redd foxx is distinguished because he invented the genre of stand-up comedy records. >> everybody in my town bought a jackass. preacher's wife had the biggest ass in town. i know because i rode her big ass all the time. sometimes ride the ass so long would sweat and slid right off the sweaty ass. >> redd foxx is making explicitly sexual records or off-color records sold in african-american communities. everybody i knew growing up had redd foxx records. listened to by african-americans on a massive level, but he was unknown in mainstream society virtually. >> what are party records? >> we play them at a party. you ever fwoen a party. we put the records on when it's dull and wait. >> yeah? >> >> party starts. >> are they naughty?