Don't Blame Me"
- "For You My Love"
- "I Almost Lost My Mind"
- "Mona Lisa"
- "Orange Colored Sky"
- "Frosty the Snowman"
- "Too Young"
- "Red Sails in the Sunset"
- "Unforgettable"
- "Somewhere Along the Way"
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
- "Because You're Mine"
- "Pretend"
- "I Am in Love"
- "Lover, Come Back to Me"
- "Answer Me, My Love"
- "Tenderly"
- "Smile"
- "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"
- "A Blossom Fell"
- "That's All There Is to That"
- "Night Lights"
- "To the Ends of the Earth"
- "Ballerina"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "Stardust"
- "Send for Me"
- "Looking Back"
- "Acércate Más (Come Closer to Me)"
- "Non Dimenticar"
- "You Made Me Love You"
- "Just as Much as Ever"
- "Let There Be Love"
- "Ramblin' Rose"
- "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer"
- "That Sunday, That Summer"
- "People"
- "L-O-V-E"
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
- Maria Cole (wife)
- Carole Cole (daughter)
- Natalie Cole (daughter)
- Eddie Cole (brother)
- Ike Cole (brother)
- Freddy Cole (brother)
- Lionel Cole (nephew)