Natalie Cole - The first bad, musical news of the year

What a way to start a new year. A woman whose first album I played as much as the late Minnie Riperton's when it came out has passed. The classy Natalie Cole! Say what you want about her life but she owned it. A voice as smooth as her father's. Now gone. Thanks for some wonderful phrasing applied to memorable songs, Ms. Cole.

"Inseparable", "No Plans for the Future", "Our Love", "Annie Mae", "I Can't Say No", "I've Got Love On My Mind"