I was shocked to hear this today. Her health was failing so it's best she didn't suffer too long. She came into the restaurant where I worked in the early 2000's and told us she didn't mind if people approached her. She was just a nice lady. But in concert her talent was striking, she sounded better than her recordings...one time I was in the front row, she sang right to me for a few seconds and gave me a wink to say, that's right, I was singing to you just now. Another time I saw her in concert, even though it was outdoors NOBODY made a sound and people's jaws dropped open because she was that good.
Here she is at 64 and not even in top form...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYbe5jzrIs"]NATALIE COLE - OUR LOVE 11.5.14 - YouTube[/ame]