Actually , Feathers was saying "Darkness" , tho' it sounds like "Darkies". Not saying he had no Redneck tendencies , but , as it happens , I was the last person to interview him , and he did not strike me as a racist , at all. Of course , another local writer (Who surely got the Revenant CD set for free , when all I got from Revenant was the offer of passes to see Insurgent Country bores....) . The guy took every given opportunity to shit all over Feathers , who , by then , was hanging out with Elvis and Carl , discussing the pranks they'd pull when they saw Sam Phillips again.
Had'nt heard "Beat Her With a Rake" in a long time....Then there's "Sit on My Face , Stevie Nicks" , by The Rotters , who got in more trouble because they actually used a snippet of "Rhiannon" w/o PERMISSION , Than for the actual song content.
Mike said:
Here's a few:
Charlie Feather's line in Jugle Fever where it goes "Darkies creeping through the trees"
Jake Porter with the "Duchess" on vocals - "My Monkey" on Combo records from the early 50's
Forgotten Rebels - "Bomb The Boats and Feed The Fish"
Rozelle Gayle - "House of Blue Lights" a previously unreleased Combo Records recording from the early 50's that is on the "Straight To Watts" CD on Ace Records (I've attached it)
Louis Jordan - "Gal You Need A Whippin'"
The Weasel - "Beat Her With A Rake"
And the equally incorrect B-side
"I am The Commander"