Uncle Remus films: The song "Uncle Remus" was included on Frank Zappa's album "Apostrophe (')" (1974). The song co-written by Zappa and keyboardist/vocalist George Duke, tackled the subject of racial relations in America, and is something of a spiritual successor to "Trouble Every Day", a track on "Freak Out!" (1966) addressing similar issues. "Uncle Remus" is also mentioned as a character in "The Land of Make Believe" by Chuck Mangione (1973). Uncle Remus Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form in 1881. A
Uncle Remus (horse) his own right, as shown by his impressive record of 15 wins from just 28 starts. Following his racing career he was reasonably successful at stud, but never sired a horse with anything like his own ability. Uncle Remus (horse) Uncle Remus was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby and New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the 1977-78 season. He is rated among the best Derby winners of the last 30 years. Uncle Remus was trained by Colin Jillings, who in his illustrious training career had five Derby victories, but it is probably fair to say that