<P> In 1960, the Dutch group Het Cocktail Trio recorded a version of the song called Grote Beer (' Great Bear', but also' Ursa Maior') about an Indian who travels in space . </P> <P> During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sonny James enjoyed an unprecedented streak of success with his commercially released singles, many of them covers of previous pop hits . One of his 16 consecutive No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart was a cover version of "Running Bear ." Released in April 1969, James topped the Hot Country Singles chart in mid-June and spent three weeks at No. 1 . The song soon was one of James' most popular recordings of his career . </P> <P> Jim Stallings recorded a version of the song on his 1969 album titled Heya! </P> <P> The Guess Who included the song on their 1972 album Rockin', although the songwriting credit is incorrectly given to Clarence "Curly" Herdman, a country and bluegrass fiddler . </P>

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