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Coffee Johnny
Coffee Johnny aka Coffy Johnny and John Oliver (1829 – 7 April 1900) was immortalised in the 6th verse George Ridley's song 'The Blaydon Races'.〔'Blaydon Races' by Joan Gale (oriel 1970)〕 Coffee Johnny was a blacksmith in the village of Winlaton, a trumpeter in the Winlaton Brass Band, a bare fist boxer and Geordie celebrity.〔'Blaydon Races' pub. Tyne and Wear Archive Service〕
He was well known for his tall height and for wearing a white top hat. This can be seen in photographs and in William Irving's painting 'Blaydon Races'.
==Origins of the name Coffee Johnny==
Although George Ridley's original manuscript gives the spelling "Coffy" 〔'Blaydon Races' by Joan Gale (oriel 1970)〕 all later publications spell it in the usual way. Local history archives contain anecdotal evidence that he was nickenamed Coffy because he always used to have a cup before school. There is also anecdotal evidence that he may have been of mixed race, hence his "coffee" coloured skin, which would have been unusual in Tyneside at this time. Furthermore, it has also been suggested that it was derived from his birth mother, Sarah Koeffer's surname. Sara Koeffer was a German lady staying at Ravensworth Castle, near to Winlaton.〔'Under His Hat' by Robert Batey (Eloquent Books 2009)〕
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