Thurland Chattaway
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Thurland Chattaway was a popular music composer, active from approximately 1898 to 1912. Most famous for writing the words to the popular hit "Red Wing
". Other songs include "Little Black Me" and "Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy".
Red Wing (song)
"Red Wing" is a popular song written in 1907 with music by Kerry Mills and lyrics by Thurland Chattaway. Mills adapted the music from Robert Schumann's composition for piano "The Happy Farmer, Returning From Work" from his 1848 work Album for the Young, Opus 68. The song tells of a young Indian...
". Other songs include "Little Black Me" and "Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy".