| Cherokee Maiden | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| B-Side: | Ride On (My Prairie Pinto) |
| Released: | January 1942 |
| Recorded: | July 23 & 24, 1941 |
| Studio: | CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California[1] |
| Genre: | Western swing |
| Label: | Okeh 06568 |
| Prev Title: | Corrine Corrina |
| Prev Year: | 1941 |
| Next Title: | Dusty Skies |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
"Cherokee Maiden" is a Western swing love song written by Cindy Walker. "Cherokee Maiden" was one of Walker's first hits when it was recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1941 (OKeh 6568).[2]
The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:
| Cherokee Maiden | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Merle Haggard and The Strangers |
| Album: | The Roots of My Raising |
| B-Side: | What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana |
| Released: | September 6, 1976 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:00 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen |
| Prev Title: | Here Comes the Freedom Train |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | If We're Not Back in Love by Monday |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
Merle Haggard and The Strangers recorded "Cherokee Maiden" in 1976 (Capitol 4326). It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching number one.[3]