Johnny Anthony
1 record in the archive · 1989
About the artist
Johnny Anthony (Johnny Ray Anthony, born about 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American country singer who was regarded as a child prodigy and, by his own label's account, was discovered at the age of seven while shining shoes; he signed a long-term contract with Country Showcase Records in 1973 and recorded prolifically for Country Showcase America through the 1980s and 1990s, cutting sides including 'Carolina Blue', 'Wave the Flag (Sing Our Song)' and, later, 'USS Cole (A Hole in My Soul)'. "Long Black Wall", a song about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Tomich and Stamm and…