Cherokee Maiden

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"Cherokee Maiden"
Written by	Cindy Walker
Form	Western swing
Original artist	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Recorded by	(many other artists)

"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 His 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".

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• 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 by Merle Haggard November 6, 1976

Succeeded by "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" by Loretta Lynn