Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964)
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is a 1964 contemporary folk album by Johnny Cash.
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is a 1964 concept album, the twelfth album released by singer Johnny Cash on Columbia Records. It is one of several Americana records by Cash. This one focuses on the history of Native Americans in the United States and their problems. Cash assumed that his ancestry included Cherokee, which partly inspired his work on this recording. The songs in this album address the harsh and unfair treatment of the indigenous peoples of North America by Europeans in the United States. Two deal with 20th-century issues affecting the Seneca and Pima peoples.
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What is Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian about?
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is a 1964 concept album, the twelfth album released by singer Johnny Cash on Columbia Records. It is one of several Americana records by Cash. This one focuses on the history of Native Americans in the United States and their problems. Cash assumed that his ancestry included Cherokee, which partly inspired his work on this recording. The songs in this album address the harsh and unfair treatment of the indigenous peoples of North America by Europeans in the United States. Two deal with 20th-century issues affecting the Seneca and Pima peoples.
When was Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian released?
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian was released in 1964.
Who made Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian?
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is by Johnny Cash.