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US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]
1,234 songs · chronological within each section · A–Z by artist
Annotations and notes by Justin A. Brummer
Entries are numbered (#1, #2 …) for reference on this page; the numbers shift when entries are added or split.
Crowd beneath a 'Back LBJ in Viet Nam' banner at a rally supporting President Johnson's war policy, mid-1960s; US National Archives.
A collection of US 'patriotic', pro-government, and anti-protest songs referencing the Vietnam War
This forms part of the larger Vietnam War Song Project, an interpretive examination of over 6,500 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 scenes. It is crucial in developing our knowledge of the war and the humanities, through the use of a digital research platform.Note: The VWSP has identified, to date, 1,230+ 'patriotic', pro-government and anti-protest songs released during the war years (1960–75).
YouTube playlist: US Patriotic / Pro Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years], vietnamwarsongproject.com/list/us-patriotic-pro-government-anti-protest-songs, accessed 12 November 2026
Introduction
Songs in this section include expressions of patriotism, opposition to the anti-war movement (anti-protest), support for govt. policies, anti-communism (in the Cold War context), and pro-soldier or military sentiment.
Beyond Patriotic and Anti-Protest, the songs in this collection most often also deal with: Soldier's Perspective, Religion, K.I.A., Demonstration.
Often anti-war songs received more attention than patriotic music, probably because the anti-war movement was so vocal in the public sphere in comparison to Richard Nixon's "great silent majority" who largely supported the war in Vietnam. Most of these people came from the Heartland of the US, regions which included large areas of farm land and people with strong ties to religion and agricultural life. Therefore, the Country genre is dominant in this section.
Also note multiple patriotic songs from Australia, one of the key allies of the US, which sent troops to fight in the Vietnam War.
Time Period & Criteria
- Pre-Gulf of Tonkin: 1960-1964
While many of these early songs may have been intending to refer to US troops in Germany, or Korea, or representing general Cold War fears, they were released in the run-up to the "Vietnam era" and the Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964), which led to a major escalation of US involvement in the conflict, and thus included in this list, as cultural perspectives. The criteria is the same as for the war years - the songs included mention Vietnam, or the lyrics deal with war-related themes, such as the draft, napalm, prisoners of war, demonstrations, references to soldiers and veterans, war & peace, and expressions of patriotism. - War Years: 1964-1975
Released during the key war years, the songs included mention Vietnam, or the lyrics deal with war-related themes, such as the draft, napalm, prisoners of war, demonstrations, references to soldiers and veterans, war & peace, and expressions of patriotism. While the war goes back to the 1954 Geneva conference, following the Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964), the US significantly expanded its presence in the region and its defence of South Vietnam, and thus using this date as the beginning of the core war years. These run to the collapse of South Vietnam (30 April 1975), in two periods: (a) 1964-1972, the years of major US combat involvement, up to the peace agreement; (b) 1973-1975, from the Paris Peace Accords (27 January 1973), which brought US troops and prisoners of war home, to the collapse of South Vietnam. This collection covers the war years only (1960-1975).
Themes
- Pro-Government:
Expressions of support for government policy / actions. - Anti-Protest:
Opposition to the anti-war movement, draft card burning, demonstrations etc. - Pro-Soldier or Military:
The soldier as hero, doing their patriotic duty. May include songs referencing a soldier volunteering to join the military to fight in Vietnam. - Anti-Communist:
Cold War opposition.
Other important themes and references:
- Flag: reference to the national flag as a patriotic symbol, used in many wars. May be referred to as "Old Glory" or "Stars & Stripes". May also be anti-protest songs, opposed to Flag Burning.
- Anti-Hippie: criticism of hippie [or hippy] culture. Often presented as a youth movement, related to psychedelic music, drugs use (e.g. LSD and marijuana), long hair (both men & women), jeans, flairs, pop art, free love (sex, love-in), travelling, spirituality.
- Love It or Leave It: popular slogan, along with "if you don’t love it, leave it", often seen at "patriotic" demonstrations.
- Medals: military awards and decorations recognising accomplishments, such as Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, and Silver Star.
- Domino Theory: that the collapse of South Vietnam into the control of the communist north would trigger the collapse of democracy in other countries and threaten the US - the idea of which came from President Eisenhower, during a press conferences on 7 April 1954.
- Silent Majority: As the anti-war movement grew in the late 60s, a vast number of records supported Nixon, which referenced Nixon's speech on the war on 3 November 1969: “to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support”.
1960-1964
In the 1964 presidential election 2/3rds of Americans said that they paid little or no attention to Vietnam.1 However, the Vietnam conflict had started to rise in the news agenda. The US had over 15,000 personnel in South Vietnam - mainly military experts, for training and support. Furthermore, on 7 August 1964, the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, following a naval clash between North Vietnam and US forces, which permitted President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) to send conventional forces to Vietnam.2 Thus, Vietnam started to become a focal point in the news and with topical singers.
- 8 November 1960: John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in US presidential election
- 20 December 1960: National Liberation Front (NFL) or the Viet Cong is established
- 2 November 1962: South Vietnamese leader Diem executed in coup
- 22 November 1963: Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes US president following Kennedy assassination
- 2-4 August 1964: North Vietnam attacks US ships in Gulf of Tonkin
- 7 August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress, permitting intervention
- 3 November 1964: Johnson re-elected US president
1960
#1 Billy Grammer Unknown Soldier 1960 · Single · Princess of Persia / Unknown Soldier · Everest # 19353 · USA
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- Fanfare / country, patriotic, Killed in Action (K.I.A.)- My grave is marked unknown
- mothers and sweethearts mourn
- Everest 19353, A-side Unknown…
#2 Johnny Drake & Kitten Why Daddy 1960 · Single · Why Daddy / Often Broke But Never Poor · Era # 3016 · USA
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Why Daddy (Drake, Johnny & Kitten)Pop. Hollywood, California, USA.
Child narration. Asking father questions about war
Brother is going in the army to defend…
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Pink Era Records 3016 sample copy marked "Not for Sale", 45 RPM; "Why Daddy" (M. Holmes - M. Riesing - B. DeVorzon), 45-BSN-43, time 2:35, Sherman Music… #3 Ashley Dees Missing in Action (Whereabouts Unknown) 1960 · Single · Beneath Pearl Harbor Waters / Missing in Action (Whereabouts Unknown) · Star-Win # 45-7002 · USA
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Notes
Missing in Action ( "Whereabouts Unknown" ) (Dees, Ashley) Traditional pop. 1960 - built up to Vietnam War.
References WW2 and Korea but not Vietnam.12
Sources
- 1 45cat ↩
- 2 Billboard, 3 October 1960 ↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Star-Win 45-7002 B, cream label with blue print, Star-Win Record Corp., Scottsdale, Arizona; "Missing in Action ("Whereabouts Unknown")" (Ashley Dees),…1961
#4 Bill Post I Am the United States of America 1961 · Single · I Am the United States of America / Pledge of Allegiance · Crest # 45-1093 · USA
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- traditional pop, generic patriotic- early 1960s
- narrator is all the componets of the USA
- reference to wars, WW2, Korea (Vietnam not mentioned)
- Music…
#5 Roger Smith Land of Liberty 1961 · Single · I Get Rainy River Blues / Land of Liberty · Salamanca # CP-6441 · USA
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Land of Liberty (Smith, Roger)Traditional pop, song poem. Jamestown, New York. Label founded by Robert Formica
Vietnam-era generic patriotic.
Tribute to the…
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Salamanca Records CP-6441, yellow label, 515 Clinton St., Jamestown, N.Y.; "Land of Liberty" (Stan Johnson - Bob Formica), Salamanca Music Pub. (BMI),… #6 Bob Jennings Gloryland March 1961 · Single · Gloryland March / That's What Children Are For · Republic # 2015 · USA
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Gloryland March (Jennings, Bob)Country, fanfare, patriotic.
Vietnam-era: the army is marching, fighting for us.
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Republic Records (Melody Ranch Records, Inc.), distributed by Warner Bros. Records, published by Peer International. [From Discogs]Republic 2015 (1049),…
#7 Joan Edwards Joe My Darling 1961 · Single · Joe My Darling / With You · Sandrea # BP-942 · USA
Credited on the record as Joan Edwards, Al Russ Orchestra.
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Joe My Darling (Edwards, Joan)Fanfare, patriotic. Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sweetheart's letter to soldier.
He guards freedom day and night.
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Sandrea Records, Cleveland, Ohio, BP-942-A, matrix ZTSC-107237, 45 RPM, pale blue label; "Joe My Darling" (Mike Egyed), Sandrea Music Corp., ASCAP, time… #8 Jimmy Thomason How Long (Prisoner's Lament) 1961 · Single · How Long (Prisoner's Lament) / Dear Son · Cenco # 117 · USA
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How Long (Prisoner's Lament) (Thomason, Jimmy) Country. P.O.W., prisoner of war song.
1961 - Vietnam-era - but may be in reference to other war (Korea?)
N…
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Cenco Records 117 (117-A), "A Division of Spry Record Corp.", red label with silver print; "How Long (Prisoner's Lament)" (E. C. and Lois Mills), 3:00,… #9 Archie Campbell Sergeant York 1961 · Single · Grab a Little Sunshine / Sergeant York · Starday # 45-557 · USA
1962
#10 Uncle Orrie Uncle Sam 1962 · Single · Uncle Sam / My Wildwood Flower · Walton # W-005 · USA
Annotation
Uncle SamPatriotic, featured child narration, released in Richmond, Indiana, USA
Who is Uncle Sam? (the child asked)
Born on 1776, helping nations all over the world - foreign aid
Soldiers carry the flag proudly, stop dictators.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Walton Records "Inc. with Elvitrue", 45 RPM-005A (9103), blue label printed in silver; "Uncle Sam" (Norman Walton), vocal with organ, BMI, time 2:55;… #11 Buster Doss Looks Like We're Gonna Fight Again 1962 · Single · Looks Like We're Gonna Fight Again / Volkswagon With a Tailwind · Wizard # R 1654-1 · USA
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Looks Like We're Gonna Fight Again (Doss, Buster)Country, anti-communist, patriotic.
Fought in WW2, Korea.
Problems in Cuba (anti-Castro reference).
Russia,…
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Wizard Records R 1654-1, Box 1033, Waco, Texas, white label with a star portrait logo; "Looks Like We're Gonna Fight Again" (B. Doss), 2:30, Buster Doss… #12 The Louvin Brothers The Great Atomic Power 1962 · Single · The Great Atomic Power / The Weapon of Prayer · Capitol # 4686 · USA
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Weapon of Prayer, The (Louvin Brothers, The)Bluegrass / country, patriotic.
A-side: atomic, Cold War. Originally released 1950s
B-side: Land across the sea,…
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Capitol 4686, purple label, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., U.S.A."; "The Great Atomic Power" (I. Louvin-C. Louvin-B. Bain), 2:38 (45-36260); flip "The… #13 The Louvin Brothers The Weapon of Prayer 1962 · Single · The Great Atomic Power / The Weapon of Prayer · Capitol # 4686 · USA
Annotation: see “The Great Atomic Power” above (same release).
#14 Marvin Gaye Soldier's Plea 1962 · Single · Soldier's Plea / Taking My Time · Tamla # 54063 · USA
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Marvin Gaye, born in Washington D.C. (2 April 1939), helped shape the sound of the Detroit-based Motown Records in the 1960s, and thus he became one of the most influential soul singers of the era. In the early 1970s with the album What's Going On, which contained several Vietnam War and Civil Rights references, he worked on his own…Notes
Tamla 54063, yellow globe label, "Tamla Records, Detroit, Michigan", matrix ZTSC 82821 / DM-V 004101, stamped "D.J. Copy"; "Soldier's Plea" (Stevenson,… #15 Ben Tate Was It Russia or the U.S.A.? 1962 · Single · A Lasting World Peace / Was It Russia or the U.S.A.? · Ronnie # 2005 · USA
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Notes
- "Was It Russia or the U.S.A.?"- Label: Ronnie # 20051
- Songwriter: unknown
- Release: 1962
- Note: need image, need song. WW2, Cold War related? Probably too early for Vietnam
Sources
- 1 Song Poem Music ↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#16 Dick Dale Enlistment Twist 1962 · Single · Enlistment Twist / The U.S. Army Buddies · The United States Army # OLM-PS-1301-A/OLM-PS-1302-A · USA
Credited on the record as Dick Dale & Francine York.
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Enlistment Twist (Dale, Dick & Francine York) US Army Buddies (Dale, Dick & Francine York) US army propaganda song. Fanfare, patriotic. Vietnam-era. Songs… #17 Craig Adams & His Country Cousins US Army Buddies 1962 · Single · Enlistment Twist / The U.S. Army Buddies · The United States Army # OLM-PS-1301-A/OLM-PS-1302-A · USA
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Enlistment Twist (Dale, Dick & Francine York) US Army Buddies (Dale, Dick & Francine York) US army propaganda song. Fanfare, patriotic. Vietnam-era. Songs…1963
#18 Joseph Di Lauro D.A.V.'s Hymn (Disabled American Veterans) 1963 · Single · Universal Artists # R-81063 · USA
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Both sides, patriotic tribute to disabled veterans.Reference to Purple Heart and Silver Star
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Universal Artists R-81063; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); 1963; United States. [From Rate Your Music] Universal Artists, 232 West, 48th Street, New York, New York.… #19 Norm Burns Twenty-Three 1963 · Single · Twenty-Three / Lost in Hopes of You · Sterling # S-284 · USA
Credited on the record as Norman Burns.
Notes
- "Twenty-Three"- Label: Sterling Records # S-284
- Songwriter: Mary Genco, Lew Tobin
- Lyrics by Mary Genco
- Music by Lew Tobin
- 1963, song poem,…
1964
#20 Jimmy Jack Battle of Vietnam 1964 · Single · Battle of Vietnam / Little Tin Soldier · Blue Masque # 730 · USA
Annotation
An early patriotic song in the country music genre called the "Battle of Vietnam" (Blue Masque Records # 730). Set in 1963, the narrator, speaking in the first person, told the story of a soldier in the infantry called up to fight in an unfamiliar place called Vietnam to stop the communists and "keep it free" . Composed by Joseph Van…Notes
Blue Masque Records 730, Hollywood, Calif., "Dist. Nationally by Crusader Rec. Inc."; "Battle of Vietnam" (Joseph Van Winkle - Fred Darian), Breezy Willow… #21 Jeff Johnson What's Our World Coming To 1964 · Single · What's Our World Coming To / I Said It and I'm Glad · Dewl # 4268 · USA
Credited on the record as Jeff Johnson & the Shorthands.
Annotation
Jeff Johnson, country artist, born 3 November 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, USA, and 26 January 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The song "What's Our World Coming To" , released in 1964 in Hollywood, California, was an early anti-protest, patriotic, religious themed record. It started with a Civil Rights message, noting that "Lincoln said let… Notes
Dewl Records 4268, "513 W. Thomas Rd."; "What's Our World Coming To" (Jeff Johnson), 2:16, BMI, English Music; Jeff Johnson & the Shorthands; "Produced by… #22 The Minute Men Flag Wavin' 1964 · Single · Flag Wavin' / Great Day Comin' · Original Sound # OS-45 · USA
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Flag Wavin' (Minute Men, The)Country pop, harmony group.
Flag-waving, protect democracy and back the government.
Vietnam-era patriotism.
B-side: great day…
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Original Sound OS-45, 8510 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif., black label with stroboscopic rim ("When lines appear to stand still, record is revolving… #23 The Minute Men Great Day Comin' 1964 · Single · Flag Wavin' / Great Day Comin' · Original Sound # OS-45 · USA
Annotation: see “Flag Wavin'” above (same release).
#24 Jim Klink Let's Pray for the U.S.A. 1964 · Single · The Death of John F. Kennedy / Let's Pray for the U.S.A. · Sumit # 45-0003 · USA
Credited on the record as Jim Klink Acc. by The Country String Pickers.
Notes
et's Pray for the U.S.A. (Klink, Jim)Somerset, Pennsylvania. Country music, patriotic.
A-side - JFK tribute.
B-side - pray for the USA - generic Vietnam-era…
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Red Sumit Records label with silver mountain logo, 45-0003, 45 rpm, matrix 1024-45-0003-B, "Dist. by Sumit Recording Co., Box 469, Somerset, Pa."; "Let's… #25 Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde No Tears for Johnnie 1964 · Single · No Tears for Johnnie / A Summer Song · Lana # 146 · USA
Credited on the record as Chad Stewart and Jeremy Clyde.
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No Tears for Johnnie (Stuart, Chad and Jeremy Clyde)Folk pop / rock, patriotic
Johnnie off to war - shed no tears if he dies
Fighting for foreign glory.…
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World Artists 1027 (ZTSP 95106), World Artists Records, made in U.S.A.; "No Tears For Johnnie" (Tom Springfield), 2:18, Unart & Worart (BMI); credited to… #26 Don Rondo The Force of Freedom 1964 · Single · The Force of Freedom / The Peace Corps Song · Not On Label # ZTSC-96943 · USA
Credited on the record as Don Rondo, Chorus and The Artie Fields Band.
Notes
Fanfare, patriotic.A-side: praises freedom in the USA, Bill of Rights
B-side: peace corps, building peace in the world, serve humanity.
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ZTSC-96943, Side 1, 45 rpm; by Graham T. Overgard, ASCAP; no label name printed. White label, blue print. [From the record label] #27 Maurice Ogden The Flag 1964 · Single · The Flag / Keep Our Country Free · Challenge # 59233 · USA
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Patriotic, traditional pop / narrations, religionA-side: From Washington to JFK, soldiers fought to keep us free
B-side: Why did you go across the sea?…
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The Flag (2:50) written by Dale Hawkins; Keep Our Country Free (2:03) written by Al Jones and Joe Osborn. [From Discogs]Challenge 59233 (45-1051),…
#28 Maurice Ogden Keep Our Country Free 1964 · Single · The Flag / Keep Our Country Free · Challenge # 59233 · USA
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Patriotic, traditional pop / narrations, religionA-side: From Washington to JFK, soldiers fought to keep us free
B-side: Why did you go across the sea?…
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The Flag (2:50) written by Dale Hawkins; Keep Our Country Free (2:03) written by Al Jones and Joe Osborn. [From Discogs]Challenge 59233 (45-1052),…
#29 Bob Linkletter Voice of Liberty 1964 · Single · Voice of Liberty / The Letter · Impact # 33-1M · USA
Credited on the record as Bob Preston.
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Member of Bob And Michèle, The Cornells. Also known as Robert Preston Linkletter, Bob Preston. Record said "Not all liberals are communists - but all… #30–39 Bull Durham Songs of SAC 1964 · Album · SM # 1001 · USA
All 8 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
#30 The Crew That Never Returned #31 Hang Down Your Boom Ross Cooley #32 Happy SAC Warrior #33 Home on the Pad #35 No SAC Crew Members Down in Hell #36 SAC Lament #37 Sad SAC #39 Wreck of the Old 97
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#30 Bull Durham The Crew That Never Returned 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #31 Bull Durham Hang Down Your Boom Ross Cooley 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #32 Bull Durham Happy SAC Warrior 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #33 Bull Durham Home on the Pad 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #35 Bull Durham No SAC Crew Members Down in Hell 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #36 Bull Durham SAC Lament 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #37 Bull Durham Sad SAC 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #39 Bull Durham Wreck of the Old 97 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · SM # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #34 Bull Durham Introduction and Eighteen Hours 1964 · Album · Songs of SAC · Sargent Major # 1001 · USA
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Sargent Major SM 1001 (labels SM 1001-1 and SM 1001-2, blue and silver with a sergeant-major chevron emblem; front cover "SGT MAJ 1001", back "SGT MAJOR… #38 Barry Goldwater & Lyndon B. Johnson Viet Nam, Use of Nuclear Weapons 1964 · Album · The Basic Issues · Purchase # 54101 · USA
#40 Lennie Maxwell I'd Rather Be Far Right Than President 1964 · Album · Divine Right # DV 50M · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Comedy about 1964 election, mainly Goldwater. Also references Vietnam, Rocky, Nixon, LBJ, George Wallace, atomic… #41 Lyndon B. Johnson State of the Union Address 1964 · Album · The First Hundred Days: A Documentary · 20th Century Fox # TFM 3145 · USA
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State of the Union Address (Johnson, Lyndon B.) Spoken word speeches by LBJ. Reference to LBJ, JFK, Civil Rights, Cold War [From Justin A. Brummer notes… #42 Barry Goldwater The Voice of Barry Goldwater 1964 · Album · The Voice of Barry Goldwater · Calendar # BG 1 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Goldwater election platform - reference to Vietnam policy Spoken-word, speeches [From Justin A. Brummer notes… #43 Paul Parker Rockin' for Goldwater 1964 · Single · Rockin' for Goldwater / Little Girl · Glenn # 3201 · USA
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- Barry Goldwater support, rockabilly - Referencing LBJ, Cuba - Trouble in Vietnam - Goldwater will put an end to it [From Justin A. Brummer notes from… #44 Bob Linkletter Voice of Liberty 1964 · Single · Voice of Liberty / The Letter · Impact # 33-1M · USA
Credited on the record as Bob Preston.
Notes
Contemporary folk, both sides.America is in danger from communism.
Defend liberty. Don't turn away
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Member of Bob And Michèle, The Cornells. Also known as Robert Preston Linkletter, Bob Preston. Record said "Not all liberals are communists - but all… #45 Buck Griffin From Viet Nam to Dolan 1964 · Single · Drinkin' With the Blues / From Viet Nam to Dolan · Foundation # 10415 · USA
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From Viet Nam to Dolan (Buck Griffin) (Foundation Records # 10415). 1967
Rockabilly. Soldier discharged from army following injury in Vietnam. On bus home, can't wait for the celebrations in his little town, there will be a parade where he will be the main attraction, and he'll kiss his family and sweetheart. Image of veterans returning…
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Foundation Records, Box 10415, Midwest City, Oklahoma; 10415-B (FN25); "From Viet Nam to Dolan" (Buck Griffin), Visual Hits (B.M.I.), 2:08. [From the…1965
- 2 March: US Rolling Thunder bombing campaign of North Vietnam kicks-off
- 8 March: Escalation of US combat troops in Vietnam
- 17 April: 20,000 attend anti-war demonstration in Washington D.C.
- 28 April: Australian PM Menzies send battalion to South Vietnam
- 4 May: LBJ requests additional $700m for the war
- 5 May: Berkeley students burn draft cards at city's draft board
- 27 May: New Zealand PM Holyoake announces sending first troops to S. Vietnam
- 28 July: LBJ commits additional 50,000 troop to Vietnam
- 31 August: LBJ criminalizes destruction of draft card
- 27 November: March on Washington for Peace in Vietnam demonstration
- 28 November: Philippines announces sending troops to S. Vietnam
- 24 December: LBJ halts bombing campaign
- 31 December: US personnel in S. Vietnam total 184k+, up from 23k+ from a year earlier.
1965
#46 Jack Sanders The Viet Nam Blues 1965 · Single · The Viet Nam Blues / The Greatest Master · Dot # 16766 · USA
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The song "The Viet Nam Blues" (Dot Records # 16766), written by Kris Kristofferson, took a patriotic line. On 28 August 1965 Billboard reported that "Capt. Kris Kristofferson, 23, of Texas, a Rhodes scholar, got out of the army recently, met songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who persuaded him to come to Nashville and try his hand as a…Notes
Dot 45-16766 (MB-20144), black "Ultra High Fidelity" label dated 8-65; "The Viet Nam Blues" (Kris Kristofferson), 2:35, Buckhorn Music Pub. Co., BMI; "A… #47 Jan Berry The Universal Coward 1965 · Single · The Universal Coward / I Can't Wait to Love You · Liberty # 55845 · USA
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The song "Universal Coward" (Liberty Records # 55845), a patriotic track, can be seen as an answer to Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" - both the same tune, but with lyrics representing opposite views. The narrator attacked the peace movement, draft card burning, and defended the role of the US in holding back communism and the… #48 Ernest Tubb It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam) 1965 · Single · It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam) / After the Boy Gets the Girl · Decca # 31861 · USA
Credited on the record as Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours.
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Honky-tonk singer-songwriter Ernest Tubb, born near Crisp, Texas (1914-1984), considered one of the most influential country performers in history, played the role of the soldier in the song "It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam)" (Decca Records # 31861) - as stated in the title, he explained what… Notes
Decca 31861 (116,585), black rainbow-band label; "It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Viet Nam)" (Dave McEnery), Medallion… #49–52 Johnny Wright Hello Vietnam 1965 · Album · Decca # DL 74698 · USA
All 4 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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This LP, which included the patriotic song "Hello Vietnam", also had some other Vietnam / war related tracks (Decca Records # DL 74698) which fit into the soldier's perspective category, including "Pretty Little Vietnamese" and a cover of the classic, popular country music track "Dear John Letter" , composed by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen,… #49 Soldier's Last Letter #50 A Dear John Letter #51 Pretty Little Vietnamese #52 Rainbow at Midnight
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#49 Johnny Wright Soldier's Last Letter 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam · Decca # DL 74698 · USA
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This LP, which included the patriotic song "Hello Vietnam", also had some other Vietnam / war related tracks (Decca Records # DL 74698) which fit into the soldier's perspective category, including "Pretty Little Vietnamese" and a cover of the classic, popular country music track "Dear John Letter" , composed by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen,… #50 Johnny Wright A Dear John Letter 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam · Decca # DL 74698 · USA
Annotation: see “Soldier's Last Letter” above (same release).
#51 Johnny Wright Pretty Little Vietnamese 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam · Decca # DL 74698 · USA
Annotation: see “Soldier's Last Letter” above (same release).
#52 Johnny Wright Rainbow at Midnight 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam · Decca # DL 74698 · USA
Annotation: see “Soldier's Last Letter” above (same release).
#53 Ray Hildebrand Hello Viet Nam (Goodbye My Love) 1965 · Single · Hello Viet Nam (Goodbye My Love) / You Wonderful You · Philips # 40339 · USA
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The song "Hello Viet Nam (Goodbye My Love)" (Philips # 40339), a cover of the Tom T. Hall song recorded by Johnnie Wright, above. This had a very different sound, mainly in the garage rock genre, rather than the slow country style of Johnnie Wright. It also did not include the spoken word extract. Hildebrand, born 21 December 1940, in…Notes
Philips 40339, matrix PHW1-36979, white label marked "For Broadcast Only — Not for Sale R 570"; "**Hello Viet Nam** (Goodbye My Love)" (T. Hall), vocal,… #54 Bill Nettles and His Dixie Blue Boys God Bless My Darling He's Somewhere 1965 · Single · God Bless My Darling He's Somewhere (In Viet Nam) / Got a Lot of Lovin' to Do · Nett # 10002 · USA
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The song "God Bless My Darling He's Somewhere (In Viet Nam)" (Nett-Records # 10002) took a patriotic line - the central character volunteered for the army, to fight "for our country's freedom" . This song was actually an update, for Vietnam, of an earlier version. Bill Nettles (1903-1967), a well known country songwriter from…Notes
Nett-Records 10002-A (1248-45-10002-A), 45 RPM, blue and silver label; "God Bless My Darling He's Somewhere (In Viet Nam)" (Bill Nettles), 3:20, Peer… #55 Happy Fats Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam 1965 · Single · Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam / Dear Mr. Secretary · Reb Rebel # 513 · USA
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Born Leroy LeBlanc on 30 January 1915, in Louisiana, Happy Fats belonged to the Cajun community - descendants of 17th-century French colonists.12 He released a series of controversial political and racist records in the 1960s, including "Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam" (1965), which praised the fighting soldier in Vietnam, and…Notes
Reb Rebel No. 513, side 1, label with two Confederate flags, P.O. Box 769, Crowley, La.; "Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam" (L. Le Blanc-J. West —… #56 Jerry Reed Fightin' for the U.S.A. 1965 · Single · Fightin' for the U.S.A. / Navy Blues · RCA Victor # 47-8730 · USA
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Country singer Jerry Reed (1937-2008) released the patriotic Vietnam song "Fightin' for the U.S.A." (RCA Victor # 47-8730). The b-side, "Navy Blues" , presumably related to the Vietnam conflict in light of the a-side, was an instrumental number, with acoustic guitar finger-picking and an up-tempo drum beat. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, his…Notes
RCA Victor 47-8730, white "Not for Sale" promotional label; producer Chet Atkins; Lowery Music Co. Inc., BMI. "Fightin' for the U.S.A." (Jerry R.… #57 Jerry Reed Navy Blues 1965 · Single · Fightin' for the U.S.A. / Navy Blues · RCA Victor # 47-8730 · USA
Annotation: see “Fightin' for the U.S.A.” above (same release).
