Talk:Matt Monro
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[edit] Monro vs. Nat King Cole
Having recently viewed Matt Monro's appearance in a TV airing of the 1965 version of the British rock promo film, "Pop Gear", I've begun to research his life a bit more lately. I was familiar with his two most famous recordings, "Born Free", and "From Russia With Love" growing up, and was still in High School when he died. I have noticed the parallels between his tragedy, and that of singer, Nat King Cole, whom Monro replaced on the Capital Records label the year after Cole's death. Both died of cancer in the month of February (20 years apart), which they acquired through heavy smoking (also, reportedly heavy social drinking in Monro's case). Both had at least one child who celebrated a birthday in the month of their fathers' deaths, and those children became singers, each releasing albums in which their voices are morphed with their fathers' recordings so that they can "sing" with their late parents.--Very Poignant. Both have one son who also died relatively young, years after their passing. I wish their familes all the best, as they have endured so much. Deborah Earle —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.157.150.67 (talk) 06:25, 11 March 2007 (UTC).
