Natalie Cole recalls father's influence

NEW YORK (Natalie Cole Official Website) - Natalie Cole knows a little something about musical influences. First, there was her father, Nat King Cole. Then, there were all of his friends.
"When I was growing up, I had so many musical influences I still feel a little schizophrenic," Cole told the audience at a benefit for California State University, Fullerton's arts program.

Cole remembered when she was younger, her front teeth missing, and offered to sing for her father, who thought the tune would be one of his. Instead, she sang a less-than-stellar rendition of Ella Fitzgerald's "A Tisket-A-Tasket."
"He was mortified," she recalled.

Cole, who turns 53 on Thursday, then gave a much better rendition of Fitzgerald's song.
Cole teamed with a recording of her father on "Unforgettable, With Love," which sold 14 million copies and won a Grammy for record of the year in 1991.
This year Cole is nominated in two Grammy categories: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Better Than Anything" with Diana Krall and Best Jazz Vocal Album for "Ask a Woman Who Knows."