#58–67 The Lonesome Valley Singers Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs 1965 · Album · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
All 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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The country group The Lonesome Valley Singers produced a whole album in support of the soldiers fighting in South East Asia (Diplomat Records # D 2376). They also released two other Vietnam themed albums, discussed below - Men in the Green Berets (1966) and God Bless the Working Man. This album included a version of two Tom T. Hall songs… #58 It's All Worth Fighting For #59 Hello Vietnam #60 What We're Fighting For #61 Don't Worry, Just Pray #62 Goodbye Curly Head #63 I'm Just a Lonesome Soldier #64 It's Got to Be Done #65 Jungle War #66 Tell the Folks I Miss 'Em #67 Why Doesn't Someone Write to Me
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#58 The Lonesome Valley Singers It's All Worth Fighting For 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
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The country group The Lonesome Valley Singers produced a whole album in support of the soldiers fighting in South East Asia (Diplomat Records # D 2376). They also released two other Vietnam themed albums, discussed below - Men in the Green Berets (1966) and God Bless the Working Man. This album included a version of two Tom T. Hall songs… Notes
Diplomat D 2376 (labels 2376 A / 2376 B), black label with a magenta sunburst over the Diplomat logo, "Long Playing, 33⅓ RPM — High Fidelity Record Mfd.… #59 The Lonesome Valley Singers Hello Vietnam 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#60 The Lonesome Valley Singers What We're Fighting For 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#61 The Lonesome Valley Singers Don't Worry, Just Pray 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#62 The Lonesome Valley Singers Goodbye Curly Head 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#63 The Lonesome Valley Singers I'm Just a Lonesome Soldier 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#64 The Lonesome Valley Singers It's Got to Be Done 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#65 The Lonesome Valley Singers Jungle War 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#66 The Lonesome Valley Singers Tell the Folks I Miss 'Em 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#67 The Lonesome Valley Singers Why Doesn't Someone Write to Me 1965 · Album · Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs · Diplomat # D 2376 · USA
Annotation: see “It's All Worth Fighting For” above (same release).
#68 Billy Carr What's Come Over This World? 1965 · Single · What's Come Over This World? / (Wait Till You See) My Gidget · Colpix # CP-791 · USA
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The song "What's Come Over This World" (Colpix Records # CP-791) written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller took a patriotic stance. It particular criticised the anti-war movement. The song noted draft card burning, calling them "an army of cowards" and that "while the country is in danger they just carry a sign" . It also made… Notes
Colpix CP-791 (10363); "What's Come Over This World?" (Greenfield-Keller), 2:45, Screen Gems-Columbia Music BMI; Billy Carr; "Arr. & Prod. by Greenfield &… #69 The Spokesmen The Dawn of Correction 1965 · Single · The Dawn of Correction / For You Babe · Decca # 31844 · USA
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As can be seen from the title of the song and within the lyrics, the track "The Dawn of Correction" (Decca Record # 31844) answered Barry McGuire's popular single "Eve of Destruction" - in fact, it was played to the same tune. This single reached #36 in the Billboard charts.1 The Spokesmen were an American garage rock group, made up of…Notes
Decca 31844 (116,430), rainbow-stripe black label, "M'f'r'd by Decca Records Inc. New York, U.S.A."; "The Dawn of Correction" (J. Madara-D. White-R.… #70 Jayhawkers Dawn of Instruction 1965 · Single · Dawn of Instruction / Searchin' · Deltron # 21 · USA
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Less well-known and successful than the above, the Michigan garage rock song "Dawn of Instruction" (Deltron # 21) also provided an answer to McGuire's "Eve of Destruction". Starting with the sound-effect of a bomb dropping, the narrator criticised McGuire for being negative and spreading fear, as he claimed that the US was "getting… Notes
Deltron 21 (1227-45-0467-A), vocal, 45 RPM, yellow label with a lightning-bolt triangle logo; "Dawn of Instruction", Trusdale-BMI, time 3:41; Jayhawkers.… #71 Centurys So the Prophets Say 1965 · Single · So the Prophets Say / 83 · Renco # R-115 · USA
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The song "So the Prophets Say" (Renco # R-115) warned against propaganda and blindly following what people say, with references to the pros and antis in the Vietnam debate that took place on the home front in the US: "they tell you to make a big sound about getting out of Vietnam" . This single can also be seen as a response to Barry… #72 Tony Mammarella Eve of Tomorrow 1965 · Single · Eve of Tomorrow / Love Letter · Swan # S-4226 · USA
Credited on the record as Tony Mammarella and Chorus.
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Tony Mammarella, producer of Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and founder of the record label Swan, released the song "Eve of Tomorrow" (Swan Records # S-4226), a patriotic response to Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction"1 Born 2 September 1924 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Died November 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It… Notes
Swan S-4226-E, black and silver label with the slogan "Don't Drop Out"; "Eve of Tomorrow" (A. S. Mammarella, B. Binnick), time 3:39, Bae Music, ASCAP;… #73 Mac Davis I Protest 1965 · Single · Bad Scene / I Protest · Capitol # 5554 · USA
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Mac Davis, country artist, born on 21 January 1942 in Lubbock, Texas, USA, and died 29 September 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. This record (Capitol Records # 5554) took a strong anti-protest perspective, mocking protest singers and the anti-war movement on both side. In the song "I Protest" , he declared "I protest against you… Notes
Capitol 5554, yellow-and-orange swirl labels; "Bad Scene" (M. Davis), 2:28 (45-55390), and "I Protest" (M. Davis), 2:16 (45-55391), both Low-Sal Music,… #74 Mac Davis Bad Scene 1965 · Single · Bad Scene / I Protest · Capitol # 5554 · USA
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The B-side song, "Bad Scene" again mocked the anti-war movement and protest singers: "I got the right to be a singer for the cause until I know what the cause is about, until then I'll shout" . It referenced many 1960s issues, especially Civil Rights: "Alabama night riders... Ku Klux Klan meetings... segregated seating" .Annotation by…
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Capitol 5554, yellow-and-orange swirl labels; "Bad Scene" (M. Davis), 2:28 (45-55390), and "I Protest" (M. Davis), 2:16 (45-55391), both Low-Sal Music,… #75 Alan Klein Age Of Corruption 1965 · Single · Age of Corruption / I'm Counting on You · Parlophone # R 5370 · UK
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UK-based contemporary folk artist, Alan Klein, born 29 June 1940 in Clerkenwell, London, also a member of The New Vaudeville Band, released the novelty song "Age of Corruption" , a response to Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", sung to the same melody, which mocked protest singers for releasing political records, suggesting it was for… Notes
Released Nov 12, 1965. A promo copy (release 5129432) also exists.Reissued on 'Well At Least Its British' (2008 CD) and the box set 'Gathered From…
#76 Chico Holiday Show Us the Way 1965 · Single · Show Us the Way / She Gave Me Love · Karate # 45-518 · USA
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The song "Show Us the Way" (Karate Records # 45-518) by Chico Holiday, born on 24 August 1934 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (birth name: Ralph Vergolino) answered McGuire's "Eve of Destruction": "these people singing songs, telling how the world's all wrong... the world is ending today... practice what you preach" . It took a strong… Notes
Karate Records 45-518-S, "A Product of Audio Fidelity Records, Inc", label with a karate-gi figure; "Show Us the Way" (Chico Holiday), Matador Music BMI,… #77 Richard Gillis Think It Over 1965 · Single · Think It Over / Yesterday's Gone · Kerwood # 713 · USA
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Double-sided single by obscure artist Richard Gillis - unknown location - although label may have been Los Angeles, California-based - with both songs containing responses to Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", taking an anti-protest and patriotic perspective on the war and protest movement of the 1960s. The song "Think It Over" (Kerwoo…Notes
Kerwood Records 713-A / 713-B; "Think It Over" (GB-69), 2:38, and "Yesterday's Gone" (GB-70), 2:58, both Anastasia Music (BMI); distributed by Malynn… #78 Richard Gillis Yesterday's Gone 1965 · Single · Think It Over / Yesterday's Gone · Kerwood # 713 · USA
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The b-side, as suggested by the title of the song "Yesterday's Gone" (Kerwood Records # 713), was yet another take down of "Eve of Destruction", this time in the contemporary folk genre, with an adapted melody of the Barry McGuire / P.F. Sloan song, which presented an attempt to offer a positive take: "I've heard all your lectures... you… Notes
Kerwood Records 713-A / 713-B; "Think It Over" (GB-69), 2:38, and "Yesterday's Gone" (GB-70), 2:58, both Anastasia Music (BMI); distributed by Malynn… #79 Bobby Bare Talk Me Some Sense 1965 · Single · Talk Me Some Sense / Delia's Gone · RCA Victor # 47-8699 · USA
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The song "Talk Me Some Sense" (RCA Victor # 47-8699) by country artist Bobby Bare, born 7 April 1935, in Ironton, Ohio, who spent much of his career on the Nashville, Tennessee scene, presented a patriotic and anti-protest perspective, especially turning his attention to songwriters: "heard enough of your talk about the world... you sing… Notes
RCA Victor 47-8699 (SWKM-2746), white promotional label with a star, marked "Plug Side" and "Not For Sale"; "Talk Me Some Sense" (Keith Colley-Nancie… #80 June Black Postmarked Viet Nam 1965 · Single · Postmarked Viet Nam / The Other Woman Is Your Wife · Chart # 1285 · USA
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The country track "Postmarked Viet Nam" (Chart Records # 1285) contained patriotic elements. The label, founded in Atlanta Georgia by Slim Williamson, was based in Nashville for the recording of this single, and presumably June Black based her career there, around 1965-66.1 It is possible that she may have been a "pay as you go" artist,… Notes
Chart Records 1285 (SW 35), 806-17th Avenue, S., Nashville, Tenn., red "Promotional Copy" label; "Postmarked Viet Nam" (June Black), 2:09, Peach Music… #81 Don Vest I Want Daddy for Mommy (And Me This Christmas) 1965 · Single · I Want Daddy for Mommy (And Me This Christmas) / Santa's on the Roof Top · Farrall # FAR-45-698 · USA
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The country music song "I Want Daddy for Mommy (And Me This Christmas)" (Farrall Records # FAR-45-698) by Don Vest looked at the impact of the war at home. Released in Louisville, Kentucky in 1965 on Farrall, owned by Murrell Farmer and Thomas Allen. A man narrated a letter written by his grand-daughter to Santa Clause, asking him to… Notes
Farrall Records FAR-45-698-A (FAR-45-111), blue label, K-W Enterprise of Louisville, Ky. 40207, P.O. Box 7192; "I Want Daddy for Mommy (And Me This… #82 Derrik Roberts There Won't Be Any Snow (Christmas in the Jungle) 1965 · Single · There Won't Be Any Snow (Christmas in the Jungle) / A World Without Sunshine · Roulette # R 4656 · USA
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Released in December 1965, the song "There Won't Be Any Snow (Christmas in the Jungle)" (Roulette Records # R 4656) reached # 10 in the Cash Box singles chart. Written by Lee Pockriss (born in Brooklyn, New York, 20 January 1924; died Bridgewater, Connecticut, 14 January 2011) and Paul Vance (born in Brooklyn, New York, 4 November 1929;… Notes
Roulette R-4656 (18654), 45 RPM; "There Won't Be Any Snow (Christmas in the Jungle)" (Vance-Pockriss), 2:44, Robbins Music Corp., ASCAP; "A Vance-Pockriss… #83 Jim Wagoner And The Hustlers I've Tried 1965 · Single · I've Tried / All Fed Up · Hustler # 601 · USA
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- garage rock, Milwaukee, Wisconsin- patriotic, soldier's perspective, religion
- Soldier's dying mum to protest freedom of Vietnam from the communist
- LBJ…
#84 Johnny Wright Keep the Flag Flying 1965 · Single · Keep the Flag Flying / You're Over There · Decca # 31875 · USA
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The song "Keep the Flag Flying" (Decca Records # 31875) by Johnny Wright. Composed by Cecil NullPatriotic. Country music. Soldier's buddy is shot by a sniper's bullet. Before he died, he requested that the US flag remain flying in the US and overseas where they were fighting, presumably in Vietnam. At the end of the song we discover that…
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Decca 31875 (116,700), black rainbow-band label, "Mfr'd by Decca Records Inc. New York"; "Keep the Flag Flying" (Cecil Null), Regent Music Corp. (BMI),… #85 Dave Dudley What We're Fighting For 1965 · Single · What We're Fighting For / Coffee, Coffee, Coffee · Mercury # 72500 · USA
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The song What We're Fighting For (Dudley, Dave). Written by Tom T. Hall. Patriotic.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Mercury 72500, matrix YW1-33650; "What We're Fighting For" (T. T. Hall), 2:26, New Keys Music, Inc. (BMI); Dave Dudley, vocal; "Producer: Jerry Kennedy";… #86 Teresa Brewer The Ballad of the Green Berets 1965 · Album · Songs for Our Fighting Men · Philips # PHS 600-200 · USA
#87 Adam Saylor I Will Go Away 1965 · Single · I Will Go Away / Drive 'Em to the Back of the Hat · Original Sound # OS-57 · USA
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"I Will Go Away" (Saylor, Adam)Draft song. Garage, folk rock
Draft / VC / K.I.A. / Patriotic / Draft dodgers
If they call me I'll go away
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Original Sound OS-57 (or-120), black-and-silver label, 7120 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif.; "I Will Go Away" (Saylor), Bonnyview Music (ASCAP), time… #88 The Spokesmen Have Courage, Be Careful 1965 · Single · It Ain't Fair / Have Courage, Be Careful · Decca # 31874 · USA
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"Have Courage, Be Careful" (Spokesmen, The) (Decca Records # 31874)Garage rock, anti-protest, patriotic.
Fight for freedom, take a stand
On the album The…
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Decca 31874 (116,535), pink promotional label marked "Promotion Copy — Not for Sale"; "Have Courage, Be Careful" (John Madara-David White-Ray Gilmore),… #89 James Farmer Asher Viet Nam Bound 1965 · Single · Good Black Mack / Viet Nam Bound · Asher # 812A-2870 · USA
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Asher 812A-2870 (SK4M-2870), yellow label, 45 RPM; "Viet Nam Bound", time 1:42, vocal by James Farmer Asher; "Song written Aug. 20, 1965 © by James Farmer… #90 Janie Hemphill Teenage Soldier Boy 1965 · Single · Teenage Soldier Boy / Little Booga From Chattanooga · Hemphill # 1003 · USA
Credited on the record as Janie Hemphill with The Tynsions.
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Teenage Soldier Boy (Hemphill, Janie)Hemphill Records # 1003.
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Distributed by Sound of Nashville.
Composed Neil Hemphill.
Janie…
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Hemphill Records, Record No. 1003, matrix SoN 23801, "Promotional Copy"; "Teenage Soldier Boy" (Neal Hemphill), 2:36, Neal Hemphill Music, BMI; Janie… #91 Don Reno & Benny Martin Soldier's Prayer in Viet Nam 1965 · Single · Soldier's Prayer in Viet Nam / Five By Eight · Monument # 45-912 · USA
Credited on the record as Don Reno & Benny Martin and The Tennessee Cut Ups.
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"Soldier's Prayer in Viet Nam" . Also released on Antenna Records (# 6436).Also released on (Monument Records # 45-912)
Collaboration between Don Reno & Ben…
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Monument 45-912, matrix D11W-763; "Soldier's Prayer in Viet Nam" (Don Reno & Benny Martin), 2:37, Pamper Music, BMI; Don Reno & Benny Martin and The… #92 Ernestine Anderson (A Prayer) Taps for the Brave 1965 · Single · (A Prayer) Taps for the Brave / Thank You, Mr. Moon · Genie # 104 · USA
Credited on the record as Ernestine Anderson with Benny Carter, His Orchestra and Chorale.
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Taps for the Brave (A Prayer) (Anderson, Ernestine) (Genie Records # 104).Written by .... Hollywood, California.
Vocal jazz. General patriotic sentiments.…
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Genie Records 104-A (TG 212), stereo, "A subsidiary of Temponic Records Inc.", produced and manufactured by Temponic Records Inc., 1800 N. Argyle Ave.,… #93 Rodd Keith Join in the Fight for Freedom 1965 · Single · Join in the Fight for Freedom / Ballad of MacArthur · Film City # FC-2013 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers and the Film City Orchestra & Chorus.
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Join in the Fight for Freedom (Rogers, Rod) (Film City Records # FC-2013)Song poem - general patriotic ballad, traditional pop. Draft. Domino theory.…
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Song poem Film City FC 2013-A / FC 2013-B, "(Sunset and Vine)", 1354 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif.; Souvenir Songs, ASCAP. A-side "Join in the… #94 Rodd Keith Ballad of MacArthur 1965 · Single · Join in the Fight for Freedom / Ballad of MacArthur · Film City # FC-2013 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers and the Film City Orchestra & Chorus.
Annotation: see “Join in the Fight for Freedom” above (same release).
#95 Rodd Keith I Am an American 1965 · Single · I Am an American / NORAD · Film City # FC-2067 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers and the Film City Orchestra and Chorus.
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- "I Am an American" - Label: Film City Records # FC-2067
- Songwriter: Clarence M. Boness, Art Cain
- Traditional pop, patriotic
- Proud to be an American,…
#96 Don Crawford The Eagle Must Stand 1965 · Single · The Eagle Must Stand / Do It Over Again · Valiant # V-731 · USA
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Eagle Must Stand, The (Crawford, Don) (Valiant Records # V-731)Do It Over Again
Country rock.
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Valiant Records V-731, "A subsidiary of Four Star Television", white "Promotional Copy — Not for Sale" pressing; "The Eagle Must Stand" (Don Crawford),… #97 Don Crawford Do It Over Again 1965 · Single · The Eagle Must Stand / Do It Over Again · Valiant # V-731 · USA
Annotation: see “The Eagle Must Stand” above (same release).
#98 Mitchell Torok The Man With the Golden Hand 1965 · Single · The Man With the Golden Hand / I Need All the Help I Can Get · RCA Victor # 47-8646 · USA
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RCA Victor 47-8646 (SWKM-2597), white promotional label marked with a star, "Plug Side" and "Not for Sale"; "The Man With the Golden Hand" (Mitchell… #99 Lee Moore Hello Vietnam 1965 · Album · More Coffee-Drinking Nighthawk · Arc # A 676 · Canada
#100 Don Portice Viet Nam 1965 · Single · Viet Nam / Easy to Remember · Ranger # 417 · USA
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Ranger 417-A, yellow label; "Viet Nam" (D. Portice-C. Greenman), time 2:44, Northway Music, B.M.I.; "Forrest Green Studio Production". [From the record… #101 Ray Melvin & Gene Wells Soldier's Prayer 1965 · Single · Angel / Soldier's Prayer · Scarlo # 336 · USA
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Soldier's Prayer (Melvin, Ray & Gene Wells)Elmhurst, Illinois, USA.
Country, soldier's perspective. Patriotic, anti-protest.
Sitting in the jungle with…
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Scarlo 336 (aea 6536), "Plug Side", yellow-and-white label, "aea", Box 154, Elmhurst, Ill.; "Soldier's Prayer" (Ray Melvin, Gene Wells), 2:33, Scarlo-BMI.… #102 Bob Withers Sweet Tillies Corn 1965 · Single · Sweet Tillies Corn / Guitar Pickin' Man · Nugget # NR-242 · USA
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Nugget NR-242 (SoN 24031), rainbow "Good as Gold" label, © Nugget Records 1964 on the label rim; "Sweet Tillies Corn" (B. Withers), Lonzo & Oscar Music,… #103 Hank Thompson I'm Gonna Practice Freedom 1965 · Single · Life's Sweetest Moment / I'm Gonna Practice Freedom · Capitol # 5344 · USA
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I'm Gonna Practice Freedom (Thompson, Hank)Country, patriotic
Boys gone to war to protect freedom
Going to live freedom everyday
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Capitol Records 5344 (45-52883), yellow and orange swirl label, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., U.S.A."; "I'm Gonna Practice Freedom" (Hank Thompson–Will… #104 Dick Whittinghill The Square 1965 · Single · The Square / Apology at Bedtime · Dot # 45-16701 · USA
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Square, The (Whittinghill, Dick)Pop, fanfare.
Square - patriotic, volunteer, try to do his best
Respect for the flag, believes in god.
Vietnam-era…
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Dot 45-16701 (MB-19488), black "Ultra High Fidelity" label dated 1-65; "The Square" (Charles H. Brower-Billy Vaughn), 3:25, Vin-Sun Music Corp., ASCAP;… #105 Lois the Blue Lady While Your in Viet Nam 1965 · Single · While Your in Viet Nam / Sweet Lies · Jamaka # 640J-3688 · USA
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While Your in Viet Nam (Lois the Blue Lady)Country. Mesquite, Texas, USA
Home front perspective, patriotic.
Sweetheart is a soldier off to Vietnam
I pray it…
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Red Jamaka Records label, 640J-3688, with the further number SK4M-3689; "While Your in Viet Nam" (Housewright - Fararro), time 2:25, Cherie Music, BMI.… #106 The Shirley Brothers The Sound of Bugles 1965 · Single · The Sound of Bugles / Heaven in Disguise · Two Guitars # T 901 · USA
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The Sound of Bugles, folk rock, patriotic, soldier's perspective.We are young, but today we must defend cause we believe in.
Going across the sea.
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Written and produced by Ted Daryll (both sides). [From Discogs] #107 12,000 Girl Scouts Sing America's National Favourites 1965 · EP · United Artists # GSEP 2 · USA
Credited on the record as The Girl Scouts Of The United States Of America.
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Patriotic pop in the Vietnam-era by Girl Scouts.Back of PS: "Discussion groups took up topics as diverse as dating, dancing, and the situation in Vietnam".
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Title printed as 12,000 Girl Scouts Sing America's National Favorites. 33 1/3 RPM EP. Recorded at the Girl Scout Senior Roundup, Farragut, Idaho, July… #108 Marty Collins Vietnam 1965 · Single · Vietnam / His Wife - Her Husband · Hardway # 101 · USA
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- Country- patriotic, narrated from soldier in Vietnam
- previously fought in Korea and WW2.
- watched buddies suffer and die
- religious references
-…
#109 Jimmy & Junior A Letter From Viet Nam 1965 · Single · A Letter From Viet Nam / That's Why My Heart Is Breaking Today · Three Star # 15661 · USA
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- Bluegrass, patriotic, soldier's perspective, K.I.A.- Say a pray each night for the American soldiers in Vietnam
- Protect the good old USA
- Combat…
#110 Janie Allen Killed in Viet Nam 1965 · Single · Killed in Viet Nam / The Day Before I Die · Gold Standard # 172 · USA
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"Killed in Viet Nam" Notes
Gold Standard Record No. 172-A, gold "Promotional Copy" label, Post Office Box 35, Nashville, Tennessee; "Killed in Viet Nam" (Zeke Clements), Blazon… #111 John Trotter A Square 1965 · Single · A Square / Now I Think as a Man · Musicor # MU 1141 · USA
Credited on the record as John Trotter with the Gill-Noel Singers.
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Musicor Records MU 1141 (ZTSP 106331), white promotional label marked "Not to be sold"; "A Square" (Charles Brower), Vin-Sun Mus., Inc., ASCAP, time 2:58;… #112 Bobby Skel Three Candles 1965 · Single · Three Candles / Cheatin' Traces · Soft # S-983 · USA
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Three Candles (Skel, Bobby) Rockabilly, soldier's perspective
Tomorrow I must sail across the sea - will my sweetheart forget me?
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Soft Records S-983 (S-983-A), "D. J. Copy"; "Three Candles" (B. Skelton), 2:03, LeBill Music, BMI; produced by Major Bill Smith; national distribution by… #113 Rodd Keith The 678th 1965 · Single · John F. Kennedy / The 678th · Film City # FC-2038 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers and the Film City Orchestra.
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- "The 678th"- Artist: Rog Rogers aka Rodd Keith
- Label: Film City Records # FC-2038
- Songwriter: Clarence Boness, R. Rogers
- Traditional pop, patriotic
-…
#114 Randy Davis Dear Mr. President 1965 · Single · Dear Mr. President / Words of a Child · Tower # 225 · USA
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One of the early child spoken-word records about the Vietnam War, in the song "Dear Mr. President" (Tower Records # 225) a very young Randy Davis, probably about 7 or 8, wrote a letter to US President Johnson expressing support for his policies. He viewed the Vietnam conflict as a fight for freedom, like the Second World War: "my dad… Notes
Tower 225 (45-60512), "Promotional – Not for Sale"; "Dear Mr. President" (Gene Davis), Gee-Bob Music, BMI, 2:30. The same song also appears on a black CMI… #115 Seymore Weed God Please Protect America 1965 · Single · God Please Protect America / Born Without a Name · Vokes # 104 · USA
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God Please Protect America (Weed, Seymore)Country music. Patriotic.
The original was written in 1950 by Jimmie Osbourne, about the Korean War.
Charlie Moore & Bill Napier reworded it in 1966 on their album Country Music Goes to Viet Nam: "god please protect America...we need the hand of god....give us victory in Vietnam" .
This version…
#116 Bennie Cook Purple Heart 1965 · Single · Purple Heart / Moon on the Silver Saddle · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 701 · USA
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Purple HeartCountry, K.I.A., home front perspective.
Letter from Uncle Sam - a purple heart for your son.
He died a hero, for the USA
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Published by Rusty York Music; pressed by Rite Record Productions, Inc. (15889/15890). [From Discogs]Jewel Records, Rec. No. 701 (15889); (Jimmy Reffitt);…
#117 Kenny Whitaker Don't Judge Us All 1965 · Single · New Wind Blowing / Don't Judge Us All · Castle # 652 · USA
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Possible garage rock. Picture sleeve said: "A group of American soldiers in Vietnam held a demonstration displaying banners saying 'get out of Berkely'" -… #118 Bill Wright, Sr. The Deck of Cards 1965 · Single · The Deck of Cards / Men With Guns · Decca # 31851 · USA
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Soldier's Alphabet, The (Smith, Bill)Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, combat.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Artist from Texas.
Special forces in Vietnam -…
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Decca Record No. 31851 (116,454), pink "Promotion Copy – Not for Sale" label; "The Deck of Cards" (T. Texas Tyler), (3:55), Vogue Music, Inc. (BMI); vocal…1966
- 11 February: Johnson announces 200,000 troop increase
- 19 March: South Korea sends another 20,000 troops
- 1 September: French President de Gaulle denounces the war
- 31 December: US military personal in Vietnam reaches 385,300
1966
#119 Johnny Wright Hello Vietnam 1966 · Single · Hello Vietnam / Mexico City · Decca # 31821 · USA
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American country singer Johnny Wright released the song "Hello Vietnam" (Decca Records # 31821), accompanied by his wife Kitty Wells.1 Written by Tom T. Hall, this single successfully spent twenty weeks in the Billboard country charts, with three weeks at the coveted # 1 spot (23 October 1965 - 6 November 1965). The song took a patriotic… Notes
Decca 31821 (116,309), black label with rainbow band; "Hello Vietnam" (Tom T. Hall), (3:06), New Keys Music (BMI); vocal with chorus and instrumental… #120 Johnny Freedom Ain't I Right 1966 · Single · Ain't I Right / My Own Native Land · Sims # 296 · USA
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Marty Robbins, one of the most politically conservative and patriotic country songwriters, composed the song "Ain't I Right" , which attacked both communism and the anti-war movement as being un-American. His label Columbia Records refused to release his recording as they feared a backlash. So a member of Robbins band, Bobby Sykes,… Notes
Sims Records 296, produced by Robbins Records; both sides written by Marty Robbins, Mojave Music, Inc., BMI. 296A "Ain't I Right", time 3:12; 296B "My Own… #121 Johnny Freedom My Own Native Land 1966 · Single · Ain't I Right / My Own Native Land · Sims # 296 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't I Right” above (same release).
