John the Conqueror second cousin/That little Johnny Conqueroo", and in "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" it is called "John De Conquer Blue". John the Conqueror was an African prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters. Joel Chandler Harris's Br'er Rabbit of the "Uncle Remus" stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror. Zora Neale Hurston wrote of his adventures ("High John de Conquer") in her collection of
Remus Vlad Remus Vlad Remus Vlad (born 19 January 1946) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. Vlad played as a defender. Born in Cinciș, Hunedoara County (now, a village under water), Remus Vlad started his career at Corvinul Hunedoara, named "Metalul" at that time, the most representative club of the county in that period. After two seasons at senior level Vlad transferred to Argeș Pitești. At Pitești Remus Vlad played in 175 matches and scored 4 goals for the golden team of FC Argeș, a team full of great players in the history of the Romanian football, not just of