Buddy Red Bow
Buddy Red Bow | |
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| Born | Warfield Richards June 26, 1948 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation |
| Died | March 28, 1993 (aged 44) |
| Resting place | Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery (Red Shirt)[1] |
| Occupations | musician, actor |
| Known for | Run, Indian, Run[2] |
| Spouse | Cheryl Lynne Oyler (m. 1966)[3] |
Warfield Richards Red Bow (June 26, 1948 – March 28, 1993) was a South Dakota Lakotan known for his music.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Richards was adopted into the Red Bow family at a young age. He grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Red Shirt, South Dakota, and went to school in Rapid City, South Dakota. He dropped out of high school to become an actor[4] and later served in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine in the 1960s.[5]
Red Bow made several records in the 1980s and 1990s as a singer and musician.[4] As an actor, he had minor roles in several Westerns, and a character in the 1989 film Powwow Highway, "Buddy Red Bow", was based on his life.[6]
Death
[edit | edit source]Red Bow died on March 28, 1993, in the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City of cirrhosis of the liver,[7] and was buried in Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery (Red Shirt).[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 1998.[8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Hard Rider (soundtrack, 1972)
- BRB (1981)[9]
- Journey to the Spirit World (1983)
- Black Hills Dreamer (1995)
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- How the West Was Won (1962)
- Young Guns II (1990)[1] (credited as Chief Buddy Redbow)
- Thunderheart (1992)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Buddy Red Bow at IMDb
- Chief Buddy Redbow at IMDb
- Allmusic page
- Buddy Red Bow discography at Discogs
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