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redbone

n. 1 (context US English) A dark-red or tan coonhound. 2 (context US Louisiana English) An African American with light skin with red undertones.

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redbone

n. a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound

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Redbone (ethnicity)

Redbone is a term historically used in much of the southern United States to denote a multi-racial individual or culture. In Louisiana, it also refers to a specific, geographically and ethnically distinct group.

Redbone

Redbone may refer to:

  • Redbone Coonhound, a swift, dark-red or tan coonhound (a dog bred to chase raccoons)
  • Redbone (ethnicity), an ethnic group whose members are found along the Louisiana-Texas border
  • Redbone (band), a 1970s pop-music group featuring lead singers Pat and Lolly Vegas
Redbone (band)

Redbone is a Native American rock group originating in the 1970s with brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas. They reached the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974 with their No. 5 hit single, " Come and Get Your Love". The single went certified Gold selling over half a million copies. Redbone achieved hits with their singles "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee", " The Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Wovoka", and "Maggie" in the United States, but predominantly overseas. Redbone is known and accredited in the NY Smithsonian as the first Native American rock/Cajun group to have a No. 1 single in the United States and internationally.

Redbone (album)

Redbone is the first (double) album by Native American rock band Redbone. In Europe it was also released as a single album.

The album contains their version of the 1967 hit they wrote for P.J. Proby 'Niki Hoeky'. The track appears on the album as 'Niki Hokey'.

Usage examples of "redbone".

Tinkie had taken Sweetie to a doggy salon and given her a new look, changing her from a brindled red tic hound to a vibrant shade of redbone.

This particular ball o' shit started with the Number One Apex Big Chief & Head Honcho, Sherwyn Redbone, then rolled down to me.