🎻 Did you know the story behind the song "Cherokee Fiddle"? Written by Michael Martin Murphey in 1977, it's inspired by a talented fiddle player named "Scooter," whose real name was Dean Kirk. With Choctaw Indian and Irish roots, Scooter played the fiddle all his life. He learned from Clayton McMichen and even worked with country music legend Rex Allen. In his later years, you could find him playing at the narrow gauge train station in Silverton, Colorado. In 1979, Johnny Lee recorded "Cherokee