found: The Cole nobody knows [SR] p1977 (a.e.)container (Freddy Cole, vocalist/pianist; brother of Nat King Cole)
found: Feather, L.G. Bio. enc. of jazz, 1999(Cole, Freddy (Lionel Frederick); b. Oct. 15, 1931, Chicago, IL; piano, vocals)
found: Oxford music online, January 3, 2013:Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Freddy Cole; born Frederick Coles, October 15, 1931, Chicago, Ill.; pianist and singer)
found: African American National Biography, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Cole, Freddy; Lionel Frederick Coles; jazz musician, pianist, jazz singer; born 15 October 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; studied at Roosevelt University, Chicago and Juilliard School of Music, New York; received a master's degree from New England Conservatory, Boston (1956); recorded the single "The Joke's on Me" (1952); released his album with Dot Records (1959); recorded an album for Audiophile Records (1970s); recorded albums for Sunnyside, Muse, and Laser Light (1990s), began a longtime association with the Fantasy label)
found: LC database, Nov 14, 2017(access points: Cole, Freddy; Cole, Fred; usage: Freddy Cole, Fred Cole)
found: Discogs, via WWW, viewed Nov. 14, 2017(Freddy Cole; real name: Lionel Frederick Coles; brother of Nat King Cole and Ike Cole, uncle of Natalie Cole; the family surname was Coles; Nat was the first one to change it, then his brothers followed suit as they began their performing careers; variations: Fred Cole, Freddie Cole, Freddy Coole, Lionel F. Cole)
