Johnny Rebel
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About
Johnny Rebel born Clifford Joseph Trahan, is a Cajun singer better known for his songs that used racial slurs.
Origin
He was born on September 25, 1938 in Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Clifford began his career in the late '50s recording songs including "I Can't Walk The Line" and "Black Magic."
He later recorded other songs going under various aliases including Pee Wee Trahan, Filthy McNasty, and Johnny Blaine. Some of his songs included "The Ballard Of Isadore Comeaux," "My Ding-A-Ling," and others.
In 1966, Clifford begin releasing racist music including "Looking for a Handout" and "Kajun Ku Klux Klan" under the label Reb Rebel while going under the alias "Johnny Rebel." More songs released by Clifford included, "Who Likes a N****r?," "N****r Hatin' Me," "N****r, N****r," and "In Coon Town."
He returned in 2003 with the album "It's the Attitude, Stupid!" where he released more racist songs including "Send 'em All Back to Africa," "If I Could Be a N****r for a Day," and others.
Clifford's work has appeared on compilation albums including "For Segregationists Only," "The Good Old South," and "The Complete Johnny Rebel Collection."
He died on September 3, 2016.
Online Relevance
In 2008, a YouTuber named NAACPsuperfan released a video of himself lip-syncing to the song "N****r Hatin' Me." The video has received 7 million views as of January 2018.
A song that often gets miscredited to Johnny Rebel is the song "Alabama N****r" by Trashy White Band[1] which is notable for being featured in a video of rapper Chief Keef dancing to a trap remix of the song.
On YouTube, many ear rape versions of his songs have been created.
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