Indian Reservation - Lewis & Clarke Expedition

[sidguill]

Don Fardon did this also

[TheRokjok]

If I recall, "Indian Reservation" was "shopped" around to different publishing houses, record labels and networks. A few groups and solo artists recorded demos of this tune. I remember that Glen Campbell, Joe South, Tommy Roe all had turned down this song.

I believe a New York advertising agency pitched "Indian Reservation" to several States as an "ad campaign" idea..... ? ?

[TheRokjok]

J.D. Loudermilk, penned this tune. This was his last big songwriting success, "Indian Reservation," which topped the charts for Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1971 (it had previously been a hit for British singer Don Fardon). Loudermilk wrote many hits for other artists, "Tobacco Road" Nashville Teens, "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson), "Angela Jones" (Johnny Ferguson), "Ebony Eyes" (the Everly Brothers), "Norman" (Sue Thompson), and "Abilene" (George Hamilton IV).

[h8jf1]

I'm reading comments and disagreeing. The Raiders version was a real improvement but to call this "horrible" or equate it to "rap" does not hold water. I think most people grow up listening to their favorite version and a different version comes along and it gets blasted. I was struck by the starkness of this and "I'll be a red man 'till I die" is sung with enough emotion for me. Even though I still like The Raider's better, I can still like this as well. Just food for thought.

[heylookasquirrell22]

this is HORRIBLE

[gewcolo]

Hey, Skinny, why not upload the whole suite so people can know how good this album really is? Paul Revere and the Raiders may have made this one song famous, but to hear the whole epic as done by L&CE is to hear the Truth.

[RJiminez51]

damn this sucks!! its amazing how much difference a good producer can make.

[dbailey62]

The late John London of Michael Nesmith's First National Band on bass.

[4848larry]

Sorry this is no good...Paul Revere and the Raiders had a better take on this....

[dbailey62]

OK, so maybe the Raiders had a better "pop" record but this one has "soul" even if it is a bit rough around the edges.

[Englissh]

Sorry sounds like a bunch of kids, mucking about, NO FEELING to it

[elibomotua7]

oh and don fardons version was 1970 not 1968 .

[elibomotua7]

this song was writen in by john d loudermilk and first released in 1959 by marvin rainwater .

[Bodebodango]

damn they would let anyone make music back then! Sounds just like rap, made up bull shit!

[MikeBlitzMag]

A classic, and also a precursor to the 1968 hit single by Don Fardon. But somewhere a live clip of Lewis and Clarke's I Feel Good exists and it would be more than wonderful if it ever showed up on YouTube!

[DougRayPhillips]

Could you by chance upload their song "Chain Around the Flowers"?

[rockittees]

Love This! Thanks!

[oldpsyd]

MMM has penned many a great song.

[guitormentor]

wow! This is the original version with Cherokee lyrics in the chorus. I've never heard it before but grew up with the Raiders version. Interesting & they are both good songs. Raiders copied them & added some cool stuff but took away the Cherokee lyrics for white man consumption...

Respect-

[rtupin1956]

Wow, if Paul Revere and the Raiders had not done this song the world would have been stuck with this version.

[skinnymulligan07]

Which means nobody would even know about the song :)

[A10PANG]

Thank God the Raiders version became more famous.

[abmountaingurl]

OMG!!! Im so glad this song is on here! My mom told me about this song like 20 years ago but I never actually got to hear it until today! thank you thank you thank you!!!