Gene Wyles
2 records in the archive · 1966
About the artist
Capt. Gene Wyles, US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) captain who wrote and recorded 'Follow Me' b/w 'The Reporter of Wars' (Columbia 4-43880, December 1966; produced by Don Law & Frank Jones). Billboard (7 Jan 1967) called him the Army's 'second Green Beret' recording artist; he conceived 'Follow Me' as an officer candidate at OCS, Fort Benning, Georgia, where he also posed for the famous 'Follow Me' infantry statue (1960). Reported in 2009 to be living as a farmer in South Carolina. [Source: Billboard 7 Jan 1967 via VWSP YouTube / 45cat / Dick's World blog]
Records
- Gene Wyles – Follow Me (1966)
- Gene Wyles – The Reporter of Wars (1966)