#122 Pat Boone Wish You Were Here, Buddy 1966 · Single · Wish You Were Here, Buddy / Love for You · Dot # 16933 · USA
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The song "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" (Dot Records # 16933), used sarcasm to express his loyalty to the US soldier, support for government policies, and disgust with the protest movement. Narrated in the first person, from the perspective of a soldier in Vietnam, who wrote to his "buddy" back home - the lyrics switched between describing… Notes
Black Dot "Ultra High Fidelity" label 45-16933 (MB-21546); "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" (P. Boone), time 1:58, Spoone Music Corp., ASCAP; produced by Nick… #123 Hal Willis Doggin' in the U.S. Mail 1966 · Single · Doggin' in the U.S. Mail / The Battle of Viet Nam · Sims # 288 · USA
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Double-sided Vietnam War single (Sims Records # 288), released by Hal Willis - a Canadian country singer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Co-written by Hal and Ginger Willis. The a-side track "Doggin' in the US Mail" made a small reference to the war, praising the work of the US mail service in carrying "an envelope from Vietnam...and a… Notes
Sims Records 288, white D. J. copy labels, vocal by Hal Willis, English Music, Inc., BMI. Side 288 B: "The Battle of Viet Nam" (Ginger & Hal Willis), time… #124 Hal Willis The Battle of Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Doggin' in the U.S. Mail / The Battle of Viet Nam · Sims # 288 · USA
Annotation: see “Doggin' in the U.S. Mail” above (same release).
#125 Kitty Hawkins Good-Bye to Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Good-Bye to Viet Nam / I Hate Myself · Capa # 130 · USA
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The song "Good-Bye to Viet Nam" (Capa Records # CAPA 130) sung by country singer Kitty Hawkins, contained patriotic elements, as well as showing concern for those left on the home front. Billboard reported in December 1965 that this track answered Johnnie Wright's "Hello Vietnam" - in fact, Tom T. Hall wrote both songs, so he answered… Notes
Capa Records CAPA 130 A1 (SoN 26141), red and yellow onion-dome label; "Good-Bye to Viet Nam" (Tom T. Hall), 3:24, New Keys Music, BMI; distributed by… #126 Buddy Starcher Sniper's Hill 1966 · Single · Sniper's Hill / History Repeats Itself · Boone # BR 1038 · USA
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Buddy Starcher - born 16 March 1906 in West Virginia, a country singer famous for the a-side "History Repeats Itself", which compared the similarities between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. On the b-side, the song "Sniper's Hill" (Boone Record Co. # BR 1038) started with a female chorus, narrated from the… Notes
Boone Record Co., Union, Ky., Record No. BR 1038 (SO: 3023), blue label with silver print; "Sniper's Hill" (Buddy Starcher), Glaser Publications, Inc. –… #127 Stonewall Jackson The Minute Men (Are Turning In Their Graves) 1966 · Single · The Minute Men (Are Turning in Their Graves) / I Wish I Had a Girl · Columbia # 4-43552 · USA
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Stonewall Jackson, born in Emerson, North Carolina (6 November 1932), known as a star of the Grand Ole Opry, released the pro-government Vietnam song "The Minute Men (Are Turning in Their Graves)" (Columbia Records # 4-43552) in 1966.1 Like other patriotic country songs of the era, the narrated defined his political position in relation… Notes
Columbia 4-43552 (ZSP 113144), 45 RPM, red label; "The Minute Men (Are Turning In Their Graves)" (H. Howard), 2:31; produced by Don Law & Frank Jones;… #128 Hank Snow A Letter From Vietnam 1966 · Single · A Letter From Viet Nam (To Mother) / Hula Love · RCA Victor # 47-9012 · USA
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The song "A Letter From Viet Nam (To Mother)" (RCA Victor # 47-9012) from 1966 is written in the first person - a soldier writing to his mother about the death of a friend. This came from the Canadian country singer Hank Snow (1914-1999), who played the Nashville sound from the 1950s - introducing pop elements into country music, and… Notes
RCA Victor 47-9012, black label with the Nipper logo, 45 RPM, matrix TWKM-1308; "A Letter From Viet Nam (To Mother)" (Hank Snow), 2:44, Hank's Music BMI;… #129 Larry La Pole A Place Called Viet Nam 1966 · Single · A Place Called Viet Nam / Golden Diesel · West Wind # SS-6123 · USA
Credited on the record as Larry La Pole and the Polecats.
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The track "A Place Called Viet Nam" (West Wind # SS-6123) by Larry La Pole & the Polecats - a country/rock outfit, who recorded this single on a Minneapolis, Minnesota record label. Larry La Pole wrote many songs for the surf rock band The Trashmen, such as King of Surf. This song told the story of a boy on the eve of his departure to… Notes
West Wind Records, P.O. Box 5555, Lake St. Station, Mpls., Minn. 55408, SS-6123-01A, 45 RPM, light-blue label; "A Place Called Viet Nam" (La Pole), 3:35,… #130 The Prophets Fightin' For Sam 1966 · Single · Fightin' for Sam / Misty · Stonel # SL-10001 · USA
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The Prophets, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, released the track "Fightin' for Sam" (Stonel Records # SL-1001) in which the narrator complained that he could not talk to his wife or son for "just one night" and that he missed those carefree days before the army called him up. However, it contained patriotic sentiments / or a sense of… Notes
Stonel Records SL-10001-A, "D J Copy"; "Fightin' for Sam" (Leon Fraizer), Keterina Music, BMI, 2:40; produced by Billy Arnold and Joel Bragg. "Division of… #131 Bobby Vinton Coming Home Soldier 1966 · Single · Coming Home Soldier / Don't Let My Mary Go Around · Epic # 5-10090 · USA
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The track "Coming Home Soldier" (Epic Records # 5-10090), by traditional pop singer Bobby Vinton, born on 16 April 1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, and currently based in California, reached # 11 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and thus a very successful, mainstream song about a veteran. It entered the charts in November 1966, and… Notes
Epic 5-10090 (ZSP 116052), 45 RPM, yellow label, "Printed in U.S.A."; "Coming Home Soldier" (G. Allen – B. Vinton); arranged, conducted and produced by… #132 Johnny Sea Day for Decision 1966 · Single · Day for Decision / Mary Rocks Him to Sleep · Warner Bros. # 5820 · USA
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Another popular patriotic response to McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", the song "Day for Decision" (Warner Bros. Records # 5820) broke into the Billboard singles chart on 4 June 1966, bubbling under the Hot 100 at # 133.12 After four weeks, on 2 July 1966, the single peaked at # 35 in the Billboard Hot 100.3 In the same edition, Billboard…Notes
Warner Bros. 5820 (J15141), orange label with a ring of black triangles; "Day for Decision" (Allen N. Peltier), Moss Rose Pub., BMI, 5:33; Johnny Sea,… #133 Buddy Starcher Day of Decision 1966 · Single · Day of Decision / A Taxpayer's Letter · Decca # 31975 · USA
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On this record Buddy Starcher covered the track "Day of Decision" (Decca Records # 31975), originally released by Johnny Sea (Day of Decision) - an answer record to Barry McGuire's Eve of Destruction. Decca promoted the single heavily, taking a full-page advert in Billboard on 28 May 1966, seeking to build on the success of his…Notes
Decca 31975 (117,429), rainbow-stripe black label, "M'f'r'd by Decca Records Inc. New York, U.S.A."; "Day of Decision" (Allen N. Peltier), Moss Rose… #134 Lloyd Green & His Steel Guitar Day For Decision 1966 · Album · Little Darlin' # SLD-8002 · USA
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Lloyd Green patriotic album (Little Darlin' Records # LD 4002), featuring covers of "Day for Decision" , "Ballad of the Green Beret", and the "Star Spangled Banner". Billboard wrote on 9 July 1966: "capitalizing on the 'Day for Decision' and 'Ballad of the Green Beret' hits, the steel guitarist offers a fine and commercial instrumental… #135 Phil Terry Day Is Done 1966 · Single · Day Is Done / Dixie Bugle · 20th Century Fox # 640 · USA
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The song "Day Is Done" (20th Century-Fox Records # 640) by obscure artist Phil Terry, no biography known, which is another answer to Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", as suggested by the title. Narrated from the perspective of a soldier in Vietnam, it criticised protesters and the anti-war movement: "I heard today that people back… Notes
20th Century-Fox Records 45-640DJ (T4KM-1229), yellow promotional label, "Plug Side", "Promotional Copy — Not for Sale", 20th Century-Fox Record… #136 The Patriots The Prophet 1966 · Single · The Prophet / I'll Be There · Mainstream # 631 · USA
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The song "The Prophet" (Mainstream Records # 631), by the Patriots, a garage rock band based in New York, answered the track "Eve of Destruction" - the "Prophet" referred to Barry McGuire, whom they criticised for "shouting misery and hate... says it's the end, destruction is near" , rather than focusing on the positive, hopeful aspects…Notes
Mainstream Records, "A Product of Mainstream Records Inc.", Record No. 631, matrix S5KM 2959, vocal, 45 RPM; "The Prophet" (Keske-Janssen), time 2:49,… #137 The Spokesmen Better Days Are Yet to Come 1966 · Single · Better Days Are Yet to Come / Michelle · Decca # 31895 · USA
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Another song from the Spokesmen, "Better Days Are Yet to Come" (Decca # 31895), a follow-up to their single "The Dawn of Correction". Both songs featured on the album "The Dawn of Correction" (Decca # DL 4712). The Spokesmen were an American garage rock group, made up of John Medora, David White Tucker (of the band Danny & The Juniors)… Notes
Decca Record No. 31895 (116,538*), "Broadcast under licence only · Compo Co. Ltd., Canada"; "Better Days Are Yet to Come" (John Madara-David White-Ray… #138 Don Hinson The Protest Singer 1966 · Single · The Protest Singer / Peddlers of Hate · Treva # 222 · USA
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The song "The Protest Singer" (Treva # 222), released on a Hollywood, California label - but no further details known of this artist - took an anti-protest position, mocking musicians who wake up and "look around until I find something that is wrong" , and then write a song, which included the major issues of the day: "I sing about… Notes
Treva Records 222, Suite #616, 6290 Sunset, Hollywood, Calif.; red label, 45 RPM, marked "Not for Sale" (the Protest Singer side also "Promotional Copy").… #139 Don Hinson Peddlers of Hate 1966 · Single · The Protest Singer / Peddlers of Hate · Treva # 222 · USA
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Again, the song "The Peddlers of Hate" took an anti-protest position, accusing its participants of being negative: "perhaps they'll see their whole world smile, except the ones that make a living peddling hate" .Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Treva Records 222, Suite #616, 6290 Sunset, Hollywood, Calif.; red label, 45 RPM, marked "Not for Sale" (the Protest Singer side also "Promotional Copy").… #140 David Winters Anti-Protest Protest Song 1966 · Single · Anti-Protest Protest Song / Hucklebuck Shoes · Mercury # 72537 · USA
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Garage rock novelty song "Anti-Protest Protest Song" (Mercury Records # 72537) by David Winters, another track mocking the protest movement, especially singers, referencing Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction": "Eve of Destruction says we'll soon be dead, but I never knew misery could make such friends" . It also referenced Bob Dylan and S…Notes
Mercury Records 72537, matrix YW1-37224, black "High Fidelity" label, vocal; "Anti-Protest Protest Song" (Lenny Revell), Just Music (BMI), time 2:00;… #141–143 Paul Lavalle & the Band of America Salute To Our Fighting Men In Vietnam 1966 · Album · RCA Victor # LPM-3600 · USA
All 3 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Paul Lavallle became the conductor of the Band of America in 1948, performing a weekly radion program on NBC for eight years. From 1964 the band toured extensively and started playing the Barry Sadler song "The Ballad of the Green Beret" and other pro-Vietnam, military style marches. On 4 June 1965 Paul Lavalle received a citation from…Show the full entries ▾ · Release page →
#141 Paul Lavalle & the Band of America Badge Of Courage 1966 · Album · Salute To Our Fighting Men In Vietnam · RCA Victor # LPM-3600 · USA
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Paul Lavallle became the conductor of the Band of America in 1948, performing a weekly radion program on NBC for eight years. From 1964 the band toured extensively and started playing the Barry Sadler song "The Ballad of the Green Beret" and other pro-Vietnam, military style marches. On 4 June 1965 Paul Lavalle received a citation from…Notes
RCA Victor Dynagroove Recording, Mono LPM-3600 / Stereo LSP-3600, © 1966 Radio Corporation of America; arrangements by Elliot Lawrence, produced by Andy… #142 Paul Lavalle & the Band of America The Green Beret 1966 · Album · Salute To Our Fighting Men In Vietnam · RCA Victor # LPM-3600 · USA
Annotation: see “Badge Of Courage” above (same release).
#143 Paul Lavalle & the Band of America Saigon 1966 · Album · Salute To Our Fighting Men In Vietnam · RCA Victor # LPM-3600 · USA
Annotation: see “Badge Of Courage” above (same release).
#144–147 The Deputies The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Album · Wyncote # W 9139 · USA
All 4 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Released in 1966 on Wyncote (# W 9139) by the Deputies, this obviously featured another cover of the popular Barry Sadler hit "The Ballad of the Green Berets". The back of the LP proudly stated that "in tribute to the fighting men in Viet Nam, Wyncote presents a rare collection of Country War Ballads....This sincere tribute done by the… #144 Green Beret #145 Hello Viet Nam #146 When Johnny Comes Marching Home #147 What We Are Fighting For
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#144 The Deputies Green Beret 1966 · Album · The Ballad of the Green Berets · Wyncote # W 9139 · USA
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Released in 1966 on Wyncote (# W 9139) by the Deputies, this obviously featured another cover of the popular Barry Sadler hit "The Ballad of the Green Berets". The back of the LP proudly stated that "in tribute to the fighting men in Viet Nam, Wyncote presents a rare collection of Country War Ballads....This sincere tribute done by the… #145 The Deputies Hello Viet Nam 1966 · Album · The Ballad of the Green Berets · Wyncote # W 9139 · USA
Annotation: see “Green Beret” above (same release).
#146 The Deputies When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1966 · Album · The Ballad of the Green Berets · Wyncote # W 9139 · USA
Annotation: see “Green Beret” above (same release).
#147 The Deputies What We Are Fighting For 1966 · Album · The Ballad of the Green Berets · Wyncote # W 9139 · USA
Annotation: see “Green Beret” above (same release).
#148–157 The Lonesome Valley Singers Men in the Green Berets 1966 · Album · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
All 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Another patriotic release (Diplomat Records # DS 2618) by the Lonesome Valley Singers, which included the "Ballad of the Green Beret" , "I'll Say Goodbye to Vietnam" , and "Sam From Vietnam" . Also included on the album is the song "Special Forces" , which picked up on a similar theme of the green beret compositions.Annotation by Justin A.…
#148 Special Forces #149 The Ballad of the Green Beret #150 I'll Say Goodbye to Vietnam #151 Sam From Vietnam #152 The Fighting 101st #153 Major Todd (Of the Green Berets) #154 The Men in the Green Fatigues #155 The U.S. Rangers #156 Whirlybird Crew #157 The Young Soldiers
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#148 The Lonesome Valley Singers Special Forces 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
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Another patriotic release (Diplomat Records # DS 2618) by the Lonesome Valley Singers, which included the "Ballad of the Green Beret" , "I'll Say Goodbye to Vietnam" , and "Sam From Vietnam" . Also included on the album is the song "Special Forces" , which picked up on a similar theme of the green beret compositions.Annotation by Justin A.…
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Diplomat D 2618 (labels 2618-A Side 1, 2618-B Side 2), long playing 33⅓ RPM high fidelity record, manufactured by Synthetic Plastics Co., Newark, N.J.;… #149 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Ballad of the Green Beret 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#150 The Lonesome Valley Singers I'll Say Goodbye to Vietnam 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#151 The Lonesome Valley Singers Sam From Vietnam 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#152 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Fighting 101st 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#153 The Lonesome Valley Singers Major Todd (Of the Green Berets) 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#154 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Men in the Green Fatigues 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#155 The Lonesome Valley Singers The U.S. Rangers 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#156 The Lonesome Valley Singers Whirlybird Crew 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#157 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Young Soldiers 1966 · Album · Men in the Green Berets · Diplomat # 2618 · USA
Credited on the record as Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “Special Forces” above (same release).
#158 Kate Smith Ballad Of The Green Berets 1966 · Album · Kate Smith Today · RCA Victor # LPM-3670 · USA
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Kate Smith recorded a very popular cover of the song "The Ballad of the Green Beret" (RCA Victor # LPM-3670), by Barry Sadler, almost immediately after he released it. As described in the military section, the lyrics highlighted the exclusivity of the green berets and expressed patriotic sentiment.Ballad of the Green Berets answer records
#159 Nancy Ames He Wore the Green Beret 1966 · Single · He Wore the Green Beret / War Is a Card Game · Epic # 5-10003 · USA
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Nancy Ames, born on 30 September 1937 in Washington, DC, USA. A standard take on the green beret theme, no doubt influenced by Barry Sadler's hit The Ballad of the Green Berets. Like Sadler, the Nancy Ames song "He Wore the Green Beret" (Epic Records # 1000-3) expressed patriotism through praising the military division the green berets.…Notes
Epic 5-10003, yellow label, 45 RPM; "He Wore the Green Beret" (P. Barsella-F. Catana), matrix ZSP 113154, backed with "War Is a Card Game" (P. Polland),… #160 Nancy Ames War Is a Card Game 1966 · Single · He Wore the Green Beret / War Is a Card Game · Epic # 5-10003 · USA
Annotation: see “He Wore the Green Beret” above (same release).
#161 Craig Arthur The Son Of A Green Beret (A Child's Ballad Of The Green Beret) 1966 · Single · The Son of a Green Beret (A Childs Ballad of the Green Beret) · Holton # H-61966 · USA
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The song "The Son of a Green Beret (A Child's Ballad of the Green Beret)" (Holton Records # H-61966), narrated by a young boy called Craig Arthur, age unknown, although probably 10 or under, can be viewed as an answer record to Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Berets as it makes several references to that hit. The boy explained in the… Notes
Holton Records H-61966-A / H-61966-B, 45 RPM, "Division of Holton Records Inc., N.Y."; "The Son of a Green Beret (A Child's Ballad of The Green Beret)"… #162–167 Dave Dudley There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1966 · Album · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
All 6 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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A patriotic, flag-waving concept album (Mercury Records # MG 21 057) from country singer Dave Dudley, who defended the war in Vietnam - note the image of the American flags flying on the front cover of the LP. It included covers of three Tom T. Hall songs - "Hello Vietnam" , "Then I'll Come Home Again", and "What We're Fighting For" (also… #162 There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere #163 Hello Viet Nam #164 Lili Marlene #165 At Mail Call Today #166 Each Night at Nine #167 Soldier's Last Letter
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#162 Dave Dudley There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1966 · Album · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
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A patriotic, flag-waving concept album (Mercury Records # MG 21 057) from country singer Dave Dudley, who defended the war in Vietnam - note the image of the American flags flying on the front cover of the LP. It included covers of three Tom T. Hall songs - "Hello Vietnam" , "Then I'll Come Home Again", and "What We're Fighting For" (also… #163 Dave Dudley Hello Viet Nam 1966 · Album · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
Annotation: see “There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” above (same release).
#164 Dave Dudley Lili Marlene 1966 · Album · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
Annotation: see “There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” above (same release).
#165 Dave Dudley At Mail Call Today 1966 · Album · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
Annotation: see “There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” above (same release).
#166 Dave Dudley Each Night at Nine 1966 · Album · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
Annotation: see “There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” above (same release).
#167 Dave Dudley Soldier's Last Letter 1966 · Album · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere · Mercury # MG 21 057 · USA
Annotation: see “There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” above (same release).
#168 Keith Everett Conscientious Objector 1966 · Single · Don't You Know / Conscientious Objector · TMP-Ting # TMP-118 · USA
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Keith Everett (aka Keith Gravenhorst), released in 1966 the song "Conscientious Objector" (TMP-Ting Records # TMP-118), which attacked those who refused to go to war for religious or moral reasons, saying that "you might as well be defectors" , and that the US might end up like "Vietnam is today" - thus propagating the domino theory. As…Notes
TMP-Ting Records TMP-118 B (2151), red label, TMP-Ting Records, 22 E. Huron, Chicago, Ill.; "Conscientious Objector" (K. Gravenhorst), 2:30, Toddmark… #169 Son of Mississippi The Voice of Alabama 1966 · Single · Flight NAACP 105 / The Voice of Alabama · Reb Rebel # 500 · USA
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Racist group, on the Crowley, Louisiana-based record label Reb Rebel - which contained an image of the confederate flag on its standard 7" releases. Founded by J.D. Miller - he was a self-proclaimed segregationist. Despite, this, he owned an interracial studio band, and recorded many African-American artists on other labels he owned. But…Notes
Rebel label, No. 500, Side 2, white label with blue print; "The Voice of Alabama" (J. Norris), Son of Mississippi; Jamil Music, P.O. Box 769, Crowley,… #170 Connie Francis A Nurse in the U.S. Army 1966 · Single · MGM # K13550 · USA
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Popular singer Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938, and died on 16 July 2025 (in Deerfield Beach, Florida) sold millions of records in the 1950s and 1960s. She released the song "A Nurse in the U.S. Army" (MGM Records # 13550), a promotional record for the Armed Forces Radio. Billboard reported on the release of the…Notes
M-G-M K13550 (100,625), yellow label, "Special Promotion Record for U.S. Army Nurse Corps Recruiting Drive", "Not for sale"; "Connie Francis sings A Nurse… #171 Loretta Lynn Dear Uncle Sam 1966 · Single · Dear Uncle Sam / Hurtin' for Certain · Decca # 31893 · USA
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Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb, in 1936, Kentucky), one of the most successful country singer-songwriters, released the track "Dear Uncle Sam" (Decca Records # 31893) about a man drafted to war. Released on the album I Like 'Em Country (Decca # DL 74744), Lynn also released a Vietnam related Christmas song in 1966, called "Christmas…Notes
Decca 31893 (116,761), rainbow-stripe label; "Dear Uncle Sam" (Loretta Lynn), (2:14), Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. (BMI); vocal with chorus and instrumental… #172 Sue Simpson Soldier in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Soldier in Viet Nam / The Great Tornado · Blake # 2-216 · USA
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The track "Soldier in Viet Nam" took a pro-government position - released by an obscure country artist called Sue Simpson, recorded on the Memphis label Blake Records (# 2-216), owned by John Cook. It is narrated from the perspective a Vietnam soldier's sister, showing the impact of the war on families: "things get pretty lonely without… Notes
Blake Records 2-216-A, brown and yellow label; "Soldier in Viet Nam" (S. Simpson), John Cook Music, BMI, time 3:03; Blake Records, 3291 Park Ave.,… #173 Millie Credit Jim in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Jim in Viet Nam / Little Bitty Clock · Walker # SI-117 · USA
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In the song "Jim in Viet Nam" (Walker Records # SI-117), the obscure country singer Millie Credit narrated the track from the perspective of a soldier's sweetheart. She told the full story of their experience - how they were in love and planned a future together. But then a "message came from Uncle Sam" , drafting him to Indochina. She… Notes
Walker Records SI-117-A (SoN 30522), yellow label; "Jim in Viet Nam" (Millie Credit), Mitten Music, BMI, time 2:35; produced by Stanley P.; "© 1966 Sound… #174 Ernie Bivens Waiting at the Pier 1966 · Single · Waiting at the Pier / Biggest Star in My Hometown · Flame # 509 · USA
Credited on the record as Ernie Bivens and the Southern Playboys.
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The song "Waiting at the Pier" - date unknown, probably mid to late 1960s. A country song, about a sailor on the "coast of Vietnam" missing his sweetheart, who will be waiting for him at home on the dock. It contained references to combat conditions: "shells are bursting fast and mighty loud" . The song also fell into the patriotic camp: "… Notes
Flame F 509 (T4KM-7409), Flame Record Co., a division of Givens-Scoggins Ent., 814 16th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn.; "Waiting at the Pier" (Ernie Bivens),… #175 Eddy Harrison Danny Fernandez 1966 · Single · Danny Fernandez / One Common Heart · Liberty # 55891 · USA
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The song "Danny Fernandez" (Liberty Records # 55891) by Eddy Harrison, from New Mexico, was a tribute song based on an actual soldier, Danny Fernandez - the first Mexican American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam. Billboard reported on 2 July 1966: "Liberty has released the ballad of 'Danny…Notes
Liberty 55891 (LB-2255), "Audition Record", Liberty Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California; "Danny Fernandez" (Eddy Harrison), Metric Music Co. - Eddy… #176 Allen Orange V.C. Blues 1966 · Single · V. C. Blues / Where the Lonely People Are · Sound Stage 7 # SS45-2573 · USA
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A 1960s/70s blues singer, well-known for his collaborations with Allen Toussaint, under the name .... He founded the record label House of Orange in Nashville, Tennessee. The song "V.C. Blues" (Sound Stage 7 # 2573) took the perspective of a soldier in Vietnam, speaking to his loved ones back home. He informed her that the "V.C. is… Notes
Sound Stage 7 45-2573 (S-544), white label marked "Disc Jockey — Not for sale"; "V. C. Blues" (Orange-Terry), time 2:16, Cape Ann Music, BMI; produced by… #177 Rev Oris Mays Tribute in Prayer (From a Soldier in Viet Nam) 1966 · Single · Tribute in Prayer (From a Soldier in Viet Nam) / I've Done What You Told Me to Do · Songbird # 1064 · USA
Credited on the record as Reverend Oris Mays.
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In 1966, gospel singer Rev. Oris Mays released the song "A Tribute in Prayer (From a Soldier in Viet Nam)" (Songbird Records # 1064) which sent out a patriotic prayer to US troops in Vietnam. Two years later, in 1970, Mays' view on the war changed, with the release of the track "Another Christmas Without My Son" which attacked…Notes
Song Bird 1064 (UV 11130), pink label with feather emblem, "World's Greatest Spirituals - Division of Peacock Records"; "Tribute in Prayer (From a Soldier… #178 Ray Holland & The Lilly Cups Gotta Go to Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Gotta Go to Viet Nam / King of the Beasts · Aertaun # 1106 · USA
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In the R&B / soul track "Gotta Go to Viet Nam" (Aertaun Records # 1106) it seems that the narrator may have volunteered to go to war: "held up my hand...sure stuck my head out" . Whether a volunteer or draftee, the narrator swore that "for my country I'd fight" . So he goes to boot camp for training, and rather than being stationed in…Notes
Aertaun Records 1106 (1106-80), vocal; "Gotta Go to Viet Nam" (Ray Holland), 2:50, Mate Music, Inc. (BMI); Ray Holland and The Lilly Cups. [From the… #179 The Pace Setters My Ship Is Coming In (Tomorrow) 1966 · Single · My Ship Is Coming In (Tomorrow) / Victim of Loneliness · Mica # 503 · USA
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The song "My Ship Is Coming In Tomorrow" (Mica Records # 503) referred to the Vietnam War. This is a fairly unknown track, from the obscure (northern) Chicago R&B / doo-wop group The Pace Setters, which included the brothers Joe Brackenridge (lead vocals) and Henry Brackenridge (baritone vocals), in addition to Stacy Steele Jr. (tenor… Notes
Mica Records 503 A, Mica Records, Inc., 1823 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago 60616; "My Ship Is Coming In (Tomorrow)" (J. Brackenridge – Al Benson), Vi Jim… #180 J.W. Alexander Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home 1966 · Single · Baby, It's Real / Keep a Light in the Window Until I Come Home · Mirwood # 5518 · USA
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The song "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home" (Mirwood Records # 5518), a composition written and performed by the Mississippi-born soul singer J.W. Alexander (1916-1996), came from the perspective of a soldier away at war. Alexander mainly worked as a session musician in the 60s and 70s with Sam Cooke, the Bar-Kays, and Isaac…Notes
Mirwood Records 5518 (66-2077-A), blue label; "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home" (J. W. Alexander), Kags Music Corp. (BMI), time 2:51. [From… #181 The Twiliters With You All the Way, L.B.J. 1966 · Single · With You All the Way, L.B.J. / Waltzing Matilda · RCA Australia # 101735 · Australia
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Formed in Perth, Western Australia, the contemporary folk group The Twiliters, featuring Jim Maguire, Kerry White, and Hans Stampfer, released the patriotic song "With You All the Way, L.B.J." (RCA Australia # 101735), which praised the Australian-US relationship. The title was of course a play on LBJ's election slogan, "all the way with…Notes
Recorded for President Johnson's October 1966 visit to Australia; the title plays on the slogan "All the way with LBJ".Recorded in Australia; Associated…
#182 Reg Lindsay Jungles of Vietnam 1966 · EP · Festival # FX-11,178 · Australia
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Australian country singer Reg Lindsay (1929-2008), from Sydney, released the patriotic song "Jungles of Vietnam" (Festival Records # FX-11178) on this EP, as well as on a single: Jungles of Vietnam (Festival # FK-1249). While Lindsay managed to reach the Australian top 100 on five occasions, including # 8 with the song Armstrong (about… Notes
Four-track EP (Jungles of Vietnam / Highwayman / Life of a Poor Boy / Shade of the Blues); Greenfields Music; matrix MX20595. Festival FX-11,178, 45 rpm… #183 The Thin Men The Red Beret 1966 · Single · Sons of the Anzacs / The Red Beret · His Master's Voice # EA-4800 · Australia
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Pop group The Thin Men, formed in 1962, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Members included: Johnny Edwards (tenor), Tony Lee (bass), Ron Patrick (baritone), Adrian Ussher (baritone, 1962-63), Johnny Florence (baritone, 1963-?). This single contained two patriotic, pro-military songs. Of course the title "The Red Beret" referred to the…Notes
Both sides of EA-4800 are marked A. Composer credited on the label as "J. T. Hamilton, Ex-Australian Paratrooper"; Leeds Music; matrix 7XAA1963. Title… #184 Steve Bledsoe Send a Christmas Card to Joe 1966 · Single · Send a Christmas Card to Joe / Lead on Mr. President · KāHill # K-1051 · USA
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US country singer Steve Bledsoe released a dozen or so records from the 1950s up to the 70s.12 He also went under the name Steve Bledsoe and the Blue Jays. Released in 1966 on an Arlington, Illinois based label, the song "Send a Christmas Card to Joe" (KāHill # K-1051) sought to raise the spirits of the troops fighting in Vietnam by… Notes
Grey-and-red KāHill label, K-1051, 45 rpm, "KāHill Recording Co., 301 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, Ill." Side 1 (SK4M-6130): "Send a Christmas… #185 Steve Bledsoe Lead on Mr. President (We're With You) 1966 · Single · Send a Christmas Card to Joe / Lead on Mr. President · KāHill # K-1051 · USA
Annotation: see “Send a Christmas Card to Joe” above (same release).
