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"Uncle Remus" is a song written by American musicians Frank Zappa and George Duke, and first released on Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe ('). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name of the song is derived from Uncle Remus , a fictional character found in works by writer Joel Chandler Harris .
The song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Original Song [5] and Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his performance as Uncle Remus. Since its initial release the film has attracted controversy, with critics characterizing its portrayal of African Americans and plantation life as racist .
Uncle Remus" is a song by Frank Zappa and George Duke from Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe ('). [ 10 ] Bob Dylan lists several people that are commonly looked to for hope and inspiration in his poem " Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie ", saying "that stuff ain't real...
James Franklin Baskett [citation needed] (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948. [1]
The first two discs consist of alternate takes, alternate mixes, and outtakes of songs from Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.The third disc consists of demo material of jazz keyboardist and band member at the time George Duke (including an early, instrumental version of the song "Uncle Remus" which would eventually be released with lyrics on Zappa's Apostrophe (')), an unreleased September 24 ...
In the animated sequences of the 1946 Walt Disney-produced film Song of the South, like in the tales, Br'er Fox is the stories' antagonist, while Br'er Bear is his unintelligent accomplice. Br'er Fox was voiced by James Baskett, who also portrayed the live-action character Uncle Remus in the film, while Brer Bear was voiced by Nick Stewart.
A.B. Frost illustration of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby from the 1895 version of Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings. There are 16 books by Joel Chandler Harris that contain Brer Rabbit stories (not all with Uncle Remus): Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation (1881), containing 25 Brer Rabbit stories.
Coonskin is a 1975 American live-action/animated satirical crime film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi.The film references the Uncle Remus folk tales, and satirizes the blaxploitation film genre as well as Disney's film Song of the South, adapted from the Uncle Remus folk tales. [1]