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A. Pindar. "Goober Peas" (pronunciation ⓘ) is a traditional folk song probably originating in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, and is still sung frequently in the South to this day. It has been recorded and sung by scores of artists, including Burl Ives, Tennessee Ernie Ford ...
Goober & The Peas were a cowpunk band from Detroit, Michigan, known for blending odd humor to a darker side of country music and indie rock (and for Jack White of The White Stripes having served as drummer for a period). The band was known for their frenetic live shows in the early and mid-1990s. The Austin Chronicle called them "some seriously ...
The Palmetto State Song. Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade. Polly Wolly Doodle. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway. Pretty Saro.
Burl Ives Sings In the Quiet of the Night. (1956) Burl Ives Sings... For Fun. (1956) Children's Favorites. (1956) Burl Ives Sings... For Fun is a 1956 album by American folk singer Burl Ives .
In the South, peanuts are known as goobers or goober peas, like the old song. This small community on U.S. Route 49 in Craighead County near Jonesboro apparently got its name because Confederate ...
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Goober & The Peas were a cowpunk band from Detroit, Michigan, active from 1990 to 1995, known for blending odd humor to a darker side of country music and indie rock (and for Jack White of The White Stripes having served as drummer for a period). The band was known for their frenetic live shows.
Boiling peanuts has been a folk cultural practice in the Southern United States, where they were originally called goober peas, since at least the 19th century.The practice of eating boiled peanuts was likely brought by enslaved black people from West Africa, where the related bambara groundnut is a traditional staple crop.