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Bombs Over Baghdad by John Trudell

Artist Biography For John Trudell

John Trudell Born February 15 1946 - Died December 8 2015 Is An American Author Poet Actor Musician And Former Political Activist. He Was The Spokesperson For The United Indians Of All Tribes' Takeover Of Alcatraz Beginning In 1969 Broadcasting As Radio Free Alcatraz. During Most Of The 1970s He Served As The Chairman Of The American Indian Movement Based In Minneapolis Minnesota. After His Pregnant Wife Three Children And Mother-In-Law Were Killed In 1979 In A Fire At The Home Of His Parents-In-Law On The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation In Nevada Trudell Turned To Writing Music And Film As A Second Career. He Acted In Three Films In The 1990s. The Documentary Trudell 2005 Was Made About Him And His Life As An Activist And Artist. Trudell Was Born In Omaha Nebraska On February 15 1946 As The Son Of A Santee Sioux Father And A Mexican Mother. He Grew Up In Small Towns Near The Santee Sioux Reservation In Northern Nebraska Near The Southeast Corner Of South Dakota. He Was Educated In Local Schools And Also In Santee Sioux Culture. In 1979 Trudell Met Jackson Browne And Became Interested In The Musical World. Trudell Recorded An Album A.K.A Graffiti Man With The Kiowa Guitarist Jesse Ed Davis. It Was First Available Only On Cassette Tape. In 1992 Trudell Remade A.K.A Graffiti Man. In 1990 John Trudell Took Part In Tony Hymas Oyaté Project. His Greatest Success Came With The 1994 Album "Johnny Damas & Me" Described As "a Culmination Of Years Of Poetic Work And An Example Of A Process Of Fusing Traditional Sounds Values And Sensibilities With Thought-Provoking Lyrics This Time With Urgent Rock And Roll." More Recent Releases Include Blue Indians 1999 Descendant Now Ancestor 2001 Bone Days 2001 Madness And Moremes 2007 And CRAZIER THAN HELL 2010 . One Critic Said Of Trudell's Live Performances That "This Isn't Simply Pop Rock With Indian Drums And Chants Added. It's Integrated Rock And Roll By An American Indian With A Multicultural Band Directed To Anyone Who Will Listen.

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