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'''John D.Dee Loudermilk Jr.''' (March 31, 1934 – September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter.
 
His best-known songs include "[[Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)|Indian Reservation]]", a 1968 hit for UK singer [[Don Fardon]], and a U.S. No. 1 hit in 1971 for [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]]. He wrote "[[Ebony Eyes (John D. Loudermilk song)|Ebony Eyes]]", a 1961 U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for [[the Everly Brothers]], and also wrote "[[Tobacco Road (song)|Tobacco Road]]", a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for [[the Nashville Teens]], "This Little Bird", a U.K. No. 6 for [[Marianne Faithfull]] in 1965, and "[[Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye]]", a U.S. Top Ten hit in 1967 for [[the Casinos]]. That song was also a U.S. No. 1 country hit for [[Eddy Arnold]] in the following year.