Cherokee Maiden

Cherokee Maiden
"Cherokee Maiden"
Written by Cindy Walker
Form Western swing
Original artist Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Recorded by (many other artists)
"Cherokee Maiden"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album The Roots of My Raising
B-side "What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana"
Released September 6, 1976
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Writer(s) A-side: Cindy Walker
B-side: Dave Kirby
Producer Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Here Comes the Freedom Train"
(1976)		 "Cherokee Maiden"
(1976)		 "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday"
(1977)

"Cherokee Maiden" is a Western swing love song written by Cindy Walker. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:

My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so.
And though we're far apart,
I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her,
For anybody else's heart.

"Cherokee Maiden" became one of Walker's first hits when it was recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1941 (OKeh 6568). It has been recorded numerous times since.

Merle Haggard recorded "Cherokee Maiden" in 1976 (Capitol 4326). It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching #1.[1]

Asleep At The Wheel won a Grammy in 2001 for their version of "Cherokee Maiden".

Chart positions (Merle Haggard)

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p. 147.

Bibliography

  • Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1
Preceded by
"Among My Souvenirs"
by Marty Robbins		 Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single
(Merle Haggard version)
November 6, 1976		 Succeeded by
"Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)"
by Loretta Lynn
Preceded by
"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"
by Charley Pride		 RPM Country Tracks number-one single
(Merle Haggard version)
November 27, 1976
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The Strangers: Roy Nichols • Norman Hamlet • Biff Adam • Dennis Hromek • Bobby Wayne
Marcia Nichols · Eddie Burris · George French · Jerry Ward
Studio albums
Strangers · Swinging Doors · I'm a Lonesome Fugitive · Branded Man · Sing Me Back Home · The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde · Mama Tried · Pride in What I Am · Same Train, A Different Time · A Portrait of Merle Haggard · A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) · Hag · Someday We'll Look Back · Let Me Tell You About a Song · It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) · If We Make It Through December · Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album · Keep Movin' On · It's All in the Movies · My Love Affair with Trains · The Roots of My Raising · Ramblin' Fever · A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today · My Farewell to Elvis · I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall · Serving 190 Proof · The Way I Am · Back to the Barrooms · Big City · Going Where the Lonely Go · That's the Way Love Goes · It's All in the Game · Kern River · Out Among the Stars · A Friend in California · Chill Factor · 5:01 Blues · Blue Jungle · 1994 · 1996 · If I Could Only Fly · Roots, Volume 1 · The Peer Sessions · Haggard Like Never Before · Unforgettable · Chicago Wind · The Bluegrass Sessions · I Am What I Am · Working in Tennessee
Live albums
Okie from Muskogee · The Fightin' Side of Me · I Love Dixie Blues · Rainbow Stew: Live at Anaheim Stadium · The Epic Collection · Amber Waves of Grain · Motorcycle Cowboy: Live at Billy Bob's Texas · Ol' Country Singer · Live from Austin, TX · Live from Austin, TX '78
Gospel albums
The Land of Many Churches · Songs for the Mama That Tried · Cabin in the Hills · Two Old Friends with Albert E. Brumley, Jr.
Holiday albums
Merle Haggard's Christmas Present · Goin' Home for Christmas · Pancho, Lefty and Rudolph with Willie Nelson · I Wish I Was Santa Claus
The Strangers albums
Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers · Introducing My Friends The Strangers · Getting to Know Merle Haggard's Strangers · Honky Tonkin' · Totally Instrumental (With One Exception...)
Singles
1960s
"Sing a Sad Song" · "Sam Hill" · "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" · "I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can" · "Swinging Doors" · "The Bottle Let Me Down" · "The Fugitive" · "Someone Told My Story" · "I Threw Away the Rose" · "Branded Man" · "Sing Me Back Home" · "The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde" · "Mama Tried" · "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" · "Hungry Eyes" · "Workin' Man Blues" · "Okie from Muskogee"
1970s
"The Fightin' Side of Me" · "Jesus, Take a Hold" · "I Can't Be Myself" · "Soldier's Last Letter" · "Someday We'll Look Back" · "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" · "Carolyn" · "Grandma Harp" · "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" · "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" · "The Emptiest Arms in the World" · "Everybody's Had the Blues" · "If We Make It Through December" · "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" · "Old Man from the Mountain" · "Kentucky Gambler" · "Always Wanting You" · "Movin' On" · "It's All in the Movies" · "The Roots of My Raising" · "Here Comes the Freedom Train" · "Cherokee Maiden" · "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" · "Ramblin' Fever" · "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" · "From Graceland to the Promised Land" · "Running Kind" · "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" · "It's Been a Great Afternoon" · "The Way It Was in '51" · "Red Bandana" · "My Own Kind of Hat" ·
1980s – 1990s
"The Way I Am" · "Misery and Gin" · "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" · "Leonard" · "Rainbow Stew" · "My Favorite Memory" · "Big City" · "Dealing with the Devil" · "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" · "Going Where the Lonely Go" · "You Take Me for Granted" · "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" · "It's All in the Game" · "That's the Way Love Goes" · "Someday When Things Are Good" · "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room" · "A Place to Fall Apart" · "Make-Up and Faded Blue Jeans" · "Kern River" · "Amber Waves of Grain" · "American Waltz" · "A Friend in California" · "Out Among the Stars" · "Almost Persuaded" · "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" · "Chill Factor" · "We Never Touch at All" · "You Babe" · "5:01 Blues" · "A Better Love Next Time" · "If You Want to Be My Woman" · "Broken Friend" · "When It Rains It Pours" · "In My Next Life"
Collaborations
Albums
Just Between the Two of Us with Bonnie Owens · A Taste of Yesterday's Wine with George Jones · Pancho & Lefty with Willie Nelson · Heart to Heart with Leona Williams · Walking the Line with George Jones and Willie Nelson · Seashores of Old Mexico with Willie Nelson · Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again with George Jones · Last of the Breed with Willie Nelson and Ray Price
Singles
"Just Between the Two of Us" with Bonnie Owens · "The Bull and the Beaver" with Leona Williams · "Bar Room Buddies" with Clint Eastwood · "Yesterday's Wine" with George Jones · "C.C. Waterback" with George Jones · "Reasons to Quit" with Willie Nelson · "Pancho and Lefty" with Willie Nelson · "We're Strangers Again" with Leona Williams · "If I Could Only Fly" with Willie Nelson · "That's the Way Love Goes" with Jewel · "Wreck on the Highway" with Chester Smith
Guest appearances
"Street Singer" by The Strangers · "Willie" by Hank Cochran · "Walking the Floor Over You" by Ernest Tubb · "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" by Johnny Paycheck · "Lefty" by David Frizzell · "Same Old Train" from Tribute to Tradition · "Politically Uncorrect" by Gretchen Wilson
Compilations
The Best of Merle Haggard · Close-Up · The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard · Songs I'll Always Sing · Eleven Winners · The Way It Was in '51 · Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits · His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) · His Best · His Greatest and His Best · The Lonesome Fugitive · Untamed Hawk · Vintage Collections · Down Every Road · Yesterday's Wine 1981-1988 · A&E Biography · 16 Biggest Hits · For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits · Merle Haggard's Train Whistle Blues · 20 Greatest Hits · David Allan Coe Presents · 40 #1 Hits · The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years · Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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