#186 Private Charles Bowens Christmas in Vietnam 1966 · Single · Rojac # Ra-111 · USA
Credited on the record as Private Charles Bowens & The Gentlemen From Tigerland.
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Another track with the name "Christmas in Vietnam" , but it is a different song to the Johnny & Jon single "Christmas in Vietnam" . It is credited to a "Private Charles Bowens", accompanied by the Gentlemen From Tigerland, and released on the New York based label Rojac (# RA-111). The song began with a military trumpet, and then a dark… Notes
Rojac RA-111 (1225), green label, "Printed in U.S.A.", Rojac Records, Inc., 417 West 126th Street, New York, N.Y. 10027; "Christmas in Vietnam" (Jack… #187 Margie Shaffer Soldier in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Soldier in Viet Nam / Sorry, Bout That · Belmar # BM 503 · USA
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An obscure teen pop song "Soldier in Viet Nam" (Belmar Record Corp. # BM-503), expressed pro-government sentiment. It contained a strong religious element - the narrator, who missed her sweetheart, prayed to god to "keep him safe" . But, although it would be "sad to see men killed" , she prayed that "it be your will for men to fight a… Notes
Belmar Record Co., Memphis, Tenn., BM-503-A (TK4M-4203), orange label; "Soldier in Viet Nam" (Margie & Sam Shaffer), Millionaire Music Pub. Co., BMI, time… #188 Two & a Half Daddy Won't Be Home for Christmas 1966 · Single · Christmas Lullaby / Daddy Won't Be Home for Christmas · Mockingbird # MR-1004 · USA
Credited on the record as Two & a Half with The Minutemen.
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The song "Daddy Won't Be Home for Christmas" (Mockingbird Records # MR-1004) by Two and a Half and The Minutemen - released by Coastal Carolina Music, Wilmington, North Carolina - took a patriotic stance, as well as looking at the plight of a soldier's family, missing him during Christmas time. Narrated from the mother's perspective, she… Notes
Mockingbird Records MR-1004B (SoN 39742), blue label; "Daddy Won't Be Home for Christmas" (Harfoush-Johnson), Coastal Carolina Music, Wilmington, N.C.,… #189 Red River Dave The Ballad of Viet Nam (For God and Country and You, Dear) 1966 · Single · The Ballad of Viet Nam (For God and Country and You, Dear) / Lili Marlene # 2 · Savoy # 1627 · USA
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Ballad of Viet Nam, The (Red River Dave)Country, patriotic, soldier's perspective.
Writes a letter home - misses the USA.
But fighting for god, country, and…
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Savoy Records 1627 (SRD 65 240), white promotional copy, 45 R.P.M.; "The Ballad of Viet Nam (For God and Country and You. Dear)" (Red River Dave),… #190 Red River Dave The Vietnam Guitar 1966 · Single · The Vietnam Guitar / Beautiful America · Vietnam # 1966 · USA
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Lacquer cut at Texas Sound Studios (3660215/62110). Also on the 2017 LP Authentic Hillbilly Ballads And Topical Songs Volume One (1954-1976), The Iron… #191–201 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Country Music Goes To Vietnam 1966 · Album · King # 982 · USA
All 11 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Both songs - featured on the LP Country Music Goes to Viet Nam. #191 Banjo Bugle #192 Is This a Useless War #193 Down Where the River Bends #194 Filipino Baby #195 Five String Special #196 God Please Protect America #197 Have I Come Home to Die #198 I'll Be Home #199 Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday #200 A Soldier's Grave #201 When the Roses Bloom Again
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#191 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Banjo Bugle 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
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King 982.The front cover is titled "Country Music Goes to Viet Nam" and, on a central panel, "Country Music Goes to War, sung by Moore & Napier", flanked…
#192 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Is This a Useless War 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
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Both songs - featured on the LP Country Music Goes to Viet Nam.Notes
King 982.The front cover is titled "Country Music Goes to Viet Nam" and, on a central panel, "Country Music Goes to War, sung by Moore & Napier", flanked…
#193 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Down Where the River Bends 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#194 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Filipino Baby 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#195 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Five String Special 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#196 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier God Please Protect America 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#197 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Have I Come Home to Die 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#198 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier I'll Be Home 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#199 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#200 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier A Soldier's Grave 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#201 Charlie Moore & Bill Napier When the Roses Bloom Again 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes To Vietnam · King # 982 · USA
Annotation: see “Is This a Useless War” above (same release).
#202 Tommy Jones The Commies Are Coming 1966 · Single · The Commies Are Coming / Love Is a Mountain of Gold · Tornado # T-149 · USA
Credited on the record as Tommy Jones & The Hayriders.
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Commies Are Coming, The (Jones, Tommy & The Hayriders)Traditional pop / country. Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Patriotic, anti-protest, pro-civil rights.
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Tornado Records U.S.A. T-149 (TK4M-4756), 45 RPM, white label with red tornado logo; "The Commies Are Coming", writers Chaw Mank / Don Suiter / D. L.… #203 Frankie Laine Johnny Willow 1966 · Single · Johnny Willow / What Do You Know · Capitol # 5658 · USA
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The song "Johnny Willow" (Laine, Frankie) (Capitol Records #5658)Reference to Vietnam, Vietcong.
remake of Fred Darian 1961 single Johnny Willow about the Civil War.
Billboard advertisement, 25 June 1966: "In the big Frankie Laine tradition, a belting new ballad of our fighting men in Viet Nam: Johnny Willow".1
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Capitol 5658 (45-55890), yellow and red swirl label; "Johnny Willow" (de Lory–Van Winkle–Darian), Sunflower Music, Inc., ASCAP, 2:42; produced, arranged… #204 The Stanley Brothers Pray for the Boys 1966 · Single · End of the Road / Pray for the Boys · King # 45-6023 · USA
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King 45-6023, High Fidelity, blue label; "Pray for the Boys" (C. Stanley-R. Stanley), 2:33, Lois-BMI, matrix K-45-12071. In a company sleeve printed with… #205 The Stanley Brothers Soldier's Grave 1966 · Single · Soldier's Grave / Take Me Home · King # 45-6053 · USA
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Soldier's Grave (Stanley Brothers, The)Bluegrass duo, from Dickenson Country, Virginia.
Released in Nashville, Tennessee.
Patriotic. Originally written for WW2.1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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King 45-6053, matrix K-45-12072, blue-and-silver "High Fidelity" label; "Soldier's Grave" (Bailes Brothers), 2:55, Lois-BMI. [From the record sleeve and… #206 Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen Gallant Men 1966 · Single · Gallant Men / The New Colossus · Capitol # 5805 · USA
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The song Gallant Men (Dirksen, Everett)1967 album: Gallant Men - Stories of the American Adventure
cover: Gallant Men / Around the World by Ray Anthony
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Capitol 5805 (45-26495); "Gallant Men" (Charles Wood–John Cacavas), Chappell & Co., Inc., ASCAP, 2:38; arranged and conducted by John Cacavas; "An M.A.… #207 Buddy Starcher Brave Men Not Afraid 1966 · Album · History Repeats Itself · Decca # DL-74796 · USA
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"Brave Me Not Afraid" (Decca # DL-74796). Album also included the Vietnam songs Snipers Hill and Day of Decision, released as singles, discussed above.
#208 Buddy Starcher The Fall of a Nation 1966 · Album · History Repeats Itself · Decca # DL-74796 · USA
Annotation: see “Brave Men Not Afraid” above (same release).
#209 Billy Orr He Wears a Green Beret 1966 · Single · He Wears a Green Beret / My Brother · Bryte # 17739 · USA
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He Wears a Green Beret (Orr, Billy)Bryte Records # 728. Newbury, Ohio.
Billy Orr - born in Alabama, died in Brookesville, Florida (2002).
Served in the Korean War.12
Country.
Green beret theme. Patriotic. Man trains South Vietnamese soldiers, to defeat communism and promote the American way. Reference to Dougboy - informal term for a…
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Bryte Records 17739, yellow label; "He Wears a Green Beret", Bryte Music ASCAP Per Pend.; Dist. Office Brite-Star, Newbury, Ohio, U.S.A. [From the record… #210 Lesley Miller He Wore the Green Beret 1966 · Single · He Wore the Green Beret / (You Got a Way Of) Bringin' Out My Tears · RCA Victor # 47-8786 · USA
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Arranged and conducted by Richard Hayman, produced by Danny Davis. B-side arranged and conducted by Artie Butler, produced by Joe René. Published by Al… #211 Jerry Wallace The Son of a Green Beret 1966 · Single · The Son of a Green Beret / Wallpaper Roses · Mercury # 72589 · USA
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Mercury 72589 (YW1-35523), vocal; "The Son of a Green Beret" (Cindy Walker), 3:36, Soul Songs, Inc. (BMI); "A Snuff Garrett Production", produced by Snuff… #212 Ray King Major Todd (Of the Green Beret) 1966 · Single · Major Todd (Of the Green Beret) / Special Forces · Ambassador # 210 · USA
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Major Todd (Of the Green Berets) & Special Forces (King, Ray) (Ambassador Records # 210).Same songs as Lonesome Valley Singers. Released on same group of…
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Ambassador 210, pink label, 45 RPM; "Major Todd (of the green Beret)" (Ron Page), 210-A, and "Special Forces" (Ron Page), 210-B, both Kasen Music (BMI);… #213 Ray King Special Forces 1966 · Single · Major Todd (Of the Green Beret) / Special Forces · Ambassador # 210 · USA
Annotation: see “Major Todd (Of the Green Beret)” above (same release).
#214 Mother Maybelle Carter I Told Them What You're Fighting For 1966 · Single · I Told Them What You're Fighting For / San Antonio Rose · Columbia # 4-43521 · USA
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The song I Told Them What You're Fighting For (Carter, Maybelle) (Columbia Records # 4-43521) Appeared on the album A Living Legend (Columbia Records # CL 2475)
Answer to Dave Dudley single What We're Fighting For - both were written by Tom T. Hall.
Not the only time he wrote an answer to his own song! After writing Hello Vietnam…
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Columbia 4-43521, side JZSP 112737, white label, 45 RPM, "Not for Resale – Radio Station Copy"; "I Told Them What You're Fighting For" (C. Dennis–T. T.… #215 Dave Dudley Vietnam Blues 1966 · Single · Viet Nam Blues / Then I'll Come Home Again · Mercury # 72550 · USA
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Vietnam Blues (Dudley, Dave) (Mercury Records # 72550). - written by Kris Kristofferson, released originally by Jack Sanders - The Viet Nam Blues (Dot Records # 16766).1
Then I'll Come Home Again (Dudley, Dave) - written by Tom T. Hall.
Both featured on the 1966 patriotic, war concept album There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving…
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Mercury 72550, vocal, "From Mercury's Album, There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere – MG-21057", producer Jerry Kennedy; "Viet Nam Blues" (K.… #216 Dave Dudley Then I'll Come Home Again 1966 · Single · Viet Nam Blues / Then I'll Come Home Again · Mercury # 72550 · USA
Annotation: see “Vietnam Blues” above (same release).
#217 Wilf Carter A Mother's Son in Viet Nam 1966 · Album · Montana Slim · Starday # SLP-389 · USA
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Mother's Son in Viet Nam, A (Wilf Carter) (Starday Records # SLP-389)Country music. Narrated from soldier's perspective, who missed his wife and family.…
#218 Wilf Carter A Sailor's Plea 1966 · Album · Montana Slim · Starday # SLP-389 · USA
Annotation: see “A Mother's Son in Viet Nam” above (same release).
#219 Plain Slim and the O'Dell Family Lonely in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Lonely in Viet Nam / One Little Tear Drop Too Late · Cozy # 569 -570 · USA
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Cozy Records, Davis, West Virginia, No. 569 (18429), Side 1, 45 RPM, yellow label; "Lonely in Viet Nam" (Lawrence Calhoun), John Bava's Music, SESAC;… #220 Dave Henry Death in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · Death in Viet Nam / Do They Know (How Viet Cong Wars Are Won) · Alear # A-115 · USA
Credited on the record as Sgt. Dave Henry of the Green Berets.
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Death in Viet NamDo They Know (How Viet Cong Wars Are Won) (Henry, Dave)
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Alear A-115, Winchester, Virginia; credited to Sgt. Dave Henry of the Green Berets. "Death in Viet Nam" (Sgt. John D. Henry) (T4KM-7352, 655A-7351), time… #221 Dave Henry Do They Know (How Viet Cong Wars Are Won) 1966 · Single · Death in Viet Nam / Do They Know (How Viet Cong Wars Are Won) · Alear # A-115 · USA
Credited on the record as Sgt. Dave Henry of the Green Berets.
Annotation: see “Death in Viet Nam” above (same release).
#222 Johnnie & Wigg Destination Viet-Nam 1966 · Single · Destination Viet-Nam / America Awaken · Echo [Middletown] # 1008 · USA
Credited on the record as Johnnie & Wigg and the Harmony Boys.
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Echo Records "High Fidelity" 45-1008, black and silver label, 45 rpm, "Sacred Series Recorded April 9, 66, Middletown, Ohio"; side A "Destination… #223 Johnnie & Wigg America Awaken 1966 · Single · Destination Viet-Nam / America Awaken · Echo [Middletown] # 1008 · USA
Credited on the record as Johnnie & Wigg and the Harmony Boys.
Annotation: see “Destination Viet-Nam” above (same release).
#224 Marty Robbins Private Wilson White 1966 · Single · Private Wilson White / Count Me Out · Columbia # 4-43500 · USA
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The song "Private Wilson White" (Robbins, Marty). Patriotic. (Columbia Records # 4-43500)Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Columbia 4-43500, ZSP 112681, 45 RPM, red label; "Private Wilson White" (M. Robbins), 2:14; produced by Don Law & Frank Jones. [From the record sleeve and… #225 Happy Fats Veteran's Plea 1966 · Single · Veteran's Plea / Dear Mr. President · Reb Rebel # 501 · USA
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Born Leroy LeBlanc on 30 January 1915, in Louisiana, Happy Fats belonged to the Cajun community - descendants of 17th-century French colonists.12 He released a series of controversial political and racist records in the 1960s, including "Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam" (1965), which praised the fighting soldier in Vietnam, and…Notes
Reb Rebel No. 501 (LH-1924), label with two Confederate battle flags, Rebel Record, P.O. Box 769, Crowley, La.; "Veteran's Plea" (Clement-Le Blanc), 2:58,… #226 Carl Story & Ramblin' Moutaineer Prayer for Our Service Boys in Vietnam 1966 · Album · From the Alter to Vietnam · Scripture # 120 · USA
Credited on the record as Carl Story & Ramblin' Mountaineer.
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Pray for Our Service Boys in Vietnam (Scripture Records # 120) - part of SPC (Synthetic Plastics Company, New Jersey, printers of cheap records).Carl Story, born 29 May 1916 in Lenoir, North Carolina. Died 31 March 1995 in South Carolina.12
Bluegrass. Religion, pro-government, patriotic. Domino theory: "dying there so we can keep our…
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Title printed From The Altar To Vietnam. Mono LP, 12 tracks. Titles of A4, B3 and B5 are abbreviated on the back of the sleeve. [From Discogs] Scripture… #227 Billy Smith Letter to the President 1966 · Single · Jack O' Diamonds # 1001 · USA
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Letter to the President (Billy Smith)Country narration. Patriotic, and peace. Also Christmas.
Letter from a soldier to the president.
Proud to fight for a…
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Jack O'Diamonds 1001 (SoN 39621), gold label, 1314 Pine St., Nashville, Tenn., marked "Not For Sale"; "Letter to the President" (Alex Zanetis), 2:00,… #228 Homer 'T' Thru a Soldier's Eyes 1966 · Single · Thru a Soldier's Eyes / It's Santa Clau · Raven # RI 2315 · USA
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Country, anti-protest, patriotic, ChristmasFather's narration to son. When a soldier, you find out what's important
Spend Christmas overseas as a soldier.
Ch…
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Raven Records, "A product of House of Sound, Danville, Va.", RI 2315 A (HOS-45-2008A), 45 RPM; "Thru a Soldier's Eyes" (B. Adkins), 2:18, Choptank Music… #229 The Outcasts Price of Victory 1966 · Single · I'm in Pittsburgh (And It's Raining) / Price of Victory · Askel # AK-102 · USA
#230 Lindy Blaskey and The Lavells Out Here in Viet-Nam 1966 · Single · Out Here in Viet-Nam / What's Her Name · Lavette # LA-5005 · USA
Credited on the record as Lindy Blaskey.
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"Out Here in Viet-Nam" (Lavette Records # LA-5005)Grouped formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Featuring Lindy Blaskey (vocals, rhythm guitar), Art Flores…
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Lavette Records LA-5005, white label; "Out Here in Viet-Nam" (Joe Green - L. Blaschke), 3:01, Lindell Publishing Co., BMI; credited to Lindy Blaskey,… #231 The X-L's Protest Against Protest 1966 · Single · Protest Against Protest / Blue, Blue Feeling · Zundak # 45-106 · USA
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"Protest Against Protest" (The X-L's)Garage rock, anti-protest, anti-hippie, anti-communist, patriotic
Why do you cause trouble and block the street?
We…
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Zundak 45-106, red label with silver print, Zundak Music Ent., P.O. Box 4423, Alexandria, La.; "Protest Against Protest", 2:49, Zundak Publ., BMI;… #232 Bill Brunty Freedom of Our Land 1966 · Single · Freedom of Our Land / Seventh Manned Faith Rocket Ride · Log Cabin # 910 · USA
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Freedom of Our Land (Brunty, Bill)Notes
Log Cabin Records, Box 78, Mt. Healthy, Ohio; Record No. 910 (16639), 45 RPM, red label; "Freedom of Our Land" (Bill Brunty), Rusty York Music, BMI. [From… #233 Buzz Busby and the Bayou Boys Blue Viet Nam Skies 1966 · Single · Mandolin Twist / Blue Viet Nam Skies · Rebel # F-258 · USA
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"Blue Viet Nam Skies" (Rebel # F-258)Buzz Busby (1933-2003), born Eros, Louisiana.
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Recorded Baltimore, Maryland, 1965. Busby (vocals, mandolin), Charlie Waller (guitar), Billy Baker (fiddle), Johnnie Whisnant (banjo), Tom Gray (bass).
Bluegrass. Patriotic sentiment, fighting for "right of freedom" . A soldier visited the grave of…
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Rebel F-258 (SoN 29652), 45 R.P.M., white label with crossed Confederate flags marked "Promotional copy", "Dist. by Sound of Nashville, Inc., 160 2nd Ave.… #234 Ray Godfrey Keep Your Chin Up, Soldier 1966 · Single · Keep Your Chin Up, Soldier / I Can Live It Down · Columbia # 4-43618 · USA
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The song Keep Your Chin Up, Soldier (Godfrey, Ray)patriotic country track. criticises draft dodgers and protesters
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Columbia 4-43618 (JZSP 113966), white "Not For Resale — Radio Station Copy" label; "Keep Your Chin Up, Soldier" (J. Carroll - G. Feith - R. Godfrey),… #235 Rodd Keith God Bless Our Soldier Boys in Viet Nam 1966 · Single · To the Sons of America / God Bless Our Soldier Boys in Viet Nam · Preview # 1029 · USA
Credited on the record as Rodd Keith and the Raindrops.
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God Bless Our Soldier Boys in Viet Nam (Keith, Rodd)To the Sons of America (Raindrops, The)
Song poem, patriotic, anti-protest, traditional pop
A-side:…
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Preview Records Inc. #1029-A/B, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; side A "To the Sons of America" (Lucy Lorse-Lew Tobin), 1:47, The Raindrops; side B "God Bless… #236 The Raindrops Sing a Song of Freedom 1966 · Single · Every Second / Sing a Song of Freedom · Preview # 1137 · USA
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Preview Records Inc. #1137-B; "Sing a Song of Freedom" (Larry Conley - Mary Sue Henry), Arthur Music A.S.C.A.P., 2:10. [From the record sleeve and labels] #237 Johnny Cymbal Jessica 1966 · Single · Jessica / Good Morning Blues · Columbia # 4-43842 · USA
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Jessica (Cymbal, Johnny) (Columbia Records # 4-43842). Produced and arranged by Don Costa.Traditional pop. Born in UK. Career based in Nashville. Many…
#238 Gil Rogers I Am an American 1966 · Single · One Owner, Low Milage, Use, Broken Heart / I Am an American · K-Ark # 696 · USA
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I Am an American (Rogers, Gil)Fanfare, patriotic, silent majority reference (Nixon). Anti-protest.
Nashville, Tennessee.
Hate to see the flag trampled on…
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K-Ark Records Record No. 696 B, 45 R.P.M., purple and grey label; "I Am an American" (K. Blake), 2:45, Lee Music BMI; produced by John Capps; 728 16th… #239 Minnie Pearl What Is an American 1966 · Single · What Is an American / Live Some While You're Here · Starday # 764 · USA
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Starday 764, 45 RPM, matrix 8067; "What Is an American" (Arr. York), 2:23, Tarheel / BMI; Minnie Pearl (Vocal); "A Tommy Hill Starday Studio Production";… #240 Harold Lowry Leatherneck 1966 · Single · Leatherneck / One More Step · Starday # 773 · USA
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Leatherneck (Lowry, Harold)Country. Indiana, USA.
Released in Nashville, Tennessee.
Patriotic, plight, VC
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White Starday promotional label ("Promotion Copy – Not For Sale"), 45 rpm, 773, matrix 8096; "Leatherneck" (H. Lowry), Harold Lowry (vocal), Starday /… #241 Garland Frady Ballad of the Unknown Soldier 1966 · Single · Ballad of the Unknown Soldier / Right Before You Leave · Filmways # FW-102 · USA
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Ballad of the Unknown Soldier (Frady, Garland)Patriotic and anti-protesters.
References demonstrations and draft card burning.
Also Lincoln, JFK, Jefferson,…
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Filmways Records FW-102, promotional copy marked "Not for Sale", "A Subsidiary of Filmways Inc.", "Distributed by Valiant Records"; "Ballad of the Unknown… #242 Curly Dan & Wilma Ann Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy 1966 · Single · Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy / South on 23 · Danville # 105 · USA
Credited on the record as Curly Dan & Wilma Ann and the Danville Mt. Boys.
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eenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy (Dan, Curly & Wilma Ann)Bluesgrass, patriotic.
Hazel Park, Michigan.
Soldier went to Vietnam to fight for Uncle Sam and to…
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Danville Records, "Home of Blue Grass", 23154 Crossley, Hazel Park, Mich., Record No. 105A, matrix 17027; red label; "Teenage Prayer 'To Her Soldier Boy'"… #243 The Dobro Man Scarlet Blood 1966 · Single · Soldiers Last Letter / Scarlet Blood · Marlo # M-2 · USA
Credited on the record as The Dobro Man & His Country Brothers.
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Scarlet Blood (Dobro Man, The)Soldiers Last Letter (Dobro Man, The)
Bluegrass, patriotic. Port Jervis, New York. Aka Mario Mitchum. Owned the label…
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Marlo M-2, stereo, 45 RPM, "Western Only", "True Country", blue label, Marlo Record Co., Box 1122, Port Jervis, N.Y., Tel. 717-296-6682, ℗ 1966 Marlo… #244 The Dobro Man Soldiers Last Letter 1966 · Single · Soldiers Last Letter / Scarlet Blood · Marlo # M-2 · USA
Credited on the record as The Dobro Man & His Country Brothers.
Annotation: see “Scarlet Blood” above (same release).
#245 Marty Smith The Old Soldier 1966 · Single · The Old Soldier / Cold Cold River · Amigo # RK-105 · USA
Notes
Old Soldier, The (Smith, Marty)Country music. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
An old veteran with lots of medals narrated.
Wanted to go to Vietnam to help his…
Notes
Amigo RK-105-1 (6769), 1851 Brunner St., Phila., Pa. 19140; "The Old Soldier" (M. E. Smith), 2:11, Amigo Music (ASCAP); produced by Rex Zario. [From the… #246 The Charades Hammers and Sickles (Make Very Poor Toys) 1966 · Single · Hammers and Sickles (Make Very Poor Toys) / Left Wing Bird · Monument # 45-921 · USA
Notes
Hammers and Sickles (Make Very Poor Toys) (Charades, The)Left Wing Bird (Charades, The)
Folk rock. Nashville, Tennessee.
Anti-communist, anti-war. Both…
Notes
Monument 45-921 (promo on Discogs); producer Ray Stevens; published by Combine Music and Raleigh Music."Disc Jockey — Not for sale" copy; matrix E1W-783…
#247 The Charades Left Wing Bird 1966 · Single · Hammers and Sickles (Make Very Poor Toys) / Left Wing Bird · Monument # 45-921 · USA
Notes
Hammers and Sickles (Make Very Poor Toys) (Charades, The)Left Wing Bird (Charades, The)
Folk rock. Nashville, Tennessee.
Anti-communist, anti-war. Both…
Notes
Monument 45-921 (promo on Discogs); producer Ray Stevens; published by Combine Music and Raleigh Music."Disc Jockey — Not for sale" copy; matrix E1W-783…
#248 Eddy Chandler Johnny's Last Letter 1966 · Single · Johnny's Last Letter / Like Mom and Dad · Nugget # NR 249 · USA
Notes
Johnny's Last Letter (Chandler, Eddy)Country music. Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Vietnam-era - soldier narrated from overseas.
About to go into battle -…
Notes
Nugget NR-249 (SoN 28581), rainbow-and-pot-of-gold "Good as Gold" label, Nugget Records, Box 400, Goodlettsville, Tennessee; "Johnny's Last Letter" (E.… #249 Rusty and His Rangers Card From Uncle Sam 1966 · Single · Card From Uncle Sam / Abilene · Ace # 200,750 · USA
Notes
Card From Uncle Sam (Rusty and His Rangers)Country. Patriotic. Kentucky, USA.
Man received draft card - to help keep the country and the rest of the world…
Notes
Ace Records 200,750, Side 1, 45 RPM, yellow label; Sea Music, ASCAP; "Card From Uncle Sam" (R. Russell); vocal by Rusty. [From the record sleeve and… #250 Rolling Joe Johnson The Fighting Men of the USA 1966 · Single · The Fighting Men of the USA / One Long Burning Kiss · Nashville # NV-5307 · USA
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Nashville NV-5307 (8268), 45 RPM, red label, "A Product of Starday Records", Box 115, Madison, Tenn.; "The Fighting Men of the USA" (J. Johnson), Tronic,… #251 David Henry It Ain't All Right With Me 1966 · Single · It Ain't All Right With Me / My Hollerin' Wallerin Ways · E&M # 2903 · USA
Notes
It Ain't All Right With Me (Henry, David)Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Folk rock, patriotic. Draft card burning, anti-protest.
