Johnny Rebel

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Johnny Rebel , actually Clifford Joseph "Pee Wee" Trahan (born September 25, 1938 in Moss Bluff ( Louisiana ), USA ; † September 3, 2016 in Rayne (Louisiana) , USA) was an American cajun and country musician .

Life

Trahan used the pseudonym Johnny Rebel for music with unambiguous racist song lyrics, which he published on JD "Jay" Miller's label "Reb Rebel", especially during the 1960s .

He often used the word nigger in his texts and sympathized with the racial segregation of the Jim Crow era and the Ku Klux Klan . Almost all of his songs vilified African Americans and the civil rights movement . For recordings without an obvious racist background and other genres of music, Traham used various pseudonyms such as Tommy Todd and Jericho Jones for rockabilly , Filthy McNasty for sexual texts, or Johnny Blaine and Pee Wee Trahan for country music .

The recordings for the first twelve songs under the name Johnny Rebel were made between 1966 and 1969, when the civil rights movement and the black power movement were at their peak. In addition to openly racist songs such as Nigger, Nigger or Who Likes a Nigger , two titles were also published that deal with other topics: Keep a Workin 'Big Jim describes the investigations of District Attorney Jim Garrison into the assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy and (Federal Aid Hell! ) The Money Belongs to Us denounces the US subsidy policy.

Two of his tracks were re-released by Reb Rebel in 1971 on a sampler entitled For Segregationists Only .

After 30 years without publication, the CD single Infidel Anthem (Fuck You, Osama Bin Laden!) Was released in 2001 as a reaction to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in the USA . The album also It's the Attitude, Stupid! appeared in 2003.

His songs were played by various right-wing rock bands, for example Coon Town served as a template for Kreuzberg von Landser . His recorded under the name Jericho Jones, non-racist Black Magic title was covered in 1981 by the British neo-rockabilly band Polecats .

Under the name Filthy McNasty , Trahan covered the Chuck Berry song My Ding-A-Ling , but tightened the text again in a clearly sexual direction.

Discography

Singles

  • 1958: Tag Along / The Day After Heartbreak (Tommy Todd)
  • 1959: Save Your Lovin 'For Sis / Blues Knocked On My Door (Jericho Jones)
  • 1959: Black Magic / Can A Young Love (Turn To Old Love Overnight) (Jericho Jones)
  • 1963: Pork And Bean Blues / The Ballard Of Isadore Comeaux (Johnny Blaine)
  • 1965: I'll Knock Three Times / Play That Song One More Time (Johnny Blaine)
  • 1966: Kajun Klu Klux Klan / Looking For A Handout (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1967: Nigger Hatin 'Me / Who Likes A Nigger (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1968: (Federal Aid Hell!) / The Money Belongs To Us / Keep A Workin 'Big Jim (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1969: Nigger, Nigger / Move Them Niggers North (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1969: Still Looking For A Handout / In Coon Town (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1970: Some Niggers Never Die (They Just Smell That Way) / Stay Away From Dixie (Johnny Rebel)
  • 1971: Filthy McNasty / Hurry On Home Girl (Filthy McNasty)
  • 197 ?: My Ding-A-Ling / Ice Man (Filthy McNasty)
  • 19 **: Everybody Was --- But Me / Everybody Was Doing It But Me (Filthy McNasty)
  • 19 **: The Garden Song / The Garden Song (Filthy McNasty)
  • 19 **: If I Don't See You Tomorrow / A Member Of The Losers Hall Of Fame (Johnny Blaine)
  • 19 **: Loving Time / I'll Be Living It Up (Johnny Blaine)
  • 19 **: Pop Top Cars / Just Hang Around (Johnny Blaine)
  • 19 **: King Size Bed / Can't Walk The Line (Pee Wee Trayhan)

Albums

  • 2003: The Complete Johnny Rebel Collection
  • 2003: It's The Attitude Stupid!
  • 2009: Johnny Rebel, Volume One

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clifford Joseph Trahan Obituary . Message from the Duhon Funeral Home, ObitTree, accessed on October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Clifford Trahan Service Details . Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley website, accessed October 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Short biography on Know Your Meme , accessed May 20, 2020
  4. ↑ Lyrics with indication of the author , accessed May 20, 2020
  5. ↑ Audio sample of the single My-Ding-A Ling , accessed May 20, 2020
  6. ↑ Discography on 45Cat , accessed May 20, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Rebel, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trahan, Clifford Joseph (real name); Trahan, Pee Wee (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cajun and country musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Moss Bluff ( Louisiana ), United States
DATE OF DEATH 3rd September 2016
Place of death Rayne (Louisiana) , USA