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Re: BC-A gets a point for the Performer
Now here's the odd story of a song, Running Bear, which had an Indian brave with that name leaping into angry rapids to swim to his Little White Dove, who jumped into the boiling river from the opposite side to swim to him, and they drowned together. It was inspired by a Dove soap commercial and was written by J. P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper, one of the rock originals who was to die in a plane crash shortly after Running Bear was recorded. You can hear him on the record, contributing some of the "oo-gahs." The artist singing lead, by the way, was JohnnyPreston.

posted by roony36 on March 27, 2008 at 6:00 AM | link to this | reply

BC-A gets a point for the Performer
Now, we have left to get:  the composer and the story.

posted by Xeno-x on March 21, 2008 at 7:15 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Ginnieb gets a point for the title - yea
Running Bear, Johnny Preston, Sonny James

posted by BC-A on March 20, 2008 at 6:58 PM | link to this | reply

Ginnieb gets a point for the title - yea

posted by Xeno-x on March 19, 2008 at 2:20 PM | link to this | reply

Based on the story of Hiawatha?

posted by ginnieb on March 19, 2008 at 2:19 PM | link to this | reply

Running bear....loved little white dove...
...with a love, big as the sky.  But that's probably not the title right?

posted by ginnieb on March 19, 2008 at 2:19 PM | link to this | reply