Covered by the garage rock…
Notes
E&M Recording Company 2903, black label with silver print, vocal, matrix T4KM-2402; "It Ain't All Right With Me" (David Henry), Rain Music, BMI, time… #252 Carol Lombard Johnny's Bugle 1966 · Single · Johnny's Bugle / You'll Walk in the Sun · Parrot # 45-10829 · USA
Notes
Johnny's Bugle (Lombard, Carol)Fanfare, generic Vietnam-era patriotic.
Boy grew up playing the bugle at school.
Joined the army at the age of 17.
Went to…
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Parrot 45-10829, matrix DC 4709 BW, black label with parrot logo, "Distributed by London Records, Inc."; "Johnny's Bugle" (Richard M. Sherman; Robert B.… #253 Janet Greene Poor Left Winger 1966 · Single · Run / Poor Left Winger · Chantico # UB-2169 - 2170 · USA
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Poor Left Winger (Green, Janet)Country, anti-protest, anti-hippie. Anti-Baez
Left-winger duped by a bearded singer, communist
Sandals, long hair
Went to…
Notes
Chantico Records, Box 890, Long Beach, Calif., "Chantico Presents Janet Greene", Side 2, UB-2170, 45 RPM, yellow label; "Poor Left Winger", sung by Janet… #254 Janet Greene Fascist Threat 1966 · Single · Fascist Threat / Commie Lies · Chantico # TB-2000 1 · USA
Notes
Fascist Threat (Greene, Janet)Commie Lies (Greene, Janet)
Vietnam-era anti-communism and patriotism
Notes
Chantico Records TB-2000 / TB-2001, 45 RPM, yellow label, "Chantico Presents Janet Greene", Chantico Records, Box 890, Long Beach, Calif. Side 1, "Fascist… #255 Janet Greene Commie Lies 1966 · Single · Fascist Threat / Commie Lies · Chantico # TB-2000 1 · USA
Annotation: see “Fascist Threat” above (same release).
#256 Janet Greene Hunter and the Bear 1966 · Single · Hunter and the Bear / Inch by Inch · Chantico # TB-2581 · USA
Notes
Inch By Inch (Greene, Janet) - reference to South VietnamHunter and the Bear (Green, Janet) - anti-communist, Vietnam-era
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Chantico, "Chantico presents Janet Greene", yellow label, 45 RPM, Chantico Records, Box 890, Long Beach, Calif., ASCAP;Side 1 (TB-2581) "Hunter and the…
#257 Janet Greene Inch by Inch 1966 · Single · Hunter and the Bear / Inch by Inch · Chantico # TB-2581 · USA
Annotation: see “Hunter and the Bear” above (same release).
#258 Janet Greene Termites 1966 · Single · Termites / Comrade's Lament · Chantico # TB-2499-500 · USA
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Chantico Records TB-2499 / TB-2500, 45 RPM, yellow label, "Chantico Presents Janet Greene", Box 890, Long Beach, Calif., ASCAP. Side 1, "Termites", words… #259 Janet Greene Comrade's Lament 1966 · Single · Termites / Comrade's Lament · Chantico # TB-2499-500 · USA
Annotation: see “Termites” above (same release).
#260 Dr. Fred C. Schwarz What Is Communism? 1966 · Album · Chantico # 2153-2160 · USA
Credited on the record as Dr. Fred C. Schwarz / Janet Greene.
Notes
Anti-communist speeches and songs, Vietnam-eraNotes
Box set of 4 LPs, no catalogue number. Dr. Fred C. Schwarz was president of the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. Record 4, side 2 contains 8… #261 Vernon Glen Looks Like I'm Gonna Fight Again 1966 · Single · Looks Like I'm Gonna Fight Again / Arizona Jack · Sims # 268 · USA
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Looks Like I'm Gonna Fight Again (Glen, Vernon)Country novelty, Castro, Korea, WW2
In WW2 had to fight, in Korea the same.
In Cuba, there is a man who needs…
Notes
Published by Red Seal Music Co. and English Music, Inc. Mastered at Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville and Nashville Matrix; pressed by Sims Record… #262 Bob King & The King's Court The Ballad of Our Times 1966 · Single · The Ballad of Our Times / You Jealousy · Bo-Donn # FW-6111 · USA
Notes
Ballad of Our Times, The (King, Bob)Folk rock. Soldier's perspective. Patriotic reference. Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Uncle Sam has called - soldier…
Notes
Broadway musical Bo-Donn FW-6111 (H 1010B), yellow label, 45 RPM, Bo-Donn Records, Oxford, Pa.; "The Ballad of Our Times" (Bob King), time 2:39, © 1956;… #263 The P.C. Three What Are Bombs and Guns Made For 1966 · Single · What Are Bombs and Guns Made For / This Man Kennedy · Cardinal [Columbus] # 520 · USA
Notes
What Are Bombs and Guns Made For (The P.C. Three)This Man Kennedy (The P.C. Three)
Contemporary folk. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
A-side: Liberty is worth fighting…
Notes
Cardinal Records No. C-520 (HR-1069A, OM-17303); "What Are Bombs and Guns Made For" (Paul C. Reed), 1:55, Assisi Music Pub. Co., BMI; Cardinal Records,… #264 The P.C. Three This Man Kennedy 1966 · Single · What Are Bombs and Guns Made For / This Man Kennedy · Cardinal [Columbus] # 520 · USA
Annotation: see “What Are Bombs and Guns Made For” above (same release).
#265 Wilma Lee A Hero's Death 1966 · Single · A Hero's Death / Three Widows · Decca # 32032 · USA
Notes
Hero's Death, A (Lee, Wilma)Country. Born West Virginia. Died in Tennessee.
A-side: old man at station to meet his son, in a coffin - KIA. Died a hero, a…
Notes
Decca Record No. 32032 (117,717), pink promotional label marked "Promotion Copy, Not for Sale", Mfd. by Decca Records, Inc., New York; "A Hero's Death"… #266 Betsy and Laura My G.I. Joe 1966 · Single · My G.I. Joe / I've Been Dreaming Again · Train # 1206 · USA
Notes
My G.I. Joe (Betsy and Laura)Country, home front perspective, soldier boy, patriotic, anti-protest
Draft card burners - you should see my Joe fighting
Marche…
Notes
Released May 1966; pressed and distributed by Sound of Nashville (SoN 34361); producer Carl Thomas; published by Caboose Song Pub.Label credits the duo as…
#267 Bob Rubino There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1966 · Single · There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / I'm a Lonely Boy · Calla # 115 · USA
Notes
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Rubino, Bob)Fanfare, patriotic. NYC, New York, USA.
Flag flying in a distant land
Narrator (disabled) wants…
Notes
Calla 115-A, 1650 Broadway, N.Y.C., N.Y., "Promotional copy — not for sale"; "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" (Paul Roberts-Shelby… #268 Slim King Be Proud of Your Country 1966 · Single · Be Proud of Your Country / A Boy and a Girl · Fore Cast # 16769 · USA
Notes
Be Proud of Your Country (King, Slim)Country, patriotic, anti-protest. Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Be proud of your country and do not burn your draft…
Notes
Fore Cast Records 16769, maroon label, matrix 568-K-42; "Be Proud of Your Country" (Horace W. King), Wis-O-Man Music (BMI), time 2:26; recorded at Pitt… #269 Dee Haas Freedom's Price 1966 · Single · Freedom's Price / She Called It Cry · Way # 504 · USA
Notes
Freedom's Price (Haas, Dee)Fanfare, patriotic.
Over there in Vietnam the boys are fighting so that god's people can live in peace.
Sounds similar to the…
Notes
Way Records 504-A, yellow label; "Freedom's Price" (Noel Way), Eventuate (BMI), time 2:53. [From the record sleeve and labels] #270 The Winged Soldiers Chorus Winged Soldiers 1966 · Single · Winged Soldiers / This Is My Country · Rotor # R001 / J-501 · USA
Credited on the record as Winged Soldiers Chorus of the Warrant Officer Candidate Assn..
Annotation
Vietnam-era patriotic songs. Reference to jungles. Male choir based in Fort Wolters, Texas.Winged Soldiers (Winged Soldiers Chorus, The)
This Is My Country
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Recitation with a big military chorus. Performers are the trainees at Ft. Wolters, the US Army Primary Helicopter facility in West Texas, near Mineral… #271 The Winged Soldiers Chorus This Is My Country 1966 · Single · Winged Soldiers / This Is My Country · Rotor # R001 / J-501 · USA
Credited on the record as Winged Soldiers Chorus of the Warrant Officer Candidate Assn..
Annotation
Vietnam-era patriotic songs. Reference to jungles. Male choir based in Fort Wolters, Texas.Winged Soldiers (Winged Soldiers Chorus, The)
This Is My Country
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Recitation with a big military chorus. Performers are the trainees at Ft. Wolters, the US Army Primary Helicopter facility in West Texas, near Mineral… #272 Johnny Mitchell A Letter to the President 1966 · Single · A Letter to the President / Blinking Lights · Tear Drop # 3085 · USA
Notes
Letter to the President, A (Mitchell, Johnny)Country, anti-protest. San Antonio, Texas, USA
Mr. President - the minority are poisoning the children
The…
Notes
Tear Drop 3085 (JM-3), red label, "A Div. of Crazy Cajun Ent., Inc., Conroe, Texas"; "A Letter to the President" (Bill Jones), 3:15, Crazy Cajun /… #273 Bob Braun Brave Men Not Afraid 1966 · Single · Brave Men Not Afraid / Melissa · Fraternity # F-965 · USA
Credited on the record as Bob Braun with The Hometowners.
Notes
Brave Men Not Afraid (Braun, Bob)Fanfare, patriotic
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Fathers weep, mothers cry, but we are free because of the soldiers Vietnam in…
Notes
Fraternity F-965, Fraternity Records, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hi-Fidelity, Side 1 (T4KM-5771), "A & M Production"; "Brave Men Not Afraid" (Kenny Price), Carlson… #274 Lois Johnson G.I. Joe 1966 · Single · G.I. Joe / Heaven in My Arms · Epic # 5-9898 · USA
Notes
G.I. Joe (Johnson, Lois)Country, home front perspective, patriotic
Born May 1942, Maynardville, Tennessee, USA. Died 7 July 2014, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J…
Notes
Epic 5-9898 (JZSP 113123), 45 RPM, white "Radio Station Copy" label; "G. I. Joe" (T. Floyd–D. Fox), publisher Vintage Music, Inc. (BMI), time 2:23;… #275 SFC Bill Haney Call to Colors 1966 · Single · Call to Colors / On the Loose · db # RCR-65-22 · USA
Notes
Call to Colors (Haney, Bill)Fanfare / country, patriotic, soldier's perspective. South Carolina.
Story about the fighting GIs. I'm serving in Vietnam.…
Notes
Pressed by Sound Of Nashville (SoN 35041/35042), distributed by Richland Custom Recording. [From Discogs]db Records RCR-65-22 (SoN 35041), 2:55; (B.…
#276 Johnny Valor and The Four Guys The Americans 1966 · Single · 1:30 / The Americans · St. Clair # 1001 · USA
Credited on the record as Johnny Valor And The Four Guys.
Notes
Americans, The (Valor, Johnny)Patriotic, fanfare. Revolutionary War, Lincoln, JFK.
Now in 1966 - men fighting in valiantly in Vietnam
A-side is about the…
Notes
Kruspir-Bennett Production. The Americans arranged by R.C. Blake; 1:30 arranged by Col. L. Lee. Published by Jules-Tone Music; distributed by Sound Of… #277 Johnny Cash The One on the Right Is on the Left 1966 · Single · The One on the Right Is on the Left / Cotton Pickin' Hands · Columbia # 4-43496 · USA
Notes
One on the Right Is on the Left, The (Cash, Johnny)Country, anti-protest, anti-folk
Keep you politics out of songs
One of the members of the group draft
Notes
Columbia 4-43496 (ZSP 112665), 45 RPM, red label; "The One on the Right Is on the Left" (J. H. Clement), 2:46; produced by Don Law & Frank Jones. [From… #278 Boomer & Travis Dear Uncle 1966 · Single · Dear Uncle / Fair Weather Friend · Country # CML-101 · USA
Notes
Dear Uncle (Boomer & Travis)Patriotic, soldier's perspective, K.I.A.
Country.
Rain falling, in the darkness, not written to you in a years.
I'm sorry Uncle…
Notes
Both sides reissued on "The Colgems Collection: The Other Songs..." (Area251 Records COSM-250, 2024, CD 1 tracks 29–30).Label: "the Country Music label",…
#279 Vera Vanderlaan Freedom Isn't Free 1966 · Single · Sing Out for Freedom · Vanco # 2001 · USA
Notes
Patriotic, anti-protest, contemporary folkA-side: in Vietnam to defeat communism. Preserve freedom, pay a price.
B-side: tribute to soldier who made…
Notes
To A Fallen Soldier also appears on the LP Torch Of Freedom, Vanco LPM-2008. [From Discogs]Vanco 2001 (133-1625), 2:18; Vanco Records, West Newbury,…
#280 Vera Vanderlaan To a Fallen Soldier 1966 · Single · Sing Out for Freedom · Vanco # 2001 · USA
Notes
Patriotic, anti-protest, contemporary folkA-side: in Vietnam to defeat communism. Preserve freedom, pay a price.
B-side: tribute to soldier who made…
Notes
To A Fallen Soldier also appears on the LP Torch Of Freedom, Vanco LPM-2008. [From Discogs]Vanco 2001 (133-1626), 3:23; Vanco Records, West Newbury,…
#281 Various Artists GI Joe: Stories of Patriotic Americans - The Story of the Green Beret 1966 · Album · Hanna-Barbera # HLP 2057 · USA
Credited on the record as G.I. Joe.
Notes
Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series. Song and story LP credited to G.I. Joe, with Ballad Of The Green Beret (songwriter Barry Sadler) on both sides. [From… #282 Anita Bryant Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory 1966 · Album · Columbia # CL 2573 · USA
Notes
Patriotic songsNotes
Mono edition CL 2573 (stereo CS 9373), master 715633. Columbia cat eye red label. [From Discogs] #283 The Lewis and Clarke Expedition For Your Freedom Tonight 1966 · Expedition West / For Your Freedom Tonight · USA
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(Young Men Will Die) For Your Freedom Tonight (Lewis and Clarke Expedition, The) #284 Hy Tyde A Message to the Soldiers 1966 · Single · A Message to the Soldiers / Innocent · GATIT # 201 · USA
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- Soul, released in Jamaica, New York, USA- We're proud of you
- Hang in there soldier boy
- Back home thinking of you
- Label printed GATIT on both sides;…
#285 Higgie Cargile My Buddy Over There 1966 · Single · My Buddy Over There / Lost Weekend · E&M # 2907 · USA
Notes
- Country, home front perspective- My buddy was sent over there
- Will the land be free? [patriotic sentiment]
- He can't come back
- Discogs lists Lost…
#286 Joe Bowen You're a Grand Old Flag 1966 · Single · You're a Grand Old Flag / American Nobodies · Bow # B-1002 · USA
Notes
- Country, patriotic, Wichita Kansas, USA- A-side: generic patriotic, flag waver
- B-side: Anti-protest - agitators and demonstrations on the street -…
#287 Baker Bros. Bob & Jesse Soldier's Farewell 1966 · Single · Soldier's Farewell / Bear Cat Mama · Sun-Ray # 857S-125 · USA
Notes
- bluegrass, soldier's perspective- leans towards patriotic
- I pray to return to the USA, when it's wonI'll return
- If I die, it's to save America
-…
#288 Phil Terry Day Is Done 1966 · Single · Day Is Done / Dixie Bugle · 20th Century Fox # 640 · USA
Notes
- Both side, A-side also released 1966 - Day Is Done / Dixie Bugle- B-side - day in done in Vietnam, tomorrow fight for us
- Is he thinking of me?
- There…
#289 Barry Sadler The "A" Team 1966 · Single · The "A" Team / An Empty Glass · RCA Victor # 47-8804 · USA
Credited on the record as SSgt Barry Sadler.
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born…Notes
The US RCA Victor singles credit SSgt Barry Sadler, U. S. Army Special Forces, "Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass", producer Andy Wiswell, publisher… #290 Marty Robbins Ain't I Right 1966 · Unreleased · Unreleased · Not On Label · USA
#291 Lloyd Green & His Steel Guitar Ballad of Green Berets 1966 · Album · Day for Decision · Little Darlin' # SLD-8002 · USA
#292 Johnny Paycheck Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Single · Ballad of the Green Berets / The Dying Hero · Little Darlin' # LD-0011 · USA
Annotation
Released in 1966, Johnny Mac's biography is unknown at this time - it is being assumed that he was involved with the military. It included a cover of Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Berets. The track "Let the Cannons Roar Loudly" ( (Crown Records # 5510) was narrated from the perspective a dead soldier who wanted people back home to… Notes
Broadway musical Little Darlin' LD-0011, green and black "LD" label, "A Product of Audio Fidelity Records, Inc."; produced by Aubrey Mayhew. "Ballad of… #293 Duane Eddy The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Album · The Biggest Twang of Them All · Reprise # RS-6218 · USA
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Broadway musical #294 Alan Moorhouse Orchestra The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Single · The Ballad of the Green Berets / London Bridge · Cadet # 5532 · USA
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Broadway musical Cadet 5532, D J copy, blue label, "Mfg. by Chess Producing Corp., Chicago, IL 60616"; "The Ballad of the Green Berets" (Barry Sadler &… #295 The Lancastrians The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Single · The Ballad of the Green Berets / My Little Rose · Pye # 7N17072 · UK
#296–328 Barry Sadler Ballads of the Green Berets 1966 · Album · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
All 9 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born… #296 The Ballad of the Green Berets #299 Bamiba #305 Garet Trooper #312 I'm a Lucky One #313 I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall #314 Letter From Vietnam #324 Saigon #325 Salute to the Nurses #328 The Soldier Has Come Home
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#296 Barry Sadler The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Credited on the record as SSgt Barry Sadler.
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born…Notes
The US RCA Victor singles credit SSgt Barry Sadler, U. S. Army Special Forces, "Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass", producer Andy Wiswell, publisher… #299 Barry Sadler Bamiba 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born… #305 Barry Sadler Garet Trooper 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The follow-up album (RCA Victor # LSP-3547) to the hugely successful single The Ballad of the Green Berets / Letter From Vietnam, contained twelve Vietnam War songs. The songs made a stronger attempt to present the real lives, experiences, and feelings of GIs out in Vietnam, although it also continued to defend government policy, and… #312 Barry Sadler I'm a Lucky One 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born… #313 Barry Sadler I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born… #314 Barry Sadler Letter From Vietnam 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Credited on the record as SSgt Barry Sadler.
Annotation
The follow-up album (RCA Victor # LSP-3547) to the hugely successful single The Ballad of the Green Berets / Letter From Vietnam, contained twelve Vietnam War songs. The songs made a stronger attempt to present the real lives, experiences, and feelings of GIs out in Vietnam, although it also continued to defend government policy, and…Notes
The US RCA Victor singles credit SSgt Barry Sadler, U. S. Army Special Forces, "Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass", producer Andy Wiswell, publisher… #324 Barry Sadler Saigon 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Credited on the record as SSgt Barry Sadler.
Annotation
The follow-up album (RCA Victor # LSP-3547) to the hugely successful single The Ballad of the Green Berets / Letter From Vietnam, contained twelve Vietnam War songs. The songs made a stronger attempt to present the real lives, experiences, and feelings of GIs out in Vietnam, although it also continued to defend government policy, and…Notes
The US RCA Victor singles credit SSgt Barry Sadler, U. S. Army Special Forces, "Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass", producer Andy Wiswell, publisher… #325 Barry Sadler Salute to the Nurses 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The follow-up album (RCA Victor # LSP-3547) to the hugely successful single The Ballad of the Green Berets / Letter From Vietnam, contained twelve Vietnam War songs. The songs made a stronger attempt to present the real lives, experiences, and feelings of GIs out in Vietnam, although it also continued to defend government policy, and… #328 Barry Sadler The Soldier Has Come Home 1966 · Album · Ballads of the Green Berets · RCA Victor # LSP 3547RE2 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" , released as a single (RCA Victor # 47-8739), one of the most well-known and key releases of the Vietnam War era, represented the patriotic song, as well as being an important "in country" track. The original recording apparently took place in Saigon in December 1964, written by Barry Sadler - born… #297 Boston Pops Orchestra The Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 · Single · The Ballad of the Green Berets / Batman Theme · RCA Victor # 47-8959 · USA
Credited on the record as Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor.
Notes
RCA Victor 47-8959, white promotional label marked "Not for Sale", 45 RPM; Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler conductor; "The Ballad of the Green… #298 The Beach Bums The Ballad of the Yellow Beret 1966 · Single · Florida Time / The Ballad of the Yellow Beret · Are You Kidding Me? # H-1010 · USA
Annotation
The Beach Bums, a garage rock band, from Detroit, Michigan - actually a collaboration between Bob Seger and Doug Brown & the Omens - released this novelty single based on Barry Sadler's The Ballad of the Green Berets (see the military section). The song "The Ballad of the Yellow Beret" mainly addressed draft dodgers. In fact, the writing… Notes
Are You Kidding Me? Records, Detroit, Michigan, H-1010, yellow label; "The Ballad of the Yellow Beret" (D. Dodger), Gear Pub. Co., ASCAP, time 2:30. A… #300 Johnny Mac Chosen to Wear the Green Beret 1966 · Single · Chosen to Wear the Green Beret / Letters Have No Arms · Champion · USA
Annotation
Taken from the LP above, Johnny Mac released this single, including a slight variation on the "Ballad of the Green Beret" theme, with the track "Chosen to Wear the Green Beret" , narrated from the perspective of a veteran, who had "grown old" but had "fought many battles" . Thus he understood "the price that you pay" . The lyrics described… Notes
Champion, side one, 45 RPM, 5810 So. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, California; "Chosen to Wear the Green Beret" (Johnny Mac), 2:15; Modern Music Pub. Co.,… #301 Marc Field Christmas in Vietnam 1966 · Single · Christmas in Vietnam / Sing a Christmas Song · Bolsound # BD-101 · USA
Credited on the record as Marc Field & The Singing Sergeants.
Annotation
Notes
Christmas in Vietnam Sing a Christmas Song (Field, Marc)
Both sides.
Reference to the songwriter and probably owner of the label: Official Program of Democratic National Convention 1968.1
Sources
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Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Bolsound Records BD 101-A / BD 101-B, 45 RPM, blue label with silver print; both sides words and music by Bolek Dzikowski, published by Bolsound… #302 Jerry Barnes Day for Decision 1966 · Single · Day for Decision / America the Beautiful · Americana # 1001 · USA
#303 Freddy Quinn Eine Hand voll Reis 1966 · Single · Eine Handvoll Reis / Wir · Polydor # 52 781 · Austria
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Freddy Quinn, born 27 September 1931 in Niederfladnitz, Niederösterreich, Austria, and currently based in Hamburg, Germany. This single contained two conservative, pro-American, songs of the Vietnam War era, released in then West Germany on Polydor # 52 781. The first song "Ein handvoll reis" ( "A Handful of Rice" ) defended the US… Notes
Polydor 52 781, red labels, "M 45", GEMA, Edition Esplanade, "Made in Germany — Deutsche Grammophon Ges.mbH"; A: Eine Handvoll Reis (Olias – Grasshoff)… #304 Gene Wyles Follow Me 1966 · Single · Follow Me / The Reporter of Wars · Columbia # 4-43880 · USA
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The song "Follow Me" The song "The Reporter of Wars"
In country, military
Billboard, 7 January 1967: "The Army's Special Forces has contributed a second 'Green Beret' to the ranks of the music industry. Columbia Records has recorded and released two sides penned and performed by Gene Wyles, currently a captain in the elite army unit. Wyles…
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Columbia 4-43880, white "Not for Resale — Radio Station Copy" label, 45 RPM; produced by Don Law and Frank Jones; publisher Seashell Music Pub. Co. (BMI).… #306–330 Johnny Sea Day for Decision 1966 · Album · Warner Bros. # W-1659 · USA
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#306 Johnny Sea Generation 1966 · Album · Day for Decision · Warner Bros. # W-1659 · USA
#329 Johnny Sea The Turning Point 1966 · Album · Day for Decision · Warner Bros. # W-1659 · USA
#330 Johnny Sea When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1966 · Album · Day for Decision · Warner Bros. # W-1659 · USA
#307 Dean and Marie God Will Bring You Back From Vietnam 1966 · Album · The Best in Country Gospel · REM # LP 1021 · USA
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REM Records, 1006 Main Street, Nashville, Tennessee. [From the Rate Your Music label page] #308 Jim Nesbitt Heck of a Fix in 66 1966 · Single · Heck of a Fix in 66 / I'm From the Country · Chart # 1350 · USA
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Heck of a Fix in 66 (Nesbitt, Jim) Country novelty.
1966 politics: welfare, inflation, medicare, moon race.
Demonstrations: "get out of Vietnam" .
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Chart Records 1350 (SW 65), white promotional label marked "Promotional Copy"; "Heck of a Fix in 66" (Jim Nesbitt), 2:38, Peach Music SESAC; 806-16th… #309 Hershel Gober Here Am I 1966 · Single · Picture of a Man / Here Am I · Tee Pee # 834T-4533 · USA
Credited on the record as Capt. Hershel Gober.
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Hershel Gober followed in the footsteps of Barry Sadler, producing songs while serving in the US army. They were mainly positive, patriotic tracks, but also dealing with the plight of the soldier. He did two terms in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969 - firstly as an Infantry Adviser to the South Vietnamese Army (1965-1966), and secondly as…Notes
Tee Pee Records 834T-4533, red label, "A Subsidiary of Target Records, Appleton, Wis.", produced by Target Productions, ALPO Music; "Here Am I" (H.… #310 Allen and the Lads Homemade Christmas Card 1966 · Single · Homemade Christmas Card / Legend of Old St. Nick · Secret # 8698 · USA
Credited on the record as Allen and The Lads featuring Larry Crippen.
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Secret Records Incorporated 8698, pink label, stereo; "Homemade Christmas Card" (Yates), 2:30, Veraco Music, BMI; Allen and The Lads featuring Larry… #311 Redd Foxx I Was a War Veteran 1966 · Single · Loma # PRO 244 · USA
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Loma PRO 244 (9179), white label marked "Promotion – Not for Sale"; produced by Jimmy Hilliard & Russ Regan. Three tracks: "I Was a War Veteran" 2:10, "I… #315 Johnny Mac Letters Have No Arms 1966 · Single · Chosen to Wear the Green Beret / Letters Have No Arms · Champion · USA
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Taken from the LP above, Johnny Mac released this single, including a slight variation on the "Ballad of the Green Beret" theme, with the track "Chosen to Wear the Green Beret" , narrated from the perspective of a veteran, who had "grown old" but had "fought many battles" . Thus he understood "the price that you pay" . The lyrics described… Notes
Champion, black-and-silver label, 5810 So. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, California, Side Two, 45 RPM; "Letters Have No Arms" (Johnny Mac), time 2:10,… #316 Barry Sadler Little Bird of Vietnam 1966 · Album · SSgt Barry Sadler of the Green Berets Sings The "A" Team · RCA Victor # LPM-3605 · USA
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Shortly after the successful "Ballad of the Green Beret" album and single discussed above, that sold more than two million copies, Sadler released another collection of songs (RCA Victor # LSP-3605). Musically more interesting, lyrically it dealt with the same issues and took a similar political position to his first effort. In the song "… #317 Frank Seymour Band & Patty Ann A Little Girl's Prayer 1966 · Single · A Little Girl's Prayer / Serpent and the Tree · Hitran · USA
Credited on the record as Frank Seymour Band, Cass County Redhead with Patty Ann.
