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
The Parson and the Outlaw The Parson and the Outlaw The Parson and the Outlaw is a 1957 American western directed by Oliver Drake for Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Written by Drake and John Mantley, the film stars Anthony Dexter as Billy the Kid, along with Buddy Rogers, Sonny Tufts, Marie Windsor and Jean Parker. This was the final screen appearance for Rogers before his retirement from films. Billy the Kid tries to live in peace under a new name in a frontier town, but he is soon approached by a preacher who asks for his help in freeing the