Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is a concept album and ninteenth album released by country singer Johnny Cash in 1964 (see 1964 in music) on Columbia Records. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. I Walk the Line is the eighteenth Album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1964 (see 1964 in Orange Blossom Special is the twentieth album released by country singer Johnny Cash on Columbia Records in 1965 (see 1965 in music In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company It is one of several Americana records by Cash; as its title implies, the tracks on the album focus exclusively on the history of and problems facing Native Americans in the United States. Americana refers to artifacts of the Culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its Westward expansion. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cash had been convinced that his ancestry included members of the Cherokee tribe, and this partly served as inspiration for recording Bitter Tears. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact Throughout the album, Cash concentrates on the harsh and unfair treatment of the indigenous peoples of North America. The songs were written in part by Cash himself and in part by Peter La Farge, with the final track credited to Cash and Johnny Horton. Peter La Farge (born Oliver Albee La Farge April 30, 1931 - October 27, 1965) was a New York -based folksinger Johnny Horton ( April 30, 1925 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an American Country music singer who was most famous The first song, "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow", concerns the loss of Seneca nation land in Pennsylvania due to the construction of the Kinzua Dam in the early 1960s. The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. The Kinzua Dam, in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County Pennsylvania, is one of the largest Dams in the United States east of Cash rerecorded it decades later and released it on Unearthed with the lyrics altered to describe his relationship with and devotion to June Carter Cash; the track itself was a duet with the latter. Unearthed is an acclaimed Box set by Johnny Cash released in 2003 Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne The one single from Bitter Tears that was released was "The Ballad of Ira Hayes", which reached No. 3 on the Country charts; the song tells the story of Ira Hayes, a young Marine of Native American descent who participated in the flag raising on Iwo Jima and became an instant celebrity, only to die drunk and in poverty on the reservation where he was born. Biography The son of Joe E and Nancy W Hayes Ira Hayes was born on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Sacaton Arizona Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese The Gila River Indian Community is an Indian reservation in Arizona, USA, lying adjacent to the south side of the city of Phoenix, within
Track listing
- "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" (Peter La Farge) – 6:10
- "Apache Tears" (Cash) – 2:34
- "Custer" (La Farge) – 2:20
- "The Talking Leaves" (Cash) – 3:55
- "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" (La Farge) – 4:07
- "Drums" (La Farge) – 5:04
- "White Girl" (La Farge) – 3:01
- "The Vanishing Race" (Cash, Johnny Horton) – 4:02
Personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1964 |
Country Albums |
2 |
| 1964 |
Pop Albums |
47 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1964 |
"The Ballad of Ira Hayes" |
Country Singles |
3 |
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