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Who sang Sutter's Mill?

Release date: 1985

Duration: 06:31

Dan Fogelberg released the song Sutter's Mill. Date of release: 1985.

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The meaning of the song 'Sutter's Mill ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Sutter’s Mill song analysis

The song tells the story of a man named John Sutter who discovered gold in California in 1847. People from all over America came to seek their fortune, with some succeeding and others failing, facing danger and death on the way. The protagonist sings about how some were grateful for their luck while others blamed John Sutter for starting it all. Eventually, the west was settled and the railroad came, but John Sutter died broke.

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