And do you know what? He got served.” In 1965, Peterson recorded Oscar Peterson Sings Nat King Cole. “That album was made under duress,” Peterson recalls. “Norman Granz talked me into ...

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont was born on August 15 ... Some of the artists who influenced Peterson during the early years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson and the ...