Songwriter Of "Indian Reservation" and "Tobacco Road" Dies At 82
NASHVILLE — John D. Loudermilk, 82, a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the author of enduring songs such as Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, Tobacco Road and Indian Reservation , has died.
Over the past 60 years, Loudermilk's compositions have been recorded by an eclectic collection of artists that ranges from George Hamilton IV to David Lee Roth. "His uncommon brain was filled with amazing words and powerful music — or vice versa," his friend songwriter Bobby Braddock wrote in a Facebook post.
In 1961, when discussing his approach to songwriting, Loudermilk told The Tennessean , "I'm looking for the most different thing I can find. Everybody's writing 'I love you truly.' You've got to find something new. I talk to drunks at the bus station, browse through kiddie books at the public library (and) get phrases from college kids and our baby sitter. You've got to be looking all the time."
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Not a lot of well known songs, but some really good ones.
RIP
He had some blockbuster songs.
RIP
For the hell of it.
I was at a 40th birthday party for one of my nephews this afternoon and evening. His wife hired a band. The band was playing Springsteen's 'Rosalita' when the wife had the band stop mid song so everyone could sing Happy Birthday. When the birthday singing was over the band started up again on the exact note and word of Rosalita where they had stopped. So cool.
Cool indeed.
Rosalita is a favorite song so I was paying attention. I thought they would either play the song again from the beginning or go on to something else. Nope - picked it up in the exact place they had stopped.
Saw Paul Revere at an oldies show this past winter, and he played Indian Nation. It was such a great song for the time and still is.
I saw Mark Lindsay years ago playing at a street fair in Chicago. This was like 20 years after he had his hits. Some singers just keep goin and goin.
Far out man.
Another writing credit for John D Loudermilk. One of the first country songs I liked.
Requiescat in pace. Travel Well, JD.