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Redbone is a term historically used in much of the southern United States to denote a multiracial individual or culture. Among African Americans the term has been slang for fairer-skinned Black people, often for women specifically or for Black people with red undertones.
Redbone (ethnicity), a term historically used in much of the southern United States to denote a multiracial individual or culture red bone, a word in African-American Vernacular English , for lightskinned African Americans
Numerous people of mixed race have lived in a section of Orangeburg County near Holly Hill called Crane Pond. The term "brass ankles" generally was applied to those of mixed ancestry, one can also find the term Brassankles being applied to the mixed race, families of nearby Dorchester and Colleton County, South Carolina.
The song is Redbone's highest charting single and one of two Top 40 hits by the band. (An earlier recording, " The Witch Queen of New Orleans ," peaked at number 21 in 1972.) In 2014, "Come and Get Your Love" experienced a resurgence in popularity when it was featured in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy as one of the songs on a ...
Martha Redbone (born 1966) is an American blues and soul singer, who has won awards for her contemporary music. Her music is a mix of rhythm and blues and soul music influences, fused with elements of Native American music .
Mulatto (/ m j uː ˈ l æ t oʊ /, / m ə ˈ l ɑː t oʊ /) (original Italian spelling) is a racial classification that refers to people of mixed African and European ancestry only. When speaking or writing about a singular woman in English, the word is mulatta (Spanish: mulata).
(As well, Redbone's only Billboard chart hit, "Seduced", was a newly written tune by Gary Tigerman arranged in Redbone's decades-old style.) Redbone disdained "blatant sound for people to dance to", [2] and in a 1991 interview, he said: "The only thing that interests me is history, reviewing the past and making something out of it." [2]
The paragraph reference to Melungeon is not appropriate to the definition Redbone and should be removed. Mishiho ( talk ) 07:41, 2 January 2008 (UTC) Mishiho [ reply ] It is a related concept and does seem to deserve mention in the article, even if only to distinguish the differences.