Old King Cole surname Coles) said his nickname was inspired by "Old King Cole". The "King" in Nat Cole's name was usually used in quotation marks during his lifetime, but today it is often seen as though it were part of his name. Cole Alexander of Atlanta punk band Black Lips has also adopted the name, and performs solo as Old King Cole Younger, a name also partially derived from Confederate guerilla and later Old West outlaw Cole Younger. The United States military has used versions of the traditional rhyme in the form of marching cadences, since at least the 1920s up to
Cole Brothers in the early 1980s, however the store struggled well into the 1990s due to the economic changes that happened in Sheffield at this time. The store continued to operate as Cole brothers until 2002, when the store was re-branded as John Lewis. Cole Brothers Cole Brothers was a department store located in Sheffield, UK The Cole Brothers John & Thomas opened a silk mercier and hosier at 4 Fargate, Sheffield in 1847. Their brother Skelton almost immediate joined them in the business which grew rapidly, purchasing stores along Fargate and round into Church Street. The business had grown so much