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    50 years ago, 'Come and Get Your Love' put Native culture on the bandstand

    Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.
    by Elizabeth Blair Apr 16, 2024 5 minutes
    Founded by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas, Redbone scored a Top 5 hit in 1974 with "Come and Get Your Love," launching their Indigenous style and influences into the pop conversation.

    Fifty years ago this month, President Richard Nixon was facing impeachment. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. Leaders of the American Indian Movement were on trial after the armed standoff at Wounded Knee. And the song "Come and Get Your Love" was one of the biggest hits on the radio.

    This soulful pop tune by the band Redbone was, in some ways, related to what was going on politically. It became the first song by an all-Native and Mexican American band to crack the Billboard Top 10, peaking at No. 5 on April 13, 1974.

    Since its release on Redbone's 1973 album , "Come and Get Your Love" has been used in commercials, on TV shows including the Netflix series and in movies. The song captured a new generation in the opening scene of Marvel's .

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