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Little Girl's Prayer, A (Frank Seymour Band) Country, home front perspective. Child narrator - Patty Ann
Narrator sitting in a church, little girl came…
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Hitran Recording Co., yellow label, Side 1, 45 RPM; "A Little Girl's Prayer" (Cass County Redhead), 2:49, credited to the Frank Seymour Band with "Cass… #318 George Riddle Lonesome Viet Nam 1966 · Album · Country Music Goes to War · Starday # SLP-374 · USA
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"Lonesome Viet Nam" (George Riddle) (Starday Records # SLP-374)Narrated from perspective of soldier, asking his loved one to remember him, and write…
#319 Troy Norris My Call to Vietnam 1966 · Single · My Call to Vietnam / Earth Quake in Alaska · Belmar # BM-904 · USA
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In the country song "My Call to Vietnam" (Belmar Record Corp. # 698B-2461), recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, the narrator headed out to Vietnam, saying goodbye to his loved ones. While the title of the song might suggest a patriotic calling, the lyrics expressed disappointment / reluctance about going to Vietnam, which may indicate that… Notes
Belmar Record Corp., Memphis, Tenn., 1618 Union Ave.; BM-904, with 698B-2461 and T4KM-2461 printed under the artist; "My Call to Vietnam" (Troy Norris),… #320 Bob Linkletter The Out Crowd 1966 · Single · The Out Crowd / The Final Season · Chattahoochee # CH 702 · USA
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- Garage rock, released Los Angeles, California.- A-side: anti-hippie
- B-side: response to McGuire's "Eve of Destruction"
- young men sent to war to learn…
#321 Hershel Gober Picture of a Man 1966 · Single · Picture of a Man / Here Am I · Tee Pee # 834T-4533 · USA
Credited on the record as Capt. Hershel Gober.
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Hershel Gober followed in the footsteps of Barry Sadler, producing songs while serving in the US army. They were mainly positive, patriotic tracks, but also dealing with the plight of the soldier. He did two terms in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969 - firstly as an Infantry Adviser to the South Vietnamese Army (1965-1966), and secondly as…Notes
Tee Pee Records 834T-4533, red label, "A Subsidiary of Target Records, Appleton, Wis.", produced by Target Productions, ALPO Music; "Here Am I" (H.… #322 Carl Story Pray for Our Service Boys in Vietnam 1966 · Album · From the Altar to Vietnam · Scripture # 120 · USA
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Scripture Records, 88 St. Francis Street, Newark, New Jersey. [From the Rate Your Music label page] #323 Hershel Gober Proud American 1966 · Single · I Need You So / Proud American · ABC-Paramount # 45-10810 · USA
Credited on the record as 1st Lt. Hershel Gober.
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Shortly after the above, Gober signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount. The back of the record introduced Gober, describing him as a "singing, songwriting GI in Vietnam...serving as advisor to Vietnamese militia forces in the Delta...The songs were written by Lt. Gober and taped in Saigon" - thus, this fitted into the "In Country"… Notes
ABC-Paramount 45-10810, white label marked "Promotion Copy – Not for Sale"; "I Need You So" (1st Lt. Hershel Gober), Pamco Music, BMI, 2:59, side AMP… #326 Hoyt Axton Soldiers Last Letter 1966 · Single · Soldiers Last Letter / Speed-Trap · Colpix # CP 802 · USA
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Colpix CP 802 (10396), white "Not for Sale" promotional label; "Soldiers Last Letter" (Tubb–Stewart), 2:30, Noma Music, Inc., BMI; arranged and produced… #327 Don Mahoney & Jeana Clare Soldier's Last Letter 1966 · Single · Soldier's Last Letter / At Mail Call Today · Tear Drop # 3095 · USA
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Soldier's Last Letter (Mahoney, Don & Jeana Clare) At Mail Call Today (Mahoney, Don & Jeana Clare)
Houston, Texas - this due had a TV program.
Country,…
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Tear Drop 3095, red-and-silver "D. J. Copy" labels, "A Div. of Crazy Cajun Ent., Inc., Conroe, Texas"; "Soldier's Last Letter" (E. Tubbs-H. Stewart),… #331 Freddy Quinn Wir 1966 · Single · Eine Handvoll Reis / Wir · Polydor # 52 781 · Austria
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Freddy Quinn, born 27 September 1931 in Niederfladnitz, Niederösterreich, Austria, and currently based in Hamburg, Germany. This single contained two conservative, pro-American, songs of the Vietnam War era, released in then West Germany on Polydor # 52 781. The first song "Ein handvoll reis" ( "A Handful of Rice" ) defended the US… Notes
Polydor 52 781, red labels, "M 45", GEMA, Edition Esplanade, "Made in Germany — Deutsche Grammophon Ges.mbH"; A: Eine Handvoll Reis (Olias – Grasshoff)… #332 Joe Bowen American Nobodies 1966 · Single · You're a Grand Old Flag / American Nobodies · Bow # B-1002 · USA
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Bow Records B-1002 (SoN 39252), P.O. Box 11041, Wichita, Kansas 67202, 45 RPM, teal label; "American Nobodies" (Kay Blake), 3:27, Lee Nichols Music Co.,… #333 Jeff Reynolds In God We Trust 1966 · EP · Drop Out Blues · Iris # 2004 · USA
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- "In God We Trust"- Label: Iris Records # 2004
- Artist: Jeff Reynolds
- Songwriter: Iris Tipton
- Patriotic, traditional pop
- The fighting was brutal…
#334 The Raindrops To the Sons of America 1966 · Single · To the Sons of America / God Bless Our Soldier Boys in Viet Nam · Preview # 1029 · USA
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- "To the Sons of America" - performed by Raindrops, songwriter: Lucy Lorse, Lew Tobin- Preview Records Inc. #1029-A/B, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; side A…
#335 The Thin Men Sons of the Anzacs 1966 · Single · Sons of the Anzacs / The Red Beret · His Master's Voice # EA-4800 · Australia
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Pop group The Thin Men, formed in 1962, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Members included: Johnny Edwards (tenor), Tony Lee (bass), Ron Patrick (baritone), Adrian Ussher (baritone, 1962-63), Johnny Florence (baritone, 1963-?). This single contained two patriotic, pro-military songs. Of course the title "The Red Beret" referred to the…
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Both sides of EA-4800 are marked A. Castle Music; matrix 7XAA1962. His Master's Voice EA-4800, 45 R.P.M., "Made by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited, Sydney,… #336 Gordon Keith This Is How I Feel 1966 · Single · This Is How I Feel / I'll Try To Please You · One-derful # 4844 · USA
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Soul, patriotic, soldier's perspective.Marching sound-effects.
Fighting for my country, wife, and kids.
Protecting the country, I know I'm right, helping…
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7" 45 RPM mono. Producer – Mo (Mo Rodgers). Published By – Vapac Music. Label credit: 'A MoJo-Supreme Production'. B-side 2:31. Other uploads:… #337 Li'l Wally Chłopców zaciągają do Vietnam (Vietnam Polka) 1966 · Album · Poland Tour: Polskie śpiewanie i granie · Jay Jay # JLPS 5101 · USA
Credited on the record as Li'l Wally and The Harmony Boys.
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Jay Jay JLPS 5101 (stereo; mono JJLP-1101, 1966), "Poland Tour: Polskie śpiewanie i granie", side B track 1, "Chłopców Zaciągają Do Vietnam (Vietnam… #338 Will McLean The Protest Song 1966 · Single · The Protest Song / "Cush" Holston · Bamboo [Quincy] # 299 · USA
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Protest Song, The (McLean, Will)Florida contemporary folk artist.
Novelty about protest movement. Either anti-protest or mocking the patriotic movement?
Youn…
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Bamboo Records 299, pressed by Standard Record Pressing (SRP 7214/7215); B-side "Cush" Holston (P. Champion, W. McLean).Label: Bamboo Records, Quincy,…
#339 Gene and The Lackeys Bound in Chains 1966 · Single · These Walls / Bound in Chains · Sims # 269 · USA
Credited on the record as Gene and the Lackeys.
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Bound in Chains - country, patriotic, anti-protestMany protesters, but we need to fight for freedom.
Protest liberty, fathers died for the cause.
I'd rather…
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Sims Records 269. [From Discogs]Sims Records 269B, D.J. copy, 2:35; (G. Morris, B. Lackey, J. Lackey); English Music, Inc. & Westex Music, BMI; produced…
#340 John Calhoun Goodbye My Love, Goodbye 1966 · Single · Rise With the Morning Sun / Goodbye My Love, Goodbye · Lamar # 5-502 · USA
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Country, patriotic, anti-protest.Notes
Discogs lists Goodbye My Love, Goodbye as side A. Pressed by Sound Of Nashville (3061; SoN 30611/30612). [From Discogs] 5-502; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); United… #341 Johnny Mac Ballad of the Green Beret 1966 · Album · Crown # CLP 5510 · USA
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Crown CLP 5510, LP, 1966. [From Discogs]1967
- 13 February: US resumes bombing campaign of the North
- 22 February: Beginning of largest US offensive - Operation Junction City
- 8 March: Congress authorises $4.5 billion for the war
- 4 April: Martin Luther King anti-war speech
- 15 April: Mass anti-war demonstrations in New York ad other cities, attended by King
- 30 June: US troop levels reach 448,800
- 21 October: March on the Pentagon
- 31 December: 485,600 US troops in Vietnam
1967
#342 Jaci Damon A Place Called Vietnam 1967 · Single · A Place Called Vietnam / Please Come Back to Me (And Say You'll Stay) · King # 6121 · USA
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Traditional pop song "A Place Called Vietnam" (King Records # 6121) performed by Jaci Damon, on a Nashville, Tennessee based label. The narrator told the story of a young soldier, 21 years old, drafted to Vietnam, and subsequently shot and killed: "the bullet flew and he fell in Vietnam...the blood ran out his side...he died on his 21st… Notes
King 45-6121, High Fidelity, blue label; "A Place Called Vietnam" (Jaci Damon), 2:48, Soil (BMI), matrix K-12431. [From the record sleeve and labels] #343 Johnny Wright American Power 1967 · Single · American Power / Settle Back Down to Earth · Decca US # 32162 · USA
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The song "American Power" (Decca Records # 32162), released in July 1967 and written by the bluegrass songwriter Jim Anglin (member of the country duo the Anglin Twins), combined the issues of Vietnam with race relations. Wright told the story of his friend's son dying in Vietnam. He then commented on a recent race riot, and called for… Notes
Decca 32162 (119,066), black label with rainbow band, "Mfr'd by Decca Records, a division of MCA Inc., New York"; "American Power" (Jim Anglin), Kitty… #344 Happy Fats The Day of Indecision 1967 · Single · The Day of Indecision / My Little Lou Lou · Reb Rebel # 507 · USA
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Born Leroy LeBlanc on 30 January 1915, in Louisiana, Happy Fats belonged to the Cajun community - descendants of 17th-century French colonists.12 He released a series of controversial political and racist records in the 1960s, including "Birthday Thank You Tommy, From Viet Nam" (1965), which praised the fighting soldier in Vietnam, and…Notes
Reb Rebel No. 507, Side 2, P.O. Box 769, Crowley, La.; "The Day of Indecision" (Le Blanc), 3:08, Jamil Music, BMI. The label is printed in red and blue… #345 Victor Lundberg An Open Letter To My Teenage Son 1967 · Single · An Open Letter to My Teenage Son / My Buddy Carl · Liberty # 55996 · USA
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Victor Lundberg, an American businessman and radio newscaster in Michigan, took a conservative position on the cultural changes of the 1960s and youth culture - attacking drugs, secularism, sex, and immorality, along with his co-writer Robert R. Thompson. The song "An Open Letter to My Teenage Son" (Liberty Records # 55996) focused on… Notes
Liberty 55996, black label with rainbow band, Liberty Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California; "An Open Letter to My Teenage Son" (Robert R. Thompson),… #346 Victor Lundberg In the Slime of Vietnam 1967 · Album · An Open Letter · Liberty # LST-7547 · USA
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Lundberg, an American businessman and radio newscaster in Michigan, took a conservative line on social issues. This record (Liberty Records # LST-7547) was a surprise, and huge hit, selling over a million copies in the first month of its release in November 1967. It contained the well-known monologue about draft card burners called an … #347 Victor Lundberg My Buddy Carl 1967 · Album · An Open Letter · Liberty # LST-7547 · USA
Annotation: see “In the Slime of Vietnam” above (same release).
#348 Jan & Dean Only a Boy 1967 · Single · Only a Boy / Love and Hate · Warner Bros. # 7151 · USA
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In December 1967 Warner Bros. Records released the song "Only a Boy" (# 7151), taken from the album Carnival of Sound by the major rock and roll duo Jan & Dean - a group mainly associated with "surf music". Recorded before Jan Berry's serious automobile accident in April 1966, he had previously released the 1965 patriotic record …Notes
Warner Bros. Records 7151 (K16092), red label; "Only a Boy" (Berry-Wieder-Altfeld), Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc., BMI, 2:32; produced and arranged by… #349 Pompeo Stillo He Was a Guitar Player and Now Plays Machinegun in Vietnam 1967 · Single · A Letter to My Mother From Vietnam / He Was a Guitar Player and Now Plays Machinegun in Vietnam · Centaur # IFK 302 · USA
Credited on the record as Pompeo Stillo (Vocalist) & The Companions.
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Garage rock track called "He Was a Guitar Player and Now Plays Machine Gun In Vietnam" (Centaur # IFK 302) - the title sums up the story told in the lyrics. The narrator said that a good, friendly boy "liked to enjoy music" and that he "played guitar all over the country" . The boy then "joined the army" in order to commit his life to "the… Notes
Centaur IFK 302, blue labels with silver centaur logo, Saper Music BMI; Side A "A Letter to My Mother from Vietnam" 3:55, Side B "He Was a Guitar Player… #350 Pompeo Stillo A Letter to My Mother from Vietnam 1967 · Single · A Letter to My Mother From Vietnam / He Was a Guitar Player and Now Plays Machinegun in Vietnam · Centaur # IFK 302 · USA
Credited on the record as Pompeo Stillo (Vocalist) & The Companions.
Annotation: see “He Was a Guitar Player and Now Plays Machinegun in Vietnam” above (same release).
#351 Jimmy Holiday I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home 1967 · Single · We Forgot About Love / I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home · Minit # 32023 · USA
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The song "I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home" (Minit # 32023) is another very interesting soul track, that displayed patriotism, mixed with civil rights issues, as well as attacking the protest movement. Recorded by Jimmy Holiday (1934-1987), from Durant, Mississippi - he also wrote the song, with E. Wright and E. Jones. It started… Notes
Minit 32023, side MN-890, black label, "A Division of Liberty Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California"; "I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home" (J.… #352 Eddy G Giles & The Jive Five While I'm Away (Baby Keep The Faith) 1967 · Single · Eddie's Go Go Train / While I'm Away (Baby Keep the Faith) · Murco # 1033 · USA
Credited on the record as Eddy "G" Giles and the Jive 5.
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The song "While I'm Away (Baby Keep the Faith)" (Murco # 1033) is another soul love song about a soldier leaving the US to fight in Vietnam. While the central theme is about a soldier requesting that his girlfriend stick by him, a fascinating few lines revealed a patriotism and support for the country's perceived ideals, despite a… Notes
Murco No. 1033, 45 RPM; "While I'm Away (Baby, Keep the Faith)" (Elbert W. Giles), 2:27, Heads Up Music-BMI; Eddy "G" Giles and the Jive 5, "Vocal with… #353 Richard Barbary When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1967 · Single · When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Get Right · Spring # SK701 · USA
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Richard Barbary recorded the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Spring Records # SK-701) - "adapted by Harold Thomas", according to the label - this is the famous title of a well-known song from the American Civil War, narrated from the perspective of the family and friends of those fighting in war. In this case, the narrator is a… Notes
Spring Records SK701 (103,683), green label marked "Disc Jockey Record" and "Not for Sale"; title printed "When Johnny Comes Marchng Home" (Adapted by… #354 T. Valentine Massius Ray 1967 · Single · Massius Ray / Betty Sue · Val # 016 · USA
Credited on the record as T. Valentine and Company.
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The R&B novelty song "Massius Ray" (VAL # 016) - a play on "Cassius Clay" - later known as Muhammad Ali - who tried and failed to obtain conscientious objector status in 1967 (refusing to turn up for induction), and subsequently convicted, famously saying "I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong" - this was seen as both a religious and …Notes
Label and catalogue number from the copy in the collection (Val 016). Discogs profile states he recorded 'Massius Ray' on his own label. AllMusic lists… #355 Doc and The Medics Postmarked Home 1967 · Single · Postmarked Home / Wrong Side of Saigon · Kaylsodak # Klsd 0003 · USA
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Double-side Vietnam War record, released in 1967 (Kaylsodak Recording Company # Klsd 0003/0004), in Mitchell, South Dakota, USA, in the garage rock genre, with Mexican trumpets. The songs are composed by T. J. Magera. An article from The Daily Republic, Mitchell, South Dakota, on 29 July 1967, read: "the many faceted talents of Magera… Notes
Kaylsodak Recording Company, Mitchell, S.D., Klsd 0003 (18467), 45 RPM, pink label; "Postmarked Home" (T. J. Magera), 3:00, Kaylsodak Publishing,… #356 George Hill To the Boys in Vietnam 1967 · Single · To the Boys in Vietnam / Our Boys Are Over There · AFS # W4KM 0061 · Australia
Credited on the record as George Hill with Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers.
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Two country patriotic songs, released by Australian Forces Songs (# W4KM 0061), by George Hill, alongside the Garry Maiden Trio, and Don Lewers.. Not much is known about this artist at the moment. There is a reference to a "George Hill" on the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, referred to as a "blind Indigenous musician" who…Notes
With the Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers.Produced for the Rotary Club of South Brisbane, which sold copies to pay for a concert tour entertaining…
#357 George Hill Our Boys Are Over There 1967 · Single · To the Boys in Vietnam / Our Boys Are Over There · AFS # W4KM 0061 · Australia
Credited on the record as George Hill with Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers.
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A single of two country patriotic songs, released by Australian Forces Songs (# W4KM 0061), by George Hill, alongside the Garry Maiden Trio, and Don Lewers. The November 1969 edition of the Rotarian provided more information about this record, saying that it raised funds, nearly $7,000, to help send artists to perform for the troops in…Notes
With the Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers.Produced for the Rotary Club of South Brisbane, which sold copies to pay for a concert tour entertaining…
#358 The Young Australians Shadow Valley and Iron Triangles 1967 · Single · Shadow Valley and Iron Triangles / Too Many Twisted Trails · Festival # FK-1828 · Australia
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The song "Shadow Valley and Iron Triangles" (Festival Records # FK-1828) by The Young Australians, is in fact a spoken-word, patriotic fanfare narration by conservative Australian politician Andrew Jones, (26 May 1944 – 2 December 2015), the Victor Lundberg of Australia.. The narration contained strong anti-communist sentiment, as well…Notes
Spoken patriotic narration over music by the politician Andrew Jones, in the manner of Victor Lundberg.The label credits the narration to Allen Stewart…
#359 Dig Richards The Aussie Bush Hat 1967 · Single · The Aussie Bush Hat / You Don't Know Me · CBS # BA-221372 · Australia
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Dig Richards, rock and roll artist born 12 September 1940 in Dunedoo, NSW, Australia. He died 17 February 17, 1983, in Sydney, NSW, Australia. He did a tour of South Vietnam in 1966, performing for the troops. On his return, he wrote and released the patriotic song "The Aussie Bush Hat" (CBS # BA-221372), in which he told a story of his… Notes
Produced by Robert Iredale; matrix MX151820. CBS BA-221372, orange label, 45, marked "Control"; "The Aussie Bush Hat" (Watson - Weston), 2.53; "Made in… #360 Sandy & Sue Our Daddy's in Vietnam 1967 · Single · Our Daddy's in Vietnam / Tattle Tale · Basic # PRP-181 · USA
Credited on the record as Sandy & Sue (The Powell Sisters).
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In the song "Our Daddy's in Vietnam" (Basic # PRP-181), by Sandy & Sue - the "Powell Sisters" - a couple of young child girls displayed patriotic support for their father fighting in Vietnam. They sung that without his work "we'd loose our freedom land" . The girls wishes that they could also "fight this war" to help their father. In the…Notes
Basic PRP-181-A, light blue label, 723 17th Ave., S., Nashville, Tenn.; "Our Daddy's in Vietnam" (B. Powell), 2:15, Charayjim Music-BMI; credited to Sandy… #361 Little Betty Pruett Pray for the Boys in Vietnam 1967 · Single · Pray for the Boys in Vietnam / When the Sun Sets Over the Jordan · Arlee # 20967 · USA
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Little Betty Pruett, "aged 10" - as printed under her name on the record label - joined the group of children singing about political issues. The song "Pray for the Boys in Vietnam" (Arlee Records # 20967) took the religious route - asking for people to pray because "only god will help them win this war" . The song displayed support for… Notes
Arlee Records, Arlee Recording Co., Hickory, N.C., Side 1, 20967, blue label; "Pray for the Boys in Vietnam" (Dudley Watson - G. E. Shelton & Dean Smith),… #362 Edan Benn A Little Boy's Prayer 1967 · Single · A Little Boy's Prayer / Land of Counterpane · Liberty # 55947 · USA
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Edan Benn, a young child, narrated the track "A Little Boy's Prayer" (Liberty Records # 55947). Arranged and produced by Tommy Oliver - a major conductor in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. He also co-wrote this song with Bud Miller. As suggested in the title of the song, the lyrics took the form of a child's prayer. With his birthday… Notes
Liberty 55947 (LB-2367), tan "Audition Record" promotional label, Liberty Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California; "A Little Boy's Prayer" (Bud… #363 Becky Lamb Little Becky's Christmas Wish 1967 · Single · Little Becky's Christmas Wish / Go to Sleep Little Lambs · Warner Bros. # 7154 · USA
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Probably the most well-known (and most commercially successful) of the 60s child spoken-word records, the song "Little Becky's Christmas Wish" (Warner Bros. Records # 7154) by the 6 year old girl Becky Lamb took the form of a letter to Santa Claus asking him to bring her big brother Tommy home for Christmas. However, he died in Vietnam.…Notes
Warner Bros. Records 7154 (K15765), orange label; "Little Becky's Christmas Wish" (DeAngelo-Casabon), Carlman Music, BMI - 2:58; produced by Dick Glasser,… #364 Rusty Wellington No Christmas Tree in Vietnam 1967 · Single · No Christmas Tree in Vietnam / Blue Christmas · Arzee # RZ-105 · USA
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Rusty Wellington, a Canadian country singer born in 1925, who parents moved to the US. He started singing at the age of 13, going on tour with Tex Ritter. Despite coming from Canada he produced one of the most patriotic Vietnam Christmas records with the song "No Christmas Tree in Vietnam" (Arzee # RZ-105) - this fitted perfectly into… Notes
Arzee RZ-105-X (66912), 1739 N. 3rd St., Phila., Pa. 19122; "No Christmas Tree In Vietnam" (Rusty Wellington), 2:37, Rex Zario Music (BMI); produced by… #365 The Sullivan Family Merry Christmas From Vietnam 1967 · Single · Merry Christmas From Vietnam / Lonely, Lonely Road to Calvary · Loyal # LR-226 · USA
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The Sullivan Family - a bluegrass gospel group from Alabama, which started performing around 1949. Similar to Rusty Wellington above, the track "Merry Christmas From Vietnam" (Loyal Records # LR-226) took a patriotic position, praising the boys for "fighting...to keep us free" . It was narrated from the perspective of a soldier: "so… Notes
Loyal Records LR-226 (UK4M-3346), 45 RPM, red label, Box 586, Birmingham, Ala.; "Merry Christmas From Vietnam", "A Jerry Sullivan Song", 2:00, Wal-Fran… #366 Zeke Clements Smoke on the Water (Viet Nam Version) 1967 · Single · Devil River / Smoke on the Water (Viet Nam Version) · Gold Standard # 200 · USA
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Smoke on the Water (Viet Nam Version) (Clements, Zeke)Country, patriotic. Nashville, Tennessee.
Waiting for victory, when the boys return from Vietnam.
The…
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Gold Standard Record No. 200-B, "Promotional Copy", Post Office Box 35, Nashville, Tennessee; "Smoke on the Water (Viet Nam Version)" (Zeke Clements &… #367 Redd Stewart The American Service Man 1967 · Single · The American Service Man / Soldier's Last Letter · Nugget # NR-261 · USA
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American Service Ma, The (Stewart, Redd)Soldier's Last Letter (Stewart, Redd)
Servicemen - backbone of the country, from France to Vietnam.
Army, navy,…
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Nugget Records NR-261, black label with purple rainbow and pot of gold, "Good as Gold", Nugget Records, Box 400, Goodlettsville, Tennessee. "The American… #368 Redd Stewart Soldier's Last Letter 1967 · Single · The American Service Man / Soldier's Last Letter · Nugget # NR-261 · USA
Annotation: see “The American Service Man” above (same release).
#369 Mark Dauler Letter From a Boy in Vietnam 1967 · Single · Letter From a Boy in Vietnam / Something to Remember · Parkwood # 100 · USA
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"Letter From a Boy in Vietnam" (Parkwood Records # 100).Spoken-word, to traditional-pop background, 'American the Beautiful'.
Narrated from perspective of…
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Blue Parkwood Record Co. label, 100-A; "Letter From a Boy in Vietnam" (M. Daulerio), Daulerio Music BMI, time 2:55. [From the record sleeve and labels] #370 Buddy Starcher What Then! 1967 · Single · What Then! / When Payday Comes · Heart Warming # HW 5069 · USA
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Country, patriotic, anti-protest, religionWhat happens when law is broken, minorities rule
Riots destroy the cities, flag trampled, god forgotten
Treason…
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Title printed What Then? Produced by Chuck Glaser; arranged by Rick Powell. Published by Glaser Publications and Heartwarming Music; pressed by Southern… #371 Steve Amm Hello Mom 1967 · Single · Hello Mom / Heartbreak Avenue · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 748 · USA
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Jewel Records 806J-748, matrix U4KM-9561, Box 78, Mt. Healthy, Ohio; "Hello Mom" (Steve Amm, Denny Rice), 2:19, Rusty York Music BMI. [From the record… #372 The Razor's Edge War Boy 1967 · Single · War Boy / Gotta Find Her · Kingston # E-1967 · USA
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"War Boy" (Razor's Edge)Reading, Pennsylvania. Garage rock / teen pop. Soldier's perspective
Narrated to mother: fighting / killing is wrong
But need to…
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Kingston E-1967 (E-196717); "War Boy" (Pat Sickapus), 3:05, Becks (BMI), Reading, Pa.; Ferbar Prod. [From the record sleeve and labels] #373 Don Phillips Southeast Asia 1967 · Single · Southeast Asia / Now That You Have Broke My Heart · Calendar # 303 · USA
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Calendar 303 (SRP 7228), yellow label with the "RPM" note logo; "Southeast Asia" (Don Phillips), Town & Country Pub. Co., BMI; Radio Press Musicians Corp.… #374 Anita Bryant This Is Worth Fighting For 1967 · Single · This Is Worth Fighting For / The Power and the Glory · Columbia # 4-43823 · USA
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Columbia 4-43823 (JZSP 115808), 45 RPM, white "Not for Resale — Radio Station Copy" label; "This Is Worth Fighting For" (E. DeLange-S. H. Stept), 2:57,… #375 Tony Scott The Gentle Soldier 1967 · Single · The Gentle Soldier / Let Us Pray · Dale # 1001 · USA
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"The Gentle Soldier" (Dale Records # 1001) by Tony Scott."American the Beautiful" played in background with spoken-word narrative.
Told story of a US…
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Dale Records #1001 (PRP 30051), gold label; "The Gentle Soldier" (Dick Warner), Clay Music, BMI, time 3:10; Dale Records, P.O. Box 1475, Augusta, Ga.… #376 Dee Mullins War Baby 1967 · Single · War Baby / Parking for Cheaters · SSS International # 707 · USA
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War Baby (SSS International Records # SSS 707).Dee Mullins (1936-1991), from Grafford, Texas, member of late 50s duo Dee & Patty.
Country music,…
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SSS International SSS 707 (711-56), Side A, vocal; "War Baby" (Donnie Fritts), 2:15, Raleigh Music Inc. (BMI); produced by Shelby S. Singleton Jr. for… #377 Ramblin Valley Boys Hill 881 1967 · Single · Hill 881 / Guitar Hop · Northland # 30B1121 · USA
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Northland Records 30B1121 (20379), blue label, 45 R.P.M.; "Hill 881" (George Jones, Ray Birmingham), 2:46, Barlak Music, BMI. [From the record sleeve and… #378 Dave Rich On the Battlefield 1967 · Single · On the Battlefield / I Never Gave Up · Stop # S 132 · USA
Notes
On the Battlefield (Rich, Dave) (Stop # S 132)Country.
Note: review transcription, difficult to hear the words.
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Stop S 132 (ST5028), 45 RPM, white label marked "D. J. Copy"; "On the Battlefield" (Dave Rich), 2:32, Window/BMI; Dave Rich (Vocal); produced by Pete… #379 Del Reeves The Private 1967 · Single · The Private / Things Her Memory Makes · United Artists # UA 50157 · USA
Annotation
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Private, The (Reeves, Del)United Artists Records # UA 50157
Country. Born 14 July 1932, Sparta, North Carolina. Died 1 January 2007, Centerville, Tennessee.
