A hard tribe
July 08, 2020
14 Native Americans in rock & metal
A small tribute by Loudwire to the Native Americans in rock and metal:
Testament vocalist Chuck Billy is a descendent of the Pomo Native American tribe; he spent much of his youth on the Hopeland Indian Reservation north of San Francisco
Jimi Hendrix often spoke about his grandmother, who was a member of the Cherokee tribe
Jimmy Carl Black was a Cheyenne drummer for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Rock band Blackfoot - founded by musicians with Cheyenne, Cherokee and Lakota Sioux - experienced major success in the late 1970s
Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna is a descendant of the Iroquois tribe...