$22.13
USD
5
August 27, 2013 - 09:15:04 PM GMT
(over 11 years ago)
urbanasid
Good morn or evening friends, Johnny Rebel is the pseudonym of Cajun country musician Clifford Joseph Trahan (born October 3, 1938), also known as Pee Wee Trahan. Trahan has used this pseudonym most notably on racist recordings issued in the 1960s on J. D. "Jay" Miller's Reb Rebel label of Crowley, Louisiana. Johnny Rebel is often misidentified as the pseudonym of David Allan Coe, and some of his songs have been attributed to Johnny Horton. His songs frequently use the n-word and often voice sympathy for Jim Crow-era segregation and the Ku Klux Klan. Trahan first recorded under the Johnny Rebel moniker in the mid-1960s. He employed J. D. "Jay" Miller's recording studio in Crowley, Louisiana. Miller, in fact, produced the sessions and issued the recordings on his own Reb Rebel label. Trahan's first release — the fifth for the Reb Rebel label — was a 45 RPM single of "Lookin' for a Handout" and "Kajun Ku Klux Klan." He would record five more singles for the label, which included "N***er,N***er" "In Coon Town," "Who Likes a N***er?," "N***er Hatin' Me," "Still Looking for a Handout," "Some N***ers Never Die (They Just Smell That Way)," "Stay Away from Dixie," and "Move Them N***ers North." At least two of Trahan's songs, "Keep a-Workin' Big Jim" and "(Federal Aid Hell!) The Money Belongs to Us", were not about race, but about political issues — namely, the efforts of Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison to solve the Kennedy assassination, and a song critical of U.S. federal aid programs. Two of these songs were eventually issued in album format by Reb Rebel Records under the title "For Segregationists Only". After a hiatus of about three decades, Trahan returned as Johnny Rebel in 2001 when he issued his CD single "Infidel Anthem," recorded in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. In 2003 Trahan released the album It's the Attitude, Stupid!, on the Try It Man record label. These two songs, Lookin' For A Handout and Kajun Ku Klux Klan, represent some of the lowest, most despicable attitudes that any one man can have over another. Although I don't condone the attitudes expressed in the songs we can still learn something from them, if only how not to treat other people. They do represent an attitude which was still abundant in parts of the south during the early 1960s. Grade is VG I clean, test and grade all my records before putting them up for auction. I make it a point to accurately describe everything I sell so they're sold as is. I grade to please, not to deceive. My grading system is as follows: M (mint) Record is new, shiny, never played. NM (near mint) Record is like new, probably played a few times, but it doesn't have an effect on the quality of sound. EX (excellent) Record in great shape, may have light marks, played more than a few times but low in surface noise/no surface noise. VG+ (very good plus) Record has been played more times, it has more marks and surface noise but it doesn't skip. VG (very good) Record has been played many times, may be more surface noise, but it shouldn't skip while playing. G (good) Record is in bad condition, this is worth only for archive items - just to have that until you find better Buyer pays $3.00 shipping. International buyers please wait for an updated invoice before paying. I offer cheap combined shipping rates too, so please give my others listings a view. Please leave positive feedback. Thanks and good luck bidding!
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August 20, 2013 - 09:15:04 PM GMT
(over 11 years ago)
US
7"
45 RPM
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