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Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, with whom he played for many years. Adderley's composition "Work Song" (1960) is a jazz standard, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown Jr. wrote lyrics for it. == Early life == Nat Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Tallahassee when his parents were... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Nat Adderley first charted in 1963 with The Jive Samba.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.