I love this song! Though the first time I heard it I was wondering what that word was in the first line...I was like I sure hope this isn't racist! lol. It's not. It's where her step dad is from or something. This whole song is about her upbringing and how the band got together.
The area known as Nickajack referred in general to the rugged Appalachian foothills in eastern Tennessee and northeastern Alabama. John P. Brown, in Old Frontiers, states that "Nickajack" is a corruption of the Cherokee ᎠႠᎫáŒá˜ á± ("Ani-Kusati-yi"), which he says means Coosa Town but more likely means Koasati Town.[citation
The area known as Nickajack referred in general to the rugged Appalachian foothills in eastern Tennessee and northeastern Alabama. John P. Brown, in Old Frontiers, states that "Nickajack" is a corruption of the Cherokee ᎠႠᎫáŒá˜ á± ("Ani-Kusati-yi"), which he says means Coosa Town but more likely means Koasati Town.[citation
I love this song! Though the first time I heard it I was wondering what that word was in the first line...I was like I sure hope this isn't racist! lol. It's not. It's where her step dad is from or something. This whole song is about her upbringing and how the band got together.
The area known as Nickajack referred in general to the rugged Appalachian foothills in eastern Tennessee and northeastern Alabama. John P. Brown, in Old Frontiers, states that "Nickajack" is a corruption of the Cherokee ᎠႠᎫáŒá˜ á± ("Ani-Kusati-yi"), which he says means Coosa Town but more likely means Koasati Town.[citation
The area known as Nickajack referred in general to the rugged Appalachian foothills in eastern Tennessee and northeastern Alabama. John P. Brown, in Old Frontiers, states that "Nickajack" is a corruption of the Cherokee ᎠႠᎫáŒá˜ á± ("Ani-Kusati-yi"), which he says means Coosa Town but more likely means Koasati Town.[citation