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Indigenous electronic music group the Halluci Nation has sampled the song on several occasions. [31] Fardon is best known for his cover of the song " Indian Reservation" (1968), a UK number 3 hit and global million selling disc. He also wrote the football anthem " Belfast Boy" about George Best. Beatle from St. Louis, Mo.The Raiders's biggest hit of the period, "Indian Reservation", was recorded as a Mark Lindsay solo session, although some sources erroneously credit the lead vocals to Paul Weller, who, around the same time, had recorded "Indian Lake" (a cover of the hit song by the Cowsills). It spent three weeks at #2 before moving up to the top spot, then after being at #1 for one week it spent two more weeks at #2...

Charles from Charlotte, NcThe song's author John Loudermilk told the syndicated radio program "American Top Forty" a tall tale about how he was taken prisoner by Cherokee Indians once, and released only after he promised to write a song dramatizing their plight. The ruse went undetected for years. Loudermilk told the fib in response to being woken up after midnight by a telephone call from one of the show's writers. The American hardcore punk band Ill Repute released a version titled "Cherokee Nation" on their 1984 album "What Happens Next?" Lindsay decided to bill it as a Raiders single and had fellow member Paul Revere promoting it on several radio stations across the country. After four years without a Top 10 hit since " Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be?", "Indian Reservation" reached the top of the charts on July 24, becoming the first and only number one hit of (Paul Revere &) the Raiders. [16] In Canada, the song was number 2 for four weeks.In 1971, the Raiders recorded "Indian Reservation" for Columbia Records, and it topped the Hot 100 on July 24. [5] On June 30, 1971, the RIAA gold certified the record for selling over a million copies. [6] The record was later certified platinum for selling an additional million copies. [6] The song was the group's only Hot 100 Number 1 hit and their final Hot 100 Top 20 song. Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1971". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016 . Retrieved December 29, 2016. Breihan, Tom (February 1, 2019). "The Number Ones: Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" ". Stereogum . Retrieved June 16, 2023. Fardon's version is a tense blues simmer...

Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn August 25th 1968, "(The Lament Of the Cherokee) Indian Reservation" by Don Fardon entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #74; and on September 29th, 1968 it peaked at #20 {for 2 weeks} and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100... We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. February 6, 2010 . Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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Native American Country artist Buddy Red Bow covered the song for his self titled album. [32] See also [ edit ] Prior to becoming a singer, Fardon worked as a draughtsman for Alfred Herberts Ltd in Coventry. Before his solo success, Fardon was a singer with The Sorrows. Deb from Portland, OrMark Lindsay sang Indian Reservation; in fact, it was recorded as a Mark Lindsay single (he's part Cherokee) but then he released it as a Raider single when the group was pressed for a new single. Mark produced Freddy Weller's Indian Lake and somehow the confuson began. Find sources: "Indian Reservation"The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)