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    One of America's most beloved pre-rock crooners, Nat "King" Cole didn't get his monarchical moniker for nothing. Enter Cole's kingdom, where you'll encounter not only a handful of his classics but also cuts by his predecessors, peers, and disciples.
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    This playlist takes you back to a time when Sinatra was king, men wore suits, and everyone swilled martinis like the world was going to end in nuclear winter. Thankfully, it didn't, and the swingin' lounge music of the era lives on.
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    Essential recordings from the 1930s and '40s Swing-era big bands, which featured upwards of 12 musicians. During their heyday, big bands produced America's most popular dance music.
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    Listen to songs featured on Matthew Weiner's hit TV show, Mad Men.
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    From World War II through the early '60s, The Golden Age of Big Band Jazz brought us some of the greatest interpreters of song, arguably ever. This velvet sound is the stuff of legend.