tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post4578754947128712221..comments2024-03-26T18:24:41.573+02:00Comments on Plain and Fancy: J. D. Blackfoot - The Song Of Crazy Horse (1974 us, magnificent classic rock with folk, country and roots drops)Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-47158390822666822292022-01-20T10:25:56.024+02:002022-01-20T10:25:56.024+02:00Unknown, at the end of the post, there are two opt...Unknown, at the end of the post, there are two options with the word Text, click above of any you like and will open a new detailed file.Marioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825394886031470166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-63550961091819124912022-01-19T23:19:42.720+02:002022-01-19T23:19:42.720+02:00I used to have your album in the late 70’s but it ...I used to have your album in the late 70’s but it was lost somehow, I would like to download The Song of Crazyhorse, but cannot find it as a download in the iTunes Store. Any suggestions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652683932509606338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-85956697877377498382019-10-26T00:04:07.930+03:002019-10-26T00:04:07.930+03:00Seems like 1 bad dude, Please Re-up JD BlackfootSeems like 1 bad dude, Please Re-up JD BlackfootSnosbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630564098973638646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-7282345748499054072013-02-14T21:05:22.714+02:002013-02-14T21:05:22.714+02:00His real name was Benjamin Franklin VanDervort, bu...His real name was Benjamin Franklin VanDervort, but in 1970, he legally changed his name to J.D. Blackfoot. He has always owned the name "J.D. Blackfoot". J.D. Blackfoot is not a Native American Indian although he has released two albums which dealt with this topic. He has also held various benefits for the American Indian.<br /><br />A dream in 1968 motivated him to change his name. According to J.D. - "One night in 1968, I dreamed that I was sitting on a pinto horse on a very steep hillside under a pine tree. I could feel the pine branches sticking me in the neck while, down below me, Custer was getting wiped out." This dream not only motivated him to change his name, but also was the inspiration for "The Song of Crazy Horse."<br /><br />The opening lines to "The Song of Crazy Horse" were written in 1968. J.D. Blackfoot had a dream where he was watching a battle between Custer and a tribe of Indians. After awakening early in the morning, he wrote the introduction to the song. He finished writing the remainder of the song three years later in 1971. This same dream also inspired him to legally change his name to J.D. Blackfoot in 1970.<br /><br />After recording and releasing "The Ultimate Prophecy", he experienced some problems with his record company and he decided to take a break from recording for awhile. His wife was a native of New Zealand and suggested they go there. While there, J.D. assembled a band and recorded "The Song of Crazy Horse". This album won the New Zealand Album of the Year Award for 1974.<br /><br />The original vinyl version of "The Song of Crazy Horse" contained two songs on Side 1 - "The Song of Crazy Horse" and "Ride Away". The CD version contains both of these songs with no pause between them and the song "Ride Away" is not listed separately. Why the difference?<br /><br />"The Song of Crazy Horse" was originally recorded and intended to be one long song of approximately 18 minutes and 45 seconds in length. However, when the album was released on vinyl, the record company, Fantasy, inserted a pause at approximately 14 minutes and 30 seconds into the song. The remainder of the song, approximately 4 minutes in length, was then labeled as "Ride Away". The intent of the record company was to create a shorter song which would receive more airplay and possibly be released as a single. However, the song "Ride Away" was not released as a single. When J.D. Blackfoot re-released "The Song of Crazy Horse" on compact disk, he restored the song to its original version and length,is a tribute to Chief Crazy Horse and his tribe.<br /><br />Thx Marios.adamus67https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035959023698485029noreply@blogger.com