Who is john Brown?

When you hear the name "John Brown" the next word at the tip of your tongue is probably "body". "John brown's body lies molding in the grave, but his soul goes marching on." these words were sung to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The John Brown of the tune was the fanatic abolitionist who hoped to establish a new republic of escaped slaves in the Appalachian mountains. He was hanged. There was, however, another John Brown about whom the song was first sung at Fort Warren near Boston. That was a sergeant John Brown and the song was written to encourage soldiers to join the Union army. We , however, have a friend John Brown and nobody confuses him with either of them. But to have a friend by this name in Kentucky can be confusing. Most people would think of former Governor and KY fried chicken founder John Y Brown. Rest Assured, the John Brown pictured here is not the ex-governor. In fact he is a modern version of a noble pirate, a robin hood, a musketeer or Zorro; all of whom are famous for their disdain for politicians. Our John Brown is an ex-biker and an alternative artist with the romantic flair of a noble loner who appears out of nowhere to lend a helping hand and then disappears into the darkness.