[youtube id=”-SDuWFSzZs4″] Gregory Porter’s mother had a huge influence on his musical taste growing up and those experiences are the inspiration for his Nat King Cole & Me album. In the trailer, he talks about how he learned about Cole from his mother and the way Cole’s music speaks to him personally. Porter’s connection to Cole’s lyrics and the history of hearing him in his childhood home made the new the album’s focus a necessity. Nat King Cole & Me will be released October 27th.
