Robert Yancy, Natalie Cole’s son says the first African-American to win a Grammy for Best New Artist deserved a better tribute. Yancy says he’s outraged his mom didn’t get a star-studded tribute. “She has deserved so much more than that because she has done so much,” he said. “It was really insulting,” he added. Sisters Timolan and Casey Cole agreed. “Not even verbally mentioned. It was not something we felt was worthy of such an iconic star.”
Son of Natalie Cole Outraged Over Grammys Tribute
The legendary singer, daughter of Nat King Cole, the first African American to win Best New Artist; who also won nine Grammys in her lifetime, and recorded R&B classics such as Unforgettable and This Will Be. David Bowie, Lionel Richie, B.B. King and The Eagles’ Glenn Frey were all celebrated with their own musical tributes during the awards ceremony. Cole died at the age of 65 in Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2015 due to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.