DISCLAIMER/INFO BELOW John Trudell is a Santee-Lakotah from Nebraska. His song Out of the Bluesis movie music from Robert Redfords documentary about the case of Leonard Peltier Incident at Olglala. Trudell who was a prominent spokesperson and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) payed for his commitment an unimaginable high price. During an Aim demonstration in 1979 in Washington DC his 3 children, wife and mother died in a horrible way during a mysterious fire at night. Negotiations were crushed harshly by the FBI. He retreated from the world and started with writing down words to prevent he would lose his mind. The poems which the Blue Indian (or also called sad Indian) and friend of Jackson Browne later combined with music belongs nowadays to the most intrusive and significant Indian voices. John Trudell is an acclaimed poet, national recording artist, actor and activist whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work and message. Trudell (Santee Sioux) was a spokesperson for the Indian of All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971. In 1982, Trudell began recording his poetry to traditional Native music and in 1983 he released his debut album Tribal Voice on his own Peace Company label. Trudell then teamed up with the late legendary Kiowa guitarist Jesse Ed Davis. Together, they recorded three albums during the 1980s. The first of these, AKA Graffiti Man, was released in 1986 and dubbed the best album of the year ...
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