Abner Jay claimed not to know his own birthday, but he did on one occasion describe himself as "25 years older then you think."
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Abner Jay claimed not to know his own birthday, but he did on one occasion describe himself as "25 years older then you think."
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"...out of all the creatures on earth...every creature on earth has sex lives except one creature, and that's a mule. That's why a mule's face is so long. When you see a man or woman with a long face, they ain't hittin' on nothin'! Look how long my face done got since my woman been gone. And the longer my woman be gone, the longer my face gon' get." -Abner Jay
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Here's the title track, "The Backbone Of America Is A Mule And Cotton" in its entirety. It's the only original song on the album, but gives you a pretty good glimpse at Jay's personality.
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Feeling really lucky to have come across this artifact. Traditional songs have, by definition, been done to death, but Jay's renditions are entrancing. His rendition of How Great Thou Art nearly brought this atheist to tears.
The Wikipedia article on the man reveals so much more you'd never know from looking at his own autobiography and notes. Take a look if you've got a few minutes to learn some American history nobody's trying to teach you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Jay
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Some of Jay's recordings were complied for release in 2009 for an edition called "True Story of Abner Jay." The release includes a two-page autobiography by Jay. It's good reading.
Here's a thoughtful review with some excerpts and whatnot
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https://www.covermesongs.com/2017/05/abner-jay-true-story-of-dixie.html
On the back cover are what I assume to be Jay's own notes
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Just found this at the thrift for $2, and subsequently went down the rabbit hole learning who Abner Jay was. Seems like he was a real character !
https://www.discogs.com/release/9893362-Abner-Jay-The-Backbone-Of-America-Is-A-Mule-And-Cotton
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The gst holiday that may have contributed to our finance minister resigning today has started - almost no impact here, but i'll let you in on a secret - if you question our staff about whether the hst should be charged on an item, we will just give you a 15% discount, on anything!
come in and grab that beautiful Irish white sweater in the window or a new wool hat to complement your party outfits this season
11:30-5pm Monday and Tuesday, special this week
11:30-6 Wed to Sat as usual
@ukuku It’s a bit too faded and discolored for me, but the frame alone is worth $15.
@ukuku wow!
That sounds like a bargain thrift find!
The vase was bought in a charity/thrift shop today, and only cost me €3.
The flowers are from my garden, and unfortunately cost me one nettle-sting!