Children on Record

72 songs · chronological · Annotations and notes by Justin A. Brummer

A collection of songs and spoken-word recordings by children referencing the Vietnam War Note: This list refers to young children talking about political issues, influenced by either their parents attitudes, beliefs or commercial objectives. This forms part of the larger Vietnam War Song Project, an interpretive examination of over 6,000 Vietnam War songs identified, revealing how the war's significance is represented through music. The project also collects spoken-word recordings about the conflict. This unique collection of voices advances scholarship by providing insights into people’s views about the war over time as represented in music, looking at diverse communities and vibrant music…

  1. Johnny Drake – Why Daddy (1960)
  2. Uncle Orrie – Uncle Sam (1962)
  3. 5 3/4 Year Old Humorous Dian – Interview with Mr - K (1962)
  4. Kelly Brady – Cruel War (1964)
  5. Randy Davis – Dear Mr. President (1966)
  6. Craig Arthur – The Son of a Green Beret (A Child's Ballad of the Green Beret) (1966)
  7. Susan Wheeler – Christmas Prayer (1966)
  8. Ted Hart – The Christmas Letter (1966)
  9. Two & a Half – Daddy Won't Be Home for Christmas (1966)
  10. Frank Seymour Band – Little Girl's Prayer (1966)
  11. Sandy and Sue – Our Daddy's in Vietnam (1967)
  12. Becky Lamb – Little Becky's Christmas Wish (1967)
  13. Joey Martin – Joey's Prayer (1967)
  14. Joey Martin – Joey's Letter (1967)
  15. Edan Benn – Little Boy's Prayer (1967)
  16. Dewey Jones – Please Mr. Johnson (1967)
  17. Little Betty Pruett – Pray for the Boys in Vietnam (1967)
  18. La Lloroncita – Papito en Vietnam (1967)
  19. Barbara March – Private First Class So and So (1967)
  20. Little Shirley and Her Wranglers – What's It Like in Viet Nam (1967)
  21. Peter Robbins – If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) (1967)
  22. Becky Lamb – Love Tommy (1968)
  23. Becky Lamb – If I'm Elected Presedent in 1968 (1968)
  24. Roger Jones – Big Brother (Home for Christmas) (1968)
  25. Tony Dean – The Silver Star (1968)
  26. Tony Dean – I Wear the Shoes of a Man (1968)
  27. Little Kathy Hoffman – Kathy's Letter (1969)
  28. Marc Copage – Santa, Bring My Daddy Home for Christmas (1969)
  29. Starla Parrish – Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam (1969)
  30. Nancy – I Promise I'll Wait (1969)
  31. Ron Marshall – What Can I Wish You My Son (1969)
  32. Raymond Myles – Prayer From a 12 Year Old Boy (1970)
  33. The Truehart Kids – If Your Dad Were a Prisoner of War (1971)
  34. Eve Plumb – How Will It Be? (1971)
  35. Bob Necaise – Mr. Where Is Viet-Nam (1971)
  36. Tom Clay – Victors (1971)
  37. Tom Clay – What the World Needs Now Is Love - Abraham, Martin and John (1971)
  38. Greg Crosby – I Know the Lord Will Make a Way (1971)
  39. Little Gary Dee – My Daddy Is a Prisoner (Somewhere in Viet Nam) (1972)
  40. Tammie McCarroll – Man in Vietnam (1972)
  41. Various Artists – Songs for a Peaceful World (1972)
  42. Andrea McArdle – A Christmas Wish (1972)
  43. Lucky Peterson – Daddy Come Home for Christmas (1972)
  44. Various Artists – Die schonsten kinderlieder: Friedenshilfe Vietnam (1973)
  45. Rusty Daymon – He Didn't Bring Daddy Home for Christmas (1973)
  46. Various Artists – Kinder singen für sie (1974)
  47. Various Artists – Kinder singen für sie, 2. teil (1976)
  48. Vietnamesischer Flüchtlings-Chor Europas – Meine heimat ist Vietnam (1979)
  49. Vader Abraham und Der erste Vietnamesische Flüchtlingschor aus Frankurt/Main – Boote ohne Hafen (1979)
  50. Brenda Gail Foss – There There'll Be No Vietnam
  51. El Paso High School Varsity Choir – Vietnam Christmas
  52. Earline Head and The Flint River Boys – My Daddy Is a Soldier
  53. Bobby Flores & Country Gentleman – M.I.A. - Missing in Action
  54. Little Debbie Duncan – The Vietnam Song
  55. Donna Sands – Bring My Daddy Home
  56. Steve Dorrier – Letter to the President
  57. Steve Dorrier – What's the Matter With Mommie
  58. Tom Scott – Letter to the President
  59. Troy Crane – Valley of the Brave U.S.A.
  60. The Singing Burris Family – My Country, I'm Proud of You
  61. Pam Gilbert – What Has the World Done to My Baby
  62. Kim Whittington – Welcome Home Daddy
  63. Various Artists – Foster Parents' Plan Vietnamese Shoe Campaign
  64. Gateway 1000 – Just Remember
  65. Gateway 1000 – God Bless the Women (Of the Men Who Died in Vietnam)
  66. Cindy Allen – Santa Don't Forget My Mommy
  67. The New Hope Quartet – Keep-A-Moving
  68. Mike Franklin – Boy's Prayer
  69. The Richard Wolfe Children's Chorus and Friends – A Generation of Peace
  70. Irwin Levine & The American Children – Lets All Sing a Song About America
  71. Harry Burgess – Chicago Policeman
  72. Valerie & Everett Hull – Foreign Policy