By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 10:59 am:

HEY GANG,I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN COVERED BEFORE BUT HERE GOES,HOW MANY SONGS HAVE A NATIVE AMERICAN THEME,I CAN ONLY NAME TWO..POCHANTAS,RUNNING BEAR.HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 11:09 am:

John D. Loudermilk's "Indian Reservation" dealt with the demise of the Cherokee tribe. Paul Revere & the Raiders had a #1 hit with this song in 1971.

B.T. Express - "Peace Pipe" (1975)

The Native American band Redbone were known for incorporating Native American rhythms and chants in their songs - "Maggie", "Witch Queen Of New Orleans", "Niki Hokey" (they wrote that for P.J. Proby) and the band's biggest hit "Come & Get Your Love".

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.3) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 11:14 am:

Indian Love Call...Slim Whitman

By Fury13 (209.69.165.10) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 11:16 am:

There was a "Neki Hokey" done in 1956 or '57 by the Cleftones. Is it the same song as the one done by P.J. Proby? ...I'm not that familiar with Proby.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 11:23 am:

Fury:
I'm not sure about the Cleftones version but singer P.J. Proby recorded "Niki Hokey" in 1967 for Imperial Records. It was written by Pat & Lolly Vegas, the two brothers who founded Redbone three years later.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.1) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 11:35 am:

"Apache" Jorgen Ingmann (ATCO Label)

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.12) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 03:36 pm:

Chuck Bernard-Indian Giver-Satellite.
Richie Havens-Indian Rope Man-Verve.
Paul Humphrey-Cochise-Blue Thumb.
mel.

By Chancellor of Soul (66.207.40.18) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 04:29 pm:

Running Bear - Robert Preston
Indian Lake - The Cowsills

Peace,
Mike Boone
(Chancellor of Soul)

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 05:32 pm:

Oops - I misread the thread title.... thought it said "naive" !

By Dick Gamble (216.93.77.91) on Friday, March 21, 2003 - 08:54 pm:

Tomahawk...Rough Riders
Geronimo Stomp..Barry Dovell

By Eli (151.197.38.159) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 04:32 am:

Keem-o-sabe....Electric Indian
Pass the pipe....The Alliance
The Lion sleeps tonight
Indian-a wants me
Gary Indian-a
Indian Giver

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.42) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 04:33 am:

Have you heard XIT's albums (on Rare Earth) ?
- almost exclusively Native American subjects
- they were a great band. Try to hear their
"Silent Warrior" album - there's some
absolutely ferocious protest songs there like
"Reservation of Education" and the title track
still gets to me after thirty years.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.54) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 07:39 am:

Electric Indian-Geronimo-United Artists.
And I think they also did one called 'Keem-o-sabee'.
Mel(in his soulful Teepee)

By Eli (151.197.38.230) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 10:12 am:

I once had an artist called Blue Eagle (real name)
who was a full bloded Cherokee who did Minneapolis style souland funk as well as Native music(with a groove)
I could not get company interest because of their shortsightedness. He could have been a star today.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.83) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 02:59 pm:

Sorry Bobby,
just noticed your piece above that mentions Keem-o-sabee.
Mel.

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.37) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 08:56 pm:

For those who remember Buffy Sainte Marie from the 60's

Starwalker
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Eagle Man,Changing Woman
He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo.

Not a love song but who could forget "Universal Soldier" Protest song from the Vietnam War Era...

By douglasm (68.113.15.28) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 09:35 pm:

My favorite Buffy Sainte Marie song....
...."Codine"

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.36) on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 10:09 pm:

That was off her first album "It's My Way" around 1964.
(Cod'ine)
An'my belly is craving,I got shaken in my head
I feel like I'm dyin.. an' I wish I were dead.

I liked it myself, but yet again I like all her songs...

By Mark Speck (65.56.62.167) on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 11:08 pm:

"Peace Pipe"--Pal & the Prophets (out of Philly!)

Best,

Mark

By Eli (151.197.40.91) on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 11:11 pm:

Down on cripple creek..Buffy Saint Marie

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.72) on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 10:45 am:

Buffy Sainte Marie is much more then a singer of protest songs.

She has impressive credentials.Read her Biography at the following site.

http://www.creative-native.com/

By dave (207.241.133.153) on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 11:02 am:

"All My Heros Grow Up to Kill Cowboys"

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 11:07 am:

Buffy Saint-Marie also wrote one of the most beautiful ballads in pop music, later recorded by New Birth - "Until It's Time For You To Go".

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Soul Sister (65.43.167.42) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 11:30 pm:

Just saw this! Kev-Go; That New Birth Jam is the bomb!

Earth Spirits-Carlos Nakai

Soul Sister a.k.a. Ms.Moondancer

By Soul Sister (65.43.167.42) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 11:31 pm:

P.S. Don't ask me why its a long story!

By Soul Sister (65.43.167.42) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 11:33 pm:

No one mentioned "Cherokee" by Cher.