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John Henry is an American folk hero.An African American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel.
John Henry is a 2020 American thriller drama film starring Terry Crews and Ludacris, and directed by Will Forbes.Inspired by the folk lore of John Henry, the plot follows an ex-gang member from Los Angeles who must help two immigrant children who are on the run from his former crime boss.
John Henry is an animation short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000. The short is based on African American ...
Disney's American Legends is a 2002 American animated anthology film narrated by James Earl Jones.A compilation of four previously released animated musical shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios based on American tall tales, the collection includes The Brave Engineer (1950), Paul Bunyan (1958), John Henry (2000), and The Legend of Johnny Appleseed which is a segment from the 1948 film ...
Darkest Hour played their first show on September 23, 1995, [4] and initially consisted of vocalist John Henry, guitarist Mike Schleibaum, drummer Matt Maben, and bassist Raul Mayorga. The band released its first EP titled The Misanthrope in 1996 on a local label called Death Truck Records.
John Henry and the Inky-Poo is a 1946 stop-motion animation film written and directed by George Pal using Pal's Puppetoons stop-motion style. [2] The film is based on African American folk hero John Henry. [3] [4] John Henry and the Inky-Poo was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short for the 19th Academy Awards. [5]
John Henry is TMBG's longest record and was the band's highest-charting adult album, having peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200, until 2011's Join Us, which peaked at #32. [8] In 2013, the album was reissued across a double LP by Asbestos Records .
John Henry Clayton returns home to his father, Reverend Samuel Clayton, who informs him his mother died some years ago. John Henry was unaware, as he had been drifting for 10 years following his time fighting in the American Civil War. John Henry and Samuel are estranged because Samuel is ashamed of his son's supposed exploits following the War.