The man who wrote cherokee nation was totured into this.what is the whole story?

Question

this was reported by kasey kasems top 40 in the early 70's

Answer 1

"They ( the Raiders) came across a lament written by country songwriter John D. Loudermilk. *******t concerned the plight of the Cherokees who, in 1791, were moved from their home in Georgia to Oklahoma.***** Mark, whose ancestry was part Indian, thought that this would be a good tune to try. It had already been a hit once -- in 1968 -- for Don Fardon.

The track was almost released as a Mark Lindsay record, but at the last minute, the group decided to put their collective name on it. Paul Revere then took a seven thousand mile motorcycle ride, visiting three stations a day, to help promote it. The song broke nationally in mid-April 1971, beginning a 22 week run on the charts. By July, it was the most popular tune in America.

"Indian Reservation" wound up being not only the Raiders' biggest hit, but the best-selling single Columbia Records had issued. Indians in Salt Lake City even used it as a publicity song in their struggle for civil rights. "

Indian Reservation" ("The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian") is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first recorded in in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater, and released as "The Pale Faced Indian". Rainwater's MGM-release stayed unnoticed. The first hit version was a cover of 1968 by Don Fardon, a former member of The Sorrows and it went to #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the UK Singles Chart [1].

In 1971 Paul Revere & the Raiders released it on the Columbia Records label and it became #1 on the U.S. chart [2]. The RIAA gold certification followed on 30 June 1971, for selling over a million copies.

The song was later further covered by the Orlando Riva Sound.

A 1994 Country / Western song by Tim McGraw, Indian Outlaw, opens with part of the main "Cherokee People" chorus from Indian Reservation. The live version also uses the full chorus near the end of the song."...

"The song refers to the forcible removal and relocation of Cherokee people from southeastern states of the United States to territories west of the Mississippi River. This removal in the 1830s has been popularly referred to as the "Trail of Tears." It followed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This action was part of a larger United States policy of Indian removal."

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Answer 2

The song by Paul Revere and the Raiders?

Answer 3

"Indian Reservation" ("The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian") is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first recorded in in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater, and released as "The Pale Faced Indian". Rainwater's MGM-release stayed unnoticed. The first hit version was a cover of 1968 by Don Fardon, a former member of The Sorrows and it went to #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the UK Singles Chart [1].

In 1971 Paul Revere & the Raiders released it on the Columbia Records label and it became #1 on the U.S. chart [2]. The RIAA gold certification followed on 30 June 1971, for selling over a million copies.

The song was later further covered by the Orlando Riva Sound.

A 1994 Country / Western song by Tim McGraw, Indian Outlaw, opens with part of the main "Cherokee People" chorus from Indian Reservation. The live version also uses the full chorus near the end of the song.

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    * 1 Historical context

    * 2 Music and lyric form

    * 3 Notes

    * 4 External links

[edit] Historical context

The song refers to the forcible removal and relocation of Cherokee people from southeastern states of the United States to territories west of the Mississippi River. This removal in the 1830s has been popularly referred to as the "Trail of Tears." It followed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This action was part of a larger United States policy of Indian removal.

[edit] Music and lyric form

The song lyrics are under copyright from 1971; however, some excerpts can be explained in technical analysis, under the 1961 fair-use citation of the US Copyright Act (title 17, U. S. Code). [1]

The music is in a minor key, with sustained minor chords ending each phrase in the primary melody, while the electronic organ holds the melody line through a slow musical turn (turning of related notes) which ends each phrase, and emphasizes the ominous minor chords. Underneath the slow, paced melody, is a rhythmic, low "drum beat" in double-time, constantly, relentlessly pushing to follow along, but the melody continues its slow, deliberate pace above the drum beat.

Below are partial lyrics [2] from Indian Reservation, noting the singer's role in the performance (below, omitted words are shown as "..."): !!!!;-)

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