Patriotic, reference to Vietnam, WW1, and the Civil War - connected the role of soldiers through American history.
Billboard, 20 May 1967: "UA's Del Reeves' new record, The…
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United Artists Records UA 50157, matrix ZTSP 123454, time 2:27, Tree Publ. Co., Inc., BMI; "The Private" (C. Putman - J. Barlow), Del Reeves, "Prod. by… #380 Mike Thomas A Fearless Soldier 1967 · Single · A Fearless Soldier / A Longing Heart's Prayer · Tin Pan Alley # TPA 51-543 · USA
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Fearless Soldier, A (Thomas, Mike) (Tin Pan Alley # TPA 51-543)Song poem. Traditional pop. Plight of soldier's family. Dead soldier's father spoke of his…
Notes
Also issued on Bozikis 17452 A (same recording). Tin Pan Alley Records TPA 51-543A, light-blue label; "A Fearless Soldier" (Jeanne Bozikis), time 3:30,… #381 Rodd Keith Vietnam Sweetheart 1967 · Single · Vietnam Sweetheart / Living High · Preview # 1241 · USA
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Vietnam Sweetheart (Keith, Rodd) (Preview Records # 1241)Song-poem. Plight, from soldier's perspective. Letter home to wife. Contains patriotic sentiments.
Notes
Song poem Preview Records Inc. 1241-A, white label with blue print; "Vietnam Sweetheart" (Irene Dollar Heffner), 2:00, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; Rodd… #382 Rodd Keith Green Beret's Last Request 1967 · Single · Suddenly / Green Beret's Last Request · Preview # PV-1365 · USA
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- "Green Beret's Last Request" - Label: Preview Records # PV-1365
- Songwriter: Marion Trautmah
- Hollywood, California, USA.
- Traditional pop
- Patriotic.…
#383 Millicent Markee Hands Across the Sea 1967 · Single · Hands Across the Sea / Don't Take a Chance · Preview # 1308 · USA
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"Hands Across the Sea" (Millicent Markee)Song poem. Traditional pop. Patriotic.
Hollywood, California, USA.
Sweetheart of soldier - do your best for Uncle…
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Preview Records Inc. 1308-B, matrix U4KM-6647; "Hands Across the Sea" (Ginger Scarbrough), 2:10, Arthur Music A.S.C.A.P.; blue-and-white label with… #384 Shelley Stuart Not Even Uncle Sam Can Take the Part 1967 · Single · Jenny, Jenny / Not Even Uncle Sam Can Take the Part · Sterling # S-402 · USA
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Not Even Uncle Sam Can Take the Part (Stuart, Shelley)Traditional pop, song-poem. Boston, MA.
Patriotic - narrated by sweetheart of a soldier.
Drafted to…
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Sterling Records S-402, 45 RPM, blue and silver label, ASCAP 18896; "Not Even Uncle Sam Can Take the Part" (Elton D. Baker & Lew Tobin), 3:00, arranger… #385 The Downtowners Our Men in Viet Nam 1967 · Single · Our Men in Viet Nam / Crying in the Rain · Preview # 1249 · USA
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Preview Records Inc. #1249-A, white label with blue print; "Our Men in Viet Nam" (Laban C. Jamar), 2:25, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; The Downtowners. [From… #386 Keith Kwire Let's All Hail America 1967 · Single · Star Lighted Heaven / Let's All Hail America · Preview # 1309 · USA
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Let's All Hail America (Kwire, Keith)Song-poem. Fanfare. Patriotic
Uncle Sam calling - let's all support the boys over there and do our part.
It's a land…
Notes
Pale-blue Preview Records Inc. label, 1309-B, matrix UK4M-0235; "Let's All Hail America" (Nellie Galotti), Arthur Music A.S.C.A.P., 2:05. [From the record… #387 Dale Turner Daddy Won't Be Home Anymore 1967 · Single · Daddy Won't Be Home Anymore / Sniff Sniff Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo · Columbia # 4-44391 · USA
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Columbia 4-44391 (JZSP 135486), white promotional label, "Not for Resale — Radio Station Copy", "Suggested Side", 45 RPM; "Daddy Won't Be Home Anymore"… #388 Marty Dear Mom and Dad 1967 · Single · Dear Mom and Dad / Since You're Mine · DiVenus # D-103 · USA
Annotation
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
DiVenus Records presents, D-103-A, 45 rpm; "Dear Mom and Dad" (Vincent Oliveri, Freddy Forte), time 2:58, Crotona Music, BMI; a St. Vincent Production.… #389 Joe and Rose Lee Maphis Send Me Your Love A.P.O. 1967 · Single · Send Me Your Love A.P.O. / Write Him a Letter · Mosrite # M-150 · USA
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Send Me Your Love A.P.O. (Maphis, Joe and Rose Lee)Write Him a Letter (Maphis, Joe and Rose Lee)
Virginia, USA.
Country.
Notes
Mosrite Records M-150; "Send Me Your Love A.P.O." (Joe Maphis), Double-Neck Music BMI, 2:30; produced by Bill Woods. [From the record sleeve and labels] #390 Winola Carter My World Ended In South Viet Nam Sweetheart 1967 · Single · My World Ended in South Vietnam, Sweetheart / My World Ended in South Vietnam, Mother · Spar # 9005 · USA
Credited on the record as Winola Edmond, Edmond Sisters & The Jordanians.
Notes
My World Ended in South Vietnam, SweetheartMy World Ended in South Vietnam, Mother
Notes
Spar Records, Nashville, Tenn.; 9005, both sides by the same writer and performers: "My World Ended in South Viet Nam Sweetheart" (SPS 10) and "My World… #391 Winola Carter My World Ended in South Viet Nam Mother 1967 · Single · My World Ended in South Vietnam, Sweetheart / My World Ended in South Vietnam, Mother · Spar # 9005 · USA
Credited on the record as Winola Edmond, Edmond Sisters & The Jordanians.
Annotation: see “My World Ended In South Viet Nam Sweetheart” above (same release).
#392 Smiley & Kitty Wilson Bringing Johnny Williams Home 1967 · Single · Bringing Johnny Williams Home / To Tough to Die · K-Ark # 769 · USA
Notes
Bringing Johnny Williams Home (Wilson, Smiley & Kitty)Country music. From Alabama, USA.
Patriotic: "thank god for the USA" .
Dead soldier returned to the US,…
Notes
K-Ark Records, Record No. 769 A., 45 R.P.M., 728 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tennessee; "Bringing Johnny Williams Home" (Maggi Vaughn), Sure-Fire Music,… #393 Lefty Pritchett and Patricia Nix What Price Freedom 1967 · Single · What Price Freedom / Window of Your Heart · Dee Lark # 6791 · USA
Notes
What Price Freedom (Pritchett, Lefty & Patricia Nix)Country. Narrated by a soldier in the army - just returned home from Vietnam.
Discovered that his best…
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Dee Lark 6791-A (ZAFX-6708191), "Sounds of the Times", D. J. Copy, Not for Sale; "What Price Freedom" (Lefty Pritchett), 2:24, Hillsboro Music Inc.—BMI;… #394 Max Norris Fighting Men Unknown 1967 · Single · Fighting Men Unknown / Fighting Men's March · Sky # 53 · USA
Notes
Fighting Men Unknown (Norris, Max)Fighting Men's March (The Sky Singers)
Fanfare, patriotic, anti-protest.
Protesters don't know what it's really like out…
Notes
Sky Records 53, "D. J. Copy", blue-and-white cloud label; produced by Lightnin Chance for M. R. Norris Prod.; Cuqe Music, BMI; "National Dist. by Sims… #395 J.T. Sears & The Rowbux From the Heart of Freedom's Best 1967 · Single · I Won't Be Coming Back / From the Heart of Freedom's Best · Boone # 1066 · USA
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From the Heart of Freedom's Best (Sears, J.T. and the Rowbux)Fanfare, patriotic. Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Narrator a soldier in South Vietnam
I'm a…
Notes
Boone B1066 (4585), white "D. J. Copy – Not For Sale" label; "From the Heart of Freedom's Best" (Wayne Sears), Beau Chez Publishing, BMI, 2:15; arranged… #396 Don Rondo Just Before the Battle 1967 · Single · Top Dog # 101 · USA
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Just Before the Battle (Rondo, Don)Easy listening, anti-protest, patriotic, draft card burning.
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Soldier's perspective. I'm scared,…
Notes
Top Dog A-101, yellow label with a top-hatted bulldog, Top Dog Record Co., 9430 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. 48202; "Just Before the Battle" (Artie… #397 Ernie Maresca My Son 1967 · Single · My Son / My Shadow and Me · Laurie # LR 3371 · USA
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My Son (Maresca, Ernie)Traditional pop, patriotic, anti-protest, home front perspective
Played with toy guns as a child. Grown up , at war
Uncle Sam took…
Notes
Laurie Records Inc., New York; record no. LR-3371 DJ, "Advance Release" promotional label; "My Son" (Ernie Maresca), Ernie Maresca Inc. (ASCAP), time 2:10… #398 Ferrell Faulk Vietnam 1967 · Single · Vietnam / We'll Just Forget the Deal · Rimrock # RS 230 · USA
Credited on the record as Ferrell Faulk & The Arkansas Hawk.
Notes
Vietnam (Faulk, Ferrell)Country. Concord, Arkansas, USA
Soldier's perspective.
Reluctant to go to war
Hope you never have to go to keep America free
Hope the…
Notes
Published by Oleta; pressed by Rimrock Mfg. Co. [From Discogs]Rimrock RS 230A; (F. Faulk); Oleta, BMI; "The Arkansas Hawk"; Rimrock Records, Concord,…
#399 Lou Millet Last Letter From Viet Nam 1967 · Single · Last Letter From Viet Nam / Memories From Your Cedar Chest · Scenic # S-4000 · USA
Notes
Last Letter From Viet Nam (Millet, Lou)Country, patriotic, home front perspective
Cover of Tubbs - updated for Vietnam
Postman delivered last letter - I…
Notes
Scenic Records A-4000, coupled with Memories From Your Cedar Chest. [From Discogs]Scenic Records S-4000 A, 2:53; (Tubb & Stewart); NOMA Music, BMI;…
#400 Billy Orr Big Red One (First Calvery) 1967 · EP · Billy Orr · Bryte # 19549 / 19550 · USA
Notes
Four-track 7" with no catalogue number, pressed by Rite Record Productions, Inc. (19549/19550). Title as printed: Big Red One (First Calvary). Billy Orr… #401 Bobby Atkins A Soldiers Return 1967 · Single · A Soldiers Return / There's Not Enough Words · Tornado # T-148 · USA
Notes
Country, patriotic, soldier's perspective. K.I.A.Notes
Tornado Records - U.S.A. T-148 (U4KM-4827), 45 RPM, white label stamped "D.J. Copy", "File Under C & W Music"; "A Soldiers Return" (Perkins/Pinnix), 3:15,… #402 Rena Wright Message to My Soldier Boy 1967 · Single · This Angry World / Message to My Soldier Boy · Tide # T-45-2017 · USA
Notes
Home front, soldier's perspective, traditional pop, religion.You're not alone, I'll pray for you each day.
Keep our country free.
Fighting so we can live in…
Notes
Discogs lists Message To My Soldier Boy as side A and This Angry World as side B. Written by Triune; published by Cepha Publishing Co. (BMI). [From… #403 5 Williamson Brothers When Uncle Sam Called for Me 1967 · Single · When Uncle Sam Called for Me / King of the Winos · Gold Star # 00202 · USA
Credited on the record as 5 Williamson Bros..
Notes
Country, draftGreetings from the president - report to recruitment office.
Must do duty, going to war. Maybe war will end and Vietnam will be our friend.
Notes
Title printed in Discogs as Why Uncle Sam Called For Me, with King Of The Winos as side A. Produced by Ken Galloway. Published by Gold Letter Pub. Co.;… #404–413 Doug Trineer The Green Beret 1967 · Album · Point # P-273 · Canada
All 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
#404 The Soldier Has Come Home #405 Saigon #406 The Ballad of the Green Berets #407 Trooper's Lament #408 I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall #409 Letter from Vietnam #410 Salute to the Nurses #411 Garet Trooper #412 I'm a Lucky One #413 Badge of Courage
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#404 Doug Trineer The Soldier Has Come Home 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #405 Doug Trineer Saigon 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #406 Doug Trineer The Ballad of the Green Berets 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #407 Doug Trineer Trooper's Lament 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #408 Doug Trineer I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #409 Doug Trineer Letter from Vietnam 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #410 Doug Trineer Salute to the Nurses 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #411 Doug Trineer Garet Trooper 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #412 Doug Trineer I'm a Lucky One 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #413 Doug Trineer Badge of Courage 1967 · Album · The Green Beret · Point # P-273 · Canada
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Point Records P-273, mono LP, 1967. [From Discogs] #414 Richie Nashville Purple Heart 1967 · Single · Purple Heart / These Foolish Tears · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 806J-738 · USA
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Home front perspective, killed in action (K.I.A.), religion, medalsMinor patriotic sentiment
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Jewel Records 806J-738. [From Discogs]Jewel Records 806J-738 (U4KM-5772), Side One; (Jim Riffitt); Rusty York Music, BMI; Box 78, Mt. Healthy, Ohio. [From…
#415 Sur Royal Da Count and The Parliaments Sgt. Ralph Yore U.S.M.C. 1967 · Single · Sgt. Ralph Yore U.S.M.C. / Scream Mother Scream · Villa-Yore # 606-JY · USA
Notes
- Garage novelty- Man volunteered to go to Vietnam
- He loved his country
- Need to stop communism and protest religion
- Reference to LBJ
- Villa-Yore…
#416 Dick Flood Miung Sun Lee 1967 · Single · Miung Sun Lee / Willow in the Wind · Totem # T-1 · USA
Credited on the record as Dick Flood and The Pathfinders.
Notes
- Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic- Released in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died Augusta, Georgia
-…
#417 Bob Carroll In the Cause of Freedom 1967 · Single · In the Cause of Freedom / The Magic of Summer · Murbo # M-1016 · USA
Notes
- Born 8 June 1918. Died 12 November 1994, Port Washington, NY, United States- Fanfare pop, patriotic
- K.I.A. in the cause of freedom, fight for justice
-…
#418 Rocky Smiley Top Kick Marine (Part I) 1967 · Single · Top Kick Marine · Malinda # 109 · USA
Credited on the record as Rock Smiley with The Country Classics.
Notes
- Country, patriotic, both sides- Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
- WW2 vet returns home, an orphan child asks him to be his father
- He adopted him, child…
#419 Rocky Smiley Top Kick Marine (Part II) 1967 · Single · Top Kick Marine · Malinda # 109 · USA
Credited on the record as Rock Smiley with The Country Classics.
Annotation: see “Top Kick Marine (Part I)” above (same release).
#420 Larry Butler & The Pick-A Dillies Wave Daddy Bye-Bye 1967 · Single · Wave Daddy Bye-Bye / I Want You to Find Your Place in Life · Wizard # 236 · USA
Credited on the record as Larry Butler and the Pick-A-Dillies.
Notes
- Country, patriotic- Released Nashville TX. Label originally from Waco, TX
- Father off to war
- Narrated by the soldier
- Fighting so the world is free…
#421 The Shangri-Las Take the Time 1967 · Single · Take the Time / Footsteps on the Roof · Mercury # 72670 · USA
Notes
Soul, girl group, patrioticNotes
Credits from Discogs promo (release 5452539): written by R. Cordell, S. Trimachi; arranged by Shadow Morton; published by Hastings Music Corp. / Kama… #422 Rodd Keith Country Boy 1967 · Single · Country Boy / I'm the Wife · Preview # 1281 · USA
Credited on the record as Rodd Keith and the Raindrops.
Notes
- "Country Boy"- Label: Preview Records # 1281
- Artist: Rodd Keith and the Raindrops
- Songwriter: David Nagele
- Traditional pop, patriotic, K.I.A.
-…
#423 The Sky Singers Fighting Men's March 1967 · Single · Fighting Men Unknown / Fighting Men's March · Sky # 53 · USA
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Sky Records 53, "D. J. Copy", blue-and-white cloud label; produced by Lightnin Chance for M. R. Norris Prod.; Cuqe Music, BMI; "National Dist. by Sims… #424 Ray Anthony Gallant Men 1967 · Single · Gallant Men / Around the World · Capitol # 5836 · USA
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Capitol P 5836 (45-57007), yellow "Promotion Record – Not For Sale" label; "Gallant Men" (John Cacavas–Charles Wood), Chappell & Co., Inc., ASCAP, 2:02;… #425 Elvis Carden Loving a Soldier 1967 · Single · Viet Nam Blues / Loving a Soldier · Trendsetter # 100 · USA
Notes
The song "Viet Nam Blues" "Loving a Soldier"
Veteran, served in Vietnam 1965-66. Probably released 1966-67
Notes
Trend-Setter Record 100, green label; "Viet Nam Blues" (Elvis Carden), 2:04, matrix U4KM-8430, and "Loving a Soldier" (Elvis Carden), 3:45, matrix… #426 2nd Lt. Larry Bleeker Memorial Service for 2nd Lt. Larry Bleeker 1967 · Album · I Found the Answer · Not On Label · USA
Credited on the record as Dr. Paul Tassell.
Annotation
There is no label, number, location, or date - it was probably released in 1968, the year of his memorial service, in Ames, Iowa. It featured spoken-word and church music. Larry Bleeker was killed in action, in Quảng Trị province on 26 October 1967, after only six weeks of duty.12 Only two track titles, the a-side "A Small Excerpt From… Notes
Private LP with plain white labels, 33 1/3 RPM, both headed "Lt. Larry Bleeker / "I Found the Answer""; Side 1 reads "A Small Excerpt From the Life of 2nd… #427 Bobby Sims An Open Letter to My Teenage Son 1967 · Single · An Open Letter to My teenage Son / Keep the Ball Rollin · Hit [Nashville] # 312 · USA
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Hit Records, Record No. 312 (7186), 45 R.P.M., black and silver label; "An Open Letter to My Teenage Son" (Robert R. Thompson), Asa, ASCAP. [From the… #428 Jim Tukey A Place Called Viet Nam 1967 · Single · A Place Called Viet Nam / Morning Light · Area # 7 8 · USA
Notes
Place Called Viet Nam, A (Tukey, Jim) Country, soldier's perspective.
Orders to go - what's it like in Vietnam?
Not a war to end all wars.
Different…
Notes
Area Records, P.O. Box 35, Nashville, Tenn., Side #7, yellow label with globe logo; "A Place Called Viet Nam" (J. Tukey), 2:32, Blazon Music BMI; Jim… #429 Anglo Saxton Ruby 1967 · Single · Ruby / You Better Leave Me Alone · Lucky Eleven # LE-009 · USA
Notes
- Garage rock cover of Kenny Roger's song- Disabled vet theme
- Lucky Eleven LE-009-A, "D. J. Copy – Not for Sale"; "Ruby" (Mel Tillis), 3:28, Cedarwood…
#430 2nd Lt. Larry Bleeker A Small Excerpt From the Life of 2nd Lt. Larry Bleeker 1967 · Album · I Found the Answer · Not On Label · USA
Annotation
There is no label, number, location, or date - it was probably released in 1968, the year of his memorial service, in Ames, Iowa. It featured spoken-word and church music. Larry Bleeker was killed in action, in Quảng Trị province on 26 October 1967, after only six weeks of duty.12 Only two track titles, the a-side "A Small Excerpt From… Notes
Private LP with plain white labels, 33 1/3 RPM, both headed "Lt. Larry Bleeker / "I Found the Answer""; Side 1 reads "A Small Excerpt From the Life of 2nd… #431 Happy Louie & Julcia Polka Band Soldier Boy 1967 · Single · Soldier Boy / Boli Boli Glowa · Ha-Lo # 1335 · USA
Annotation
Happy Louie - born Louis George Dusseault, born 4 August 1934, in Ware, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 26 November 2021.1. His group released the Vietnam-era song "Soldier Boy Polka" (Ha-Lo Records # 1335).Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
H-A-L-O Records, red label with silver print, SAAB 1336; "Soldier Boy", polka, credited to Happy Louie & Julcia Polka Band. [From the record sleeve and… #432 Ray Sanders Soldiers Last Letter 1967 · Single · Soldiers Last Letter / Two People · GNP Crescendo # GNP 397 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Last Letter (Sanders, Ray) Country. Sanders from St. Johns, Kentucky.
DJ with WBRT in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Soldier KIA.
Cover of Ernest Tubb…
Notes
GNP Crescendo GNP 397 (N-3443), side A, white "Promotion – Not for Sale" label; "Soldiers Last Letter" (Tubb–Stewart), 2:46, Noma Music Inc., BMI;… #433 Red Sovine Vietnam Deck Of Cards 1967 · Album · Phantom 309 · Starday # SLP 414 · USA
Annotation
Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine, a country singer who often played truck driving songs, narrated the track "Vietnam Deck Of Cards" (Starday Records # SLP 414), in which a man told a story about a soldier disciplined for playing with a deck of cards in church, having "arrived in a town called Saigon" on a Sunday. However, the soldier… #434 Sgt. Frank Carter War Is Hell 1967 · Single · Straight-Leg-Soldier / War Is Hell · Dixie # C-1114 · USA
Notes
Straight-Leg-Soldier (Carter, Frank) War Is Hell (Carter, Frank)
Country. Charlotte, North Carolina.
Combat, soldier's perspective. Both sides.
A-side:…
Notes
Dixie C-1114, black and cream label, Dixie Record Company, Charlotte, manufactured in U.S.A.; "Straight-Leg-Soldier" (Carter), Hypo Music, BMI, time 3:00;… #435 Joe and Rose Lee Maphis Write Him a Letter 1967 · Single · Send Me Your Love A.P.O. / Write Him a Letter · Mosrite # M-160 · USA
Notes
Yellow Mosrite Records label M-160; "Write Him a Letter" (Joe Maphis), 2:10, Double-Neck Music, BMI; produced by Bill Woods. [From the record sleeve and… #436 Dick "Deacon" Martin Rice Paddy Daddy 1967 · Single · Rice Paddy Daddy / Don't Walk No Line · Ben Rich # FC-3083 · USA
Notes
- "Rice Paddy Daddy" - Label: Ben Rich Records # FC 3038
- Songwriter: Dick "Deacon" Martin (same as artist)
- Third alternative version of the song by the…
#437 Bob Storm Our Boys in Viet Nam 1967 · Single · Our Boys in Viet Nam / I Need Thee Always · Halmark # 20909 · USA
Annotation
Notes
- "Our Boys in Viet Nam"- Label: Halmark # 20909
- Songwriter: Esther Swantko, Ted Rosen1
- Weymouth, MA, USA
- Need song, need image
- Assume patriotic from title
Sources
- 1 Song Poem Music ↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#438 Marian Ulman Vietnam 1967 · Single · Vietnam / I Wanna Go Back (To the Country) · Fame # 819F-8677 · USA
Notes
Vietnam (Ulman, Marian). (Fame Records # 819F-8677). Country, military style ballad.Recorded in Flint, Michigan.
Patriotic. Called on women to stand by the…
Notes
Tawas Records 809T-8677, with the same coupling and master number as the Fame 819F-8677 cited for the record. [From Discogs]Fame Records 819F-8677…
#439 Charles Ketron This Is Our Country 1967 · Single · This Is Our Country / Why Must This Night End · Gold Standard # GS# 236 · USA
Credited on the record as Charles Ketron (with the Chessmen & Janis & Donna).
Notes
This Is Our Country (Ketron, Charles)Traditional pop, fanfare. patriotic
God is on our side, heed to battle call
fight for our principles
Vietnam-era, Cold…
Notes
Gold Standard GS 236. [From Discogs]Gold Standard Records GS# 236-A, 1:30; (Nance Jordan); Blazon Music; P.O. Box 35, Nashville, Tenn. [From the record…
#440 Johnnie & Wigg and The Harmony Boys Send Our Soldiers Home 1967 · Single · He'll Never Ask Too Much of Me / Send Our Soldiers Home · REM # 45-413 · USA
Credited on the record as Johnnie & Wigg And The Harmony Boys.
Notes
Send Our Soldiers HomeCountry, religion, patriotic
Notes
Promo. [From Discogs] REM Records, 1006 Main Street, Nashville, Tennessee. [From the Rate Your Music label page] #441 Various Artists United States Army Recruiting Command Presents: It's Music 1967 · Album · The United States Army # GXTV 108570 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Propaganda advertisements, produced by the The Armed Forces Radio Service , combined with an army deejay playing… #442 Hal Cass Stand Up for America 1967 · Single · Stand Up for America / Bricklaying Blues · Rimrock # 217 · USA
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Rimrock Records 217-A, Oleta BMI; (H. Martin); Rimrock Records, Concord, Arkansas; date stamp Aug 23 1967. [From the record label]Stand Up for America…
#443 Dr. Kenneth McFarland Selling America to Americans 1967 · Album · Edward M. Miller And Associates # EM-6800 · USA
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Spoken-word. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Selling America to Americans (McFarland, Kenneth) "Recorded in 1967 at Detroit's Cobo Hall in front of 6500…1968
- 30 January: NVA and Vietcong launch Tet Offensive
- 16 March: My Lai Massacre led by Lt. William Calley [not released to public]
- 31 March: Johnson decides not to seek re-election
- 4 April: Assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King
- 10 May: Peace talks start in Paris
- 1 July: General Westmoreland replaced by General Abrams
- 28 August: Anti-war protest outside Democratic National Convention, Chicago
- 31 October: US Rolling Thunder bombing campaign halted
- 5 November: Richard Nixon elected US president
- 27 November: Henry Kissinger appointed National Security Adviser
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#444–452 Roger Dewey Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men 1968 · Album · Design # DLP-250 · USA
9 of the 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
#444 Ain't Gonna Study War No More #445 Ballad of the Green Berets #446 Fight No More #447 L.B.J. and Liberty #448 Our Boys Will Shine #449 Over in Vietnam #450 The Truth Is Marching On #451 The U.S.A. #452 When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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#444 Roger Dewey Ain't Gonna Study War No More 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
#445 Roger Dewey Ballad of the Green Berets 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#446 Roger Dewey Fight No More 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#447 Roger Dewey L.B.J. and Liberty 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#448 Roger Dewey Our Boys Will Shine 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#449 Roger Dewey Over in Vietnam 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#450 Roger Dewey The Truth Is Marching On 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#451 Roger Dewey The U.S.A. 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#452 Roger Dewey When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1968 · Album · Ballad of the Green Berets & Songs of America's Fighting Men · Design # DLP-250 · USA
Annotation: see “Ain't Gonna Study War No More” above (same release).
#453–545 Vera Vanderlaan Torch of Freedom 1968 · Album · Vanco # LPM-2008 · USA
All 3 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
Notes
Contemporary folk, patrioticAnti-communism12
Catalogue songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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#453 Vera Vanderlaan Freedom Is a Hammer 1968 · Album · Torch of Freedom · Vanco # LPM-2008 · USA
Notes
contemporary folk, patriotic. Answer to Pete SeegerAnti-communism
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Vanco LPM-2008; Round Table Music (ASCAP); songs by Vera with her husband Bill; arrangements by Bunny Kop; sleeve notes by Henry P. Durkin, Research and… #502 Vera Vanderlaan The Torch of Freedom 1968 · Album · Torch of Freedom · Vanco # LPM-2008 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Contemporary folk, patrioticAnti-communism12
Catalogue songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Vanco LPM-2008; Round Table Music (ASCAP); songs by Vera with her husband Bill; arrangements by Bunny Kop; sleeve notes by Henry P. Durkin, Research and… #545 Vera Vanderlaan To a Fallen Soldier 1968 · Album · Torch of Freedom · Vanco # LPM-2008 · USA
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LP version, side 1 track 6, 3:52. Vanco LPM-2008; Round Table Music (ASCAP); songs by Vera with her husband Bill; arrangements by Bunny Kop; sleeve notes… #454 Autry Inman Ballad of Two Brothers 1968 · Single · Dont Call Me (I'll Call You) / Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # 5-10389 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of Two Brothers" (Epic Records # 5-10389) strongly criticised the anti-war movement and took an anti-communist, pro-government position. Released by Autry Inman, a country singer from Florence, Alabama (1929-1988).12 Written by B. Braddock, C. Putman, and B. Killen, and produced by Glenn Sutton and Billy Sherrill. It…Notes
Epic 5-10389, yellow label, 45 RPM, matrix ZSP 138181; "Ballad of Two Brothers" (B. Braddock - C. Putman - B. Killen), 3:30; produced by Glenn Sutton and… #455 Inez and Charlie Foxx Fellows in Vietnam 1968 · Single · Fellows in Vietnam / Vaya Con Dios · Dynamo # D119 · USA
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Brother and sister soul duo Inez & Charlie Foxx, from Greensboro, North Carolina, covered the classic 1953 song Vaya con Dios (written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper) - meaning "go with god". They updated the track to deal with the war in Vietnam, in a medley called "Fellows in Vietnam" (Dynamo Records # D-119). The intro… Notes
Dynamo Records D-119 (D-119-2), red label with Musicor logo; "Fellows in Vietnam" (I. Foxx), time 3:05, Catalogue Music, Cee & Eye Music, BMI; arranged… #456 Wendell Austin The Battle of Viet-Nam 1968 · Single · The Battle of Viet-Nam / Ode to the Old "50" Buick · Wreck # W-1 · USA
Credited on the record as Wendell Austin and The Country Swings.
