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
Marion Cole Cole was one of the founding members of the Red Devils aerobatic team with Bob Heuer and Gene Soucy. Cole then formed Marion Cole Air Shows. Marion's son Donald Cole, became the first person to solo in a Pitts S2A. His other sons became professional pilots. Cole died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer. He had flown safely for over 31,000 hours. Marion Cole Marion Cole (1924–2011) was an American Aerobatic pilot. Cole was a flight instructor for the United States Navy in World War II. Cole performed from 1947-1957 as part of the Cole Brothers Airshows along with his brothers