• It was included on the soundtrack album for the 1980 motion picture Urban Cowboy.
  • Murphey's version of the song went to number 58 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977. I had no idea of how close Bobby came to being killed by shrapnel.
    • I did a bluegrass version of it on my album, John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2006 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011.
      Murphey's version of the song went to number 58 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977. The story is based on a talented Choctaw fiddle player named "Scooter" who would play solo (and drink) as the narrow gauge train pulled into the station in Silverton, Colorado.

      Lyrics to 'Cherokee Fiddle' by Michael Martin Murphey. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Cherokee Fiddle Chords by Johnny Lee.