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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“Frog-Hop!”

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Continuing, this time the #westernconference #nhl #hockey faceoffs. #centraldivision #winnipeg #nhljets vs #StLouis #Blues #hnom #stanleycup

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