Medicine Bend

Margaret Marie Joseph was born in 1950 in Gautier Mississippi and studied drama at Dillard University there.In 1967 a demo at Muscle Shoals Studios led to a deal with Okeh label. In 1969 she moved to Volt, a subsidiary of Stax and produced two albums. After transferring to Atlantic she became compared to Aretha Franklin. Then at Cotillion she hit the charts with a Lamont Dozier production. She left music at this stage and became a teacher but a return to Cotillion produced a #12 RnB.In 2006 she released a Gospel album and remains active today, 2023. Concerning this track I believe Medicine Bend Is a town in South Western USA associated with a Native American settlement. Up tempo at 125 BPM!