Annotation
The song "The Battle of Viet-Nam" (Wreck Records # W-1), in the country music genre, took the letter format, from a soldier to his mother. Wendell Austin grew up in Haynesville Wood, Maine, USA, and later moved to Connecticut, USA. He recorded several records on the Wreck label from 1966-1969 on topical subjects, such as Vietnam and… Notes
Wreck Records W-1 (SoN 56101), 45 RPM, "Dist. by Sound of Nashville, Inc., 160 2nd Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee"; "The Battle of Viet-Nam" (W. Austin),… #457 Jim Hartley Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 2 1968 · Single · Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 1 / Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 2 · Orange # W-1968 · USA
Credited on the record as Jim Hartley and The Orange State Playboys.
Annotation
A bluegrass political novelty about the 1968 election and the Vietnam War, which referenced the main candidates Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey, the outgoing president Lyndon B. Johnson, and backed the candidacy of George Wallace, the governor of Alabama, who ran on a racist platform, supporting segregation and discrimination. This song… Notes
Orange W-1968-A / W-1968-B, 45 R.P.M., orange labels; "Telling It Straight in '68" Part 1 and Part 2 (Hartley-Ostrin), by Jim Hartley and The Orange State… #458 Jim Hartley Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 1 1968 · Single · Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 1 / Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 2 · Orange # W-1968 · USA
Credited on the record as Jim Hartley and The Orange State Playboys.
Annotation: see “Telling It Straight in '68 - Part 2” above (same release).
#459 King Fighter Send Me Instead 1968 · Compilation · This is Calypso · RA # RA 1012 · Trinidad & Tobago
Annotation
King Fighter, born 10 March 1928 in Victoria, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, died 12 December 1999 in Grenada, also Known as Shurland Wilson, featured on this compilation with the patriotic calypso song "Send Me Instead" (Recording Artists Productions # 1012), in which he said that although he was "born in the land of Guyana" , he was grateful… #460 Floyd Dakil Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home) 1968 · Single · Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home) / One Girl · Pompeii # 45-66687 · USA
Annotation
Texan musician Floyd Dakil released the song "Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home)" (Pompeii Records # 45-66687) which fits into the patriotic war song category. Narrated from the perspective of the soldier, Dakil sung that "men must die that freedom might live" .Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Pompeii 45-66687 (PP-15618 SP), white label marked "Plug Side"; "Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home)" (Floyd Dakil), vocal, 3:08, Pub. Pompeii, BMI;… #461 Becky Lamb Love, Tommy 1968 · Single · Love, Tommy / If I'm Elected President in 1968 · Warner Bros. # 7158 · USA
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Becky Lamb returned to the scene in 1968, a year after her hit "Little Becky's Christmas Wish" (see above). Billboard reported on 13 January that the "youngster scored heavily at Christmas with her initial outing 'Becky's Christmas Wish'. This follow-up carries the story line through to a patriotic climax. Well done and deserving of…Notes
Warner Bros. Records 7158, white promotional label marked "Promotion — Not for Sale", made in U.S.A.; Becky Lamb, produced by Dick Glasser, vocal… #462 Becky Lamb If I'm Elected President in 1968 1968 · Single · Love, Tommy / If I'm Elected President in 1968 · Warner Bros. # 7158 · USA
Annotation
In the b-side song, "If I'm Elected President in 1968" , Becky set out her platform for the 1968 election, to the chants of "we want Becky, we want Becky" . She pledged to talk to Senator Everett Dirksen, a "gallant man" - a reference to his 1966 Grammy winning patriotic single Gallant Men (Capitol Records # 5805). She also wanted to cut…Notes
Warner Bros. Records 7158, white promotional label marked "Promotion — Not for Sale", made in U.S.A.; Becky Lamb, produced by Dick Glasser, vocal… #463 Mrs. Dorothy Gorman Happy Birthday, Son 1968 · Single · Sound Town # 500 · USA
Annotation
"Happy Birthday, Son" "Because he observed his anniversary in Vietnam, a Texan at war is having his 21st birthday greetings broadcast over radio stations to thousands of listeners. Mrs. Dorothy Gorman of Fort Worth couldn’t find a birthday card that said all she wanted to say to her son Gerald Wayne Gorman, so she wrote a poem to him and…
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Original issue on Sound Town 500, white "DJ Copy" label: A-side "Happy Birthday, Son" (Mrs. Dorothy Gorman), vocal (500A); B-side the same as an… #464 Mel Grubbs Will the War in Vietnam Be Over Then 1968 · Single · Will the War in Vietnam Be Over Then / Won't Someone Tell Her · Drifter # 21365 · USA
Credited on the record as Mel Grubb's.
Notes
"Will the War in Vietnam Be Over Then" by Mel GrubbsNotes
Purple Drifter Records 21365, 45 RPM; "Will the War in Vietnam Be Over Then" (J. Skinner), Starday, BMI; artist credited as "Mel Grubb's". [From the… #465 Bobby Mack A Mother's Prayer 1968 · Single · A Mother's Prayer / Time to Move Along · Golden Voice # 834G-4614 · USA
Notes
Patriotic, anti-communism, fighting the VC.Country music
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Golden Voice 834G-4614 (W4KM-4614), Side 1, blue and silver label; "A Mother's Prayer" (Christina Margetich), 3:45, Golden Voice Music, BMI; "Bobby Mack";… #466 Bill Floyd Freedom's Cause 1968 · Single · Freedom's Cause / This Time She's Gone · Topic # 8017 · USA
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The song "Freedom's Cause" (Topic # 8017). Hollywood, California label.Country. Patriotic. References to demonstrations, draft card burners
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Topic 8017 (SoN 29121), 45 RPM, "Promotional Copy"; "Freedom's Cause" (C. Gray–B. Brock), Vanjo Music, BMI, time 2:08; "Dist. by Sound of Nashville, Inc.,… #467 J.D. Jarvis Our Boys in Vietnam 1968 · Single · Our Boys in Vietnam / I Know My Lord Is Gonna Lead Me Out · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 779 · USA
Annotation
The song "Our Boys in Vietnam" by Brother J.D. JarvisCountry. Patriotic. Religion. Ohio
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Jewel Records Record No. 779, Side One (80770A), 45 RPM, yellow label, Box 31078, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231; "Our Boys in Vietnam" (J. D. Jarvis), 3:02,… #468 Red River Dave Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1968 · Single · Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Tender Touch · Reveal # R-10-67 · USA
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Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Reveal Records # R-10-67)Red River Dave (aka David McEnery) - he also composed the Vietnam War song It's…
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Reveal Records R-10-67 A, orange label, "Music Performance cleared! All Stations, Radio and TV."; "Keep That Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"… #469 Lee Gillson Dear Mr. President 1968 · Single · Dear Mr. President / A Salute to Our Fighting Men · Era # 3195 · USA
Notes
"Dear Mr. President" Notes
Era Records 3195, "Promotional Copy – Not for Sale" on both sides; "Dear Mr. President" (Lee Gillson) (45-BSN-672), time 4:33, and "A Salute to Our… #470 Lee Gillson A Salute to Our Fighting Men 1968 · Single · Dear Mr. President / A Salute to Our Fighting Men · Era # 3195 · USA
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Era Records 3195, "Promotional Copy – Not for Sale" on both sides; "Dear Mr. President" (Lee Gillson) (45-BSN-672), time 4:33, and "A Salute to Our… #471 Chiquita Oh Happy Day 1968 · Single · Father in Law / Oh Happy Day · Cha Cha # C-772 · USA
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Oh Happy Day (Chiquita)Soul, home front perspective.
My baby is coming home from Vietnam.
Fighting for country day and night.
Please god protect him
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Cha Cha Records, Chicago, Ill., C-772 (843C-0772, W4KS-4965), red label; "Oh Happy Day" (Prestella Young), 3:07, Don-Del Music (BMI). [From the record… #472 Rehabilitation Cruise I Don't Care What They Say 1968 · Single · I Don't Care What They Say / Mini Skirts · Rondon # 21119-20 · USA
#473 Joey Welz A Marines Diary 1968 · Single · Forever / A Marines Diary · Canadian-American # 45-CA-210 · USA
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Draft / Patriotic / WW2Notes
Canadian American 45-CA-210-B, black label with rainbow stripes; "A Marines Diary" (Tommy Finch, Joey Welz), 2:30, Ursula Music, BMI, and… #474 Ernie Maresca What Is a Marine 1968 · Single · What Is a Marine / The Night My Papa Died · Laurie # LR 3447 · USA
#475 Autry Inman Ballad of Two Brothers 1968 · Single · Dont Call Me (I'll Call You) / Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # 5-10389 · USA
Annotation
Multiple patriotic tracks
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Epic 5-10389, yellow label, 45 RPM, matrix ZSP 138181; "Ballad of Two Brothers" (B. Braddock - C. Putman - B. Killen), 3:30; produced by Glenn Sutton and… #476 Gerry Coleman and the Night Lighters Ho Chi Minh Trail 1968 · Single · Ho Chi Minh Trail / My Plan for Living · M&M # 828M-3060 · USA
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Ho Chi Minh Trail (Coleman, Gerry)M&M Records # 828M-3060.
Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, USA. Lonzo & Oscar music.
Teen pop. Patriotic, criticism of…
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M&M Records, Lebanon Jct., Ky., Side 1, W4KM-3060 / 828M-3060, blue label; "Ho Chi Minh Trail" (Gerry Coleman), 2:30, Lonzo & Oscar Music, BMI, Music… #477 Don Crawford The Eagle, the Dragon and the Bear 1968 · Single · Challenge # 59385 · USA
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Country, patrioticWhy are we dying? We're not running, hiding.
Look at history books.
Lay down guns, let enemies know we won't defend freedom, watch them…
Notes
Promo on styrene, both sides identical. Matrix 45-1460. [From Discogs] #478 Jay Clark Last Letter 1968 · Single · Last Letter / The Tattered Old Flag · Kris # TS-XM380 · USA
Notes
Last Letter (Clark, Jay)Tattered Old Flag, The (Clark, Jay)
Country, spoken-word narrative.
Patriotic - both sides
Fight the enemy to protect freedom.
Criticis…
Notes
Kris Records, 45 RPM, red label, (C) Jay Clark; Side 1 TS-XM380: "Last Letter", 2:42; Side 2 TS-XM381: "The Tattered Old Flag", 3:15; both produced and… #479 Jay Clark The Tattered Old Flag 1968 · Single · Last Letter / The Tattered Old Flag · Kris # TS-XM381 · USA
Annotation: see “Last Letter” above (same release).
#480 Jim Wayne Soldiers Who Die 1968 · Single · Soldiers Who Die / When the Silver Bridge Went Down · Pacer # 3181-3182 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Went Down (Wayne, Jim)Country. Patriotic. Anti-protest. Logan, Ohio, USA.
Soldiers fought and died for freedom.
Meanwhile, people demonstrate,…
Notes
Pacer, 45 RPM (PRP 3182), blue-and-silver label with horse-head logo; "Soldiers Who Die" (Opal Scaggs), 2:07, Jacci-L Music, BMI. "Dist. by Precision… #481 Edie Williams The Purple Heart 1968 · Single · Mister Bartender / Purple Heart · Jalyn # 45-330 · USA
#482 Smiley Smith Let the People Speak 1968 · Single · Stand Up for America / Let the People Speak · SPS # WWR 368-376 · USA
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Let the People Speak (Smith, Smiley)Country, Wallace, LBJ, Vietnam, patriotic.
B-side: Elect Wallace - people discontented with Washington.
We need law and…
Notes
Blue SPS Records label with a silver star logo, 45 rpm, WWR 368-376; "Let the People Speak" (J. Long), Sandlewood Music B.M.I. No running time is printed.… #483–486 Lamar Morris Campaign Favorites: George C. Wallace 1968 · Album · Not On Label · USA
All 4 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
Country. 1968 campaign record.Songs referencing Vietnam:
Open Letter to All (Morris, Lamar)
Let the People Speak (Morris, Lamar)
Wallace Cannon Ball (Morris, Lamar)
By George There Is a Way (Morris , Lamar)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#483 Open Letter to All #484 Let the People Speak #485 Wallace Cannon Ball #486 By George There Is a Way
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#483 Lamar Morris Open Letter to All 1968 · Album · Campaign Favorites: George C. Wallace · Not On Label · USA
Credited on the record as George Wallace, Lamar Morris.
Annotation
Country. 1968 campaign record.Songs referencing Vietnam:
Open Letter to All (Morris, Lamar)
Let the People Speak (Morris, Lamar)
Wallace Cannon Ball (Morris, Lamar)
By George There Is a Way (Morris , Lamar)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Produced for George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign. Lamar Morris performs. Mono LP with no label name or catalogue number. Track sequence on the… #484 Lamar Morris Let the People Speak 1968 · Album · Campaign Favorites: George C. Wallace · Not On Label · USA
Credited on the record as George Wallace, Lamar Morris.
Annotation
Country. 1968 campaign record.Songs referencing Vietnam:
Open Letter to All (Morris, Lamar)
Let the People Speak (Morris, Lamar)
Wallace Cannon Ball (Morris, Lamar)
By George There Is a Way (Morris , Lamar)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Produced for George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign. Lamar Morris performs. Mono LP with no label name or catalogue number. Track sequence on the… #485 Lamar Morris Wallace Cannon Ball 1968 · Album · Campaign Favorites: George C. Wallace · Not On Label · USA
Credited on the record as George Wallace, Lamar Morris.
Annotation
Country. 1968 campaign record.Songs referencing Vietnam:
Open Letter to All (Morris, Lamar)
Let the People Speak (Morris, Lamar)
Wallace Cannon Ball (Morris, Lamar)
By George There Is a Way (Morris , Lamar)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Produced for George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign. Lamar Morris performs. Mono LP with no label name or catalogue number. Track sequence on the… #486 Lamar Morris By George There Is a Way 1968 · Album · Campaign Favorites: George C. Wallace · Not On Label · USA
Credited on the record as George Wallace, Lamar Morris.
Annotation
Country. 1968 campaign record.Songs referencing Vietnam:
Open Letter to All (Morris, Lamar)
Let the People Speak (Morris, Lamar)
Wallace Cannon Ball (Morris, Lamar)
By George There Is a Way (Morris , Lamar)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Produced for George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign. Lamar Morris performs. Mono LP with no label name or catalogue number. Track sequence on the… #487 Barry Mann The Young Electric Psychedelic Hippie Flippy Folk & Funky Philosophic Turned on Groovy 12 String Band 1968 · Single · The Young Electric Psychedelic Hippie Flippy Folk & Funky Philosophic Turned on Groovy 12 String Band / Take Your Love · Capitol # 2082 · USA
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Young Electric Psychedelic Hippie Flippy Folk & Funky Philosophic Turned On Groovy 12 String Band, The (Mann, Barry)Psychedelic rock/pop, anti-hippie.
Hippi…
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Capitol 2082 (45-26789), orange-and-yellow swirl label, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., U.S.A."; "The Young Electric Psychedelic Hippie Flippy Folk &… #488 Tom Sawyer Flag Draped Coffin 1968 · Single · Flag Draped Coffin / Fallen King · Plantation # 1 · USA
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Flag Draped Coffin (Sawyer, Tom)Country, patriotic, US home front perspective
Soldier one year in Vietnam.
Drafted: he did his duty.
But KIA - returned home…
Notes
Plantation Records #1 (711-303), green label, "A Division of Shelby Singleton Productions Inc., Nashville, Tenn."; "Flag Draped Coffin" (Clark Bentley,… #489 Sarah Nix My Big Marine 1968 · Single · My Big Marine / It's a Wonderful Life · Belmont # BE 102 · USA
Notes
My Big Marine (Nix, Sarah)Teen pop, soldier boy song: Vietnam-era
Home front perspective
My man has shipped out to war.
Proud to fight for his country
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Belmont H Records BE 102 (CO 2493 A), 45 RPM, light blue label; "My Big Marine" (Sarah Nix - Nick Casciano), Sunbeam Music, Inc., 2:50; Sarah Nix (vocal);… #490 Tommy Leonetti All the Brave Young Faces of the Night 1968 · Single · Columbia # 4-44568 · USA
Annotation
Notes
All the Brave Young Faces of the Night (Leonetti, Tommy)Fanfare, patriotic.
Soldiers are heroes, they walk side by side.
Freedom's men. Vietnam-era.
Cash Box advert, 20 July 1968:
"All the Brave Young Faces of the Night is about the soldiers. Everyone who hears this song comes back with words like powerful, potent, unbelievably…
Notes
Columbia 4-44568 (JZSP 135976), white label marked "Not for Resale — Radio Station Copy", 45 rpm; "All the Brave Young Faces of the Night" (T. Leonetti,… #491 Betty Van War Resembling Hell 1968 · Single · War Resembling Hell / Picking Up the Pieces of My Heart · Clay [Cahokia] · USA
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War Resembling Hell (Van, Betty)Country, patriotic. Cahokia, Illinois
Soldier fought for others in Vietnam
Knew his purpose: to win. KIA
Hate is there to see
C…
Notes
Clay Recording Co., P.O. Box 1683, Cahokia, Ill.; "War Resembling Hell" (Betty Van), 2:26, Country Stream Pub., BMI; "Betty Van, Vocal". Yellow label.… #492 Warner Mack Pray for Your Country 1968 · Single · Be Good to Your Neighbor Everyday / Pray for Your Country · Decca # 32365 · USA
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Pray for Your Country (Mack, Warner)Country, fanfare, patriotic, anti-protest.
Land made for liberty. But people here want to see us fail
Must answer…
Notes
Decca 32365 (120,466), pink "Promotion Copy - Not for Sale" label, "Mfg'd by Decca Records, Inc., New York, U.S.A."; "Pray for Your Country" (Warner… #493 Maureen Reagan Which Way America 1968 · Single · Which Way America / Cohan Medley · Lincoln # L-1001 · USA
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Which Way America (Reagan, Maureen)Traditional pop, generic patriotic - Vietnam-era
Daughter of Ronald Reagan & Jane Wyman
Notes
Produced for Moral Re-Armament, Inc. Published by Patriot Publishing; pressed by Rainbo Records (R-1463/R-1464). [From Discogs]Lincoln Records L-1001-A,…
#494 Cathy Bledsoe Cold and Lonely Grave 1968 · Single · Cold and Lonely Grave / Leave Well Enough Alone · Raven # HOS-45-2047 · USA
Notes
The song Cold and Lonely Grave (Bledsoe, Cathy)Country, Vietnam-era (does not mention VN), soldier K.I.A.
Narrated from home from perspective.
Patriotic…
Notes
Raven Record HOS-45-2047, "Produced by House of Sound, Danville, Va.", yellow label; "Cold and Lonely Grave" (J. White), 3:40, Choptank Music, B.M.I.;… #495 Vikki Louise & Jimmy West Fearless Fred 1968 · Single · Fearless Fred / The Ballad of Birmingham Steel · Kid Cuz'n # C.W. 3536 · USA
Credited on the record as Vikki Louise and Jimmy West.
Notes
Country, patriotic, K.I.A.Switch between home front and soldier' perspective.
Home: I will wait for, proud that you answered the call.
Soldier: When I…
Notes
Published by Old Ironsides Publ. and Pelton Publ. Co. [From Discogs]Kid Cuz'n C.W. 3536, 2:55; (Dick Alexander); Pelton Publ. Co., B.M.I.; produced by C.…
#496 Don Bowman The San Francisco Scene 1968 · Single · The San Francisco Scene / Messin' Up My Mind · RCA Victor # 47-9576 · USA
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Anti-hippie, country novelty.Reference to protests / demonstrations / riots
Need a shave, needs a bath, half naked
Folk singers and flower children
Notes
Released 20 July 1968. Producers Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis. [From Discogs] #497 Brant Coile Dear Mr. Professor 1968 · Single · Dear Mr. Professor / Tonight I'll Hold Your Pillow · Golden Isle # 743C-0926 · USA
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Country, anti-protest, anti-hippie, anti-academicMy brother is gone - killed in a riot while singing a protest song
Had long hair and unclean
It's your…
Notes
Published by Coile Sound; pressed at RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis. [From Discogs]Golden Isle 743C-0926 (WK4M-0926), 2:48; (Coile); Coile…
#498 Kenny Long and the Lonesome Boys Freedom Scroll 1968 · Single · Freedom Scroll / O Tell Me Darling (You Don't Want to Go) · Spinner # 254 · USA
Notes
Country, patrioticNotes
Spinner 254 A, Side A, 45 RPM; "Freedom Scroll" (Ott Ginter-Lou Osborne), 2:50, Lumbus Music, BMI; "Lumbus Publishing & Music Co., Inc. – Box 3372 Col.… #499 Coy Jackson Ballad of the Big Red One 1968 · Single · Ballad of the Big Red One / Freedom Bird · Rimrock # RS 259 · USA
Notes
Country, both sides, patriotic.Arkansas.
Notes
Published by Oleta; pressed by Rimrock Mfg. Co. [From Discogs]Rimrock RS 259-A, 2:26; (C. Jackson/A. Griffin); Oleta, BMI; Rimrock Records, Concord,…
#500 Coy Jackson Freedom Bird 1968 · Single · Ballad of the Big Red One / Freedom Bird · Rimrock # RS 259 · USA
Notes
Country, both sides, patriotic.Arkansas.
Notes
Published by Oleta; pressed by Rimrock Mfg. Co. [From Discogs]Rimrock RS 259-B, 1:41; (C. Jackson); Oleta, BMI. Signed in ink "Good Luck Always Coy…
#501 Hoyt Scoggins Returned Package From Viet Nam 1968 · Single · Returned Package From Viet Nam / Blue Grass Theme #1 · Nashville # 5479 · USA
Credited on the record as Hoyt Scoggins, Roy Ledford, Ricky Woods.
Annotation
K.I.A., soldier did his duty. Religion. Home front perspetive.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Nashville label, Starday Recording and Publishing Co. Inc. Mastered at Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville. [From Discogs] #503 Lloyd Arnold Time Enough to Die 1968 · Single · Million Miles to Nowhere / Time Enough to Die · Blake # 2-214 · USA
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Time Enough to DieCountry, patriotic, combat conditions
Partial track only.
Memphis, Tennessee.
Notes
Pressed by Standard Record Pressing Company, Inc. (SRPC 126/127). [From Discogs] #504 We Believe Private Scotty Grant 1968 · Single · Private Scotty Grant / Breathalyser · Dunhill # D-4115 · USA
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Psychedelic folk, combat, soldier's perspective, patrioticFighting for country, for what is right
Hero fought on.
President gave him a Silver Star
Killed in…
Notes
Also issued as Bell 716 (1968, promo) with the same coupling. Private Scotty Grant was also released in the UK by Bill Martin on Page One POF 067 (1968).… #505 Bill Riley Big Shoes 1968 · Single · Chasing Rainbows / Big Shoes · Midwestern # 200 · USA
Credited on the record as Bill Riley and The Rilers.
Notes
- Country, home front perspective, K.I.A., patriotic- Father died in Vietnam, I have big shoes to fill
- Loyal, brave, strong - pro soldier.
- Indianapolis,…
#506 Rocky Smiley Tour 1968 · Single · Tour / Big Brother Soldier · Malinda # 115 · USA
Credited on the record as Rocky Smiley with The Country Classics.
Notes
- Country, patriotic, both sides- Released Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
- A-side: Joined service, in South Vietnam. Helping them with freedom
- B-side:…
#507 Rocky Smiley Big Brother Soldier 1968 · Single · Tour / Big Brother Soldier · Malinda # 115 · USA
Credited on the record as Rocky Smiley with The Country Classics.
Annotation: see “Tour” above (same release).
#508 The Sonny Flaharty Application Husbands of Young Wives 1968 · Single · Husbands of Young Wives / Odyssey · Counterpart # C-2654 / 5 · USA
Notes
- soldier's fighting hard for their wives- pro-soldier perspective
- psychedelic rock
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Counterpart Records, Cincinnati, Ohio, C-2654…
#509 Ed Faucett Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son) 1968 · Single · Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son) / I Think I'll Run for President · Oil Capital # 1239 · USA
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Oil Capital Record No. 1239, 45 RPM, stereo, white label with oil-derrick logo; Oil Capital Records, P.O. Box 50413, Tulsa, Okla. 74150, phones (918)… #510–520 Hershel Gober The Proud American 1968 · Album · Patriot # 91140 · USA
All 11 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
Hershel Gober followed in the footsteps of Barry Sadler, producing songs while serving in the US army. They were mainly positive, patriotic tracks, but also dealing with the plight of the soldier. He did two terms in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969 - firstly as an Infantry Adviser to the South Vietnamese Army (1965-1966), and secondly as… #510 Saigon Warrior #511 Proud American #512 An American Dream #513 Birth of a Nation #514 Closing #515 Forgotten Man #516 Here I Am #517 Look Over My Shoulder #518 Picture of a Man #519 Six Klicks #520 Tropic Rain
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#510 Hershel Gober Saigon Warrior 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation
Hershel Gober followed up his 1966 Vietnam-related singles with a full-length album. The title The Proud American (Patriot Records # 91140) stated its patriotic stance. The back of the record said that: "These songs were written in Vietnam, where Hershel has served twice as a combat soldier. This is a soldiers' look at Vietnam". It then… #511 Hershel Gober Proud American 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Saigon Warrior” above (same release).
#512 Hershel Gober An American Dream 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Saigon Warrior” above (same release).
#513 Hershel Gober Birth of a Nation 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Saigon Warrior” above (same release).
#514 Hershel Gober Closing 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Saigon Warrior” above (same release).
#515 Hershel Gober Forgotten Man 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Saigon Warrior” above (same release).
#516 Hershel Gober Here I Am 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation
Hershel Gober followed in the footsteps of Barry Sadler, producing songs while serving in the US army. They were mainly positive, patriotic tracks, but also dealing with the plight of the soldier. He did two terms in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969 - firstly as an Infantry Adviser to the South Vietnamese Army (1965-1966), and secondly as… #517 Hershel Gober Look Over My Shoulder 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Here I Am” above (same release).
#518 Hershel Gober Picture of a Man 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation
Hershel Gober followed in the footsteps of Barry Sadler, producing songs while serving in the US army. They were mainly positive, patriotic tracks, but also dealing with the plight of the soldier. He did two terms in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969 - firstly as an Infantry Adviser to the South Vietnamese Army (1965-1966), and secondly as…Notes
Tee Pee Records 834T-4533, red label, "A Subsidiary of Target Records, Appleton, Wis.", produced by Target Productions, ALPO Music; "Here Am I" (H.… #519 Hershel Gober Six Klicks 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Picture of a Man” above (same release).
#520 Hershel Gober Tropic Rain 1968 · Album · The Proud American · Patriot # 91140 · USA
Annotation: see “Picture of a Man” above (same release).
#521–536 Autry Inman Ballad of Two Brothers 1968 · Album · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
6 of the 9 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
#521 Ain't I Right #523 Ballad of the Green Berets #530 Must We Fight Two Wars #534 Stand Up for America #535 There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere #536 Vietnam Blues
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#521 Autry Inman Ain't I Right 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 1 (XSB 139029), track 4: "Ain't I Right" (M. Robbins), 3:01, BMI; produced by Glenn… #523 Autry Inman Ballad of the Green Berets 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 2 (XSB 139030), track 1: "Ballad of the Green Berets" (B. Sadler - R. Moore), 2:13,… #530 Autry Inman Must We Fight Two