Billy ThunderKloud & the Chieftones
Billy ThunderKloud & the Chieftones | |
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| Origin | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1964-1991 |
| Labels | Superior, 20th Century Fox, Polydor |
| Past members | Vincent "Billy ThunderKloud" Clifford Richard Grayowl Barry Littlestar Jack Wolf |
Billy ThunderKloud & the Chieftones was a Canadian country music band from Edmonton, Alberta. It was composed of First Nations musicians Vincent "Billy ThunderKloud" Clifford, from northern British Columbia, and Jack Wolf, Barry Littlestar, and Richard Grayowl, from Edmonton.[1]
Formed in 1964,[2] and billed as "Canada's All-Indian Band",[3] the group released two singles on 20th Century Fox Records in 1975, reaching number 16 on Hot Country Songs and Number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "What Time of Day". That same year, ThunderKloud was honored by the American Indian Exposition as Outstanding Indian. After 20th Century Fox closed its record label, the band moved to Polydor Records, charting with covers of "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" and "Try a Little Tenderness".[4]
Their song "I Shouldn't Have Did What I Done" is featured on the 2014 compilation album Native North America, Vol. 1.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| All Through the Night |
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| Off the Reservation |
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| What Time of Day |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| US Country [1] |
US [1] | |||
| 1975 | "What Time of Day" (featuring the Franklin Road Academy; uncredited) | 16 | 92 | What Time of Day |
| "Pledging My Love" | 37 | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" | 74 | — | |
| "Try a Little Tenderness" | 47 | — | ||
| "It's Alright" | 77 | — | ||
| 1977 | "Oklahoma Wind" | — | — | |
References
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 420. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Wright-McLeod, Bryan (2005). The encyclopedia of native music : more than a century of recordings from wax cylinder to the Internet. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780816524471.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen (November 25, 2014). "Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985". Pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media.
- ^ "Billy ThunderKloud & the Chieftones biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 February 2013.