February 13, 2024 Records of the Day

In 1962, when political correctness wasn’t around, 42-year-old Rex Allen’s single, “Don’t Go Near The Indians,” goes top-20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is about a boy who doesn’t listen to his father’s advice and falls in love with a Native American girl, who turns out to be his biological sister. Released by Mercury Records, the 45 is not a big collectible at $10.00. However, in 1947, Mercury released a picture disc of “Feudin and Fightnin’” by Rex Allen. A copy as seen here is worth up to $1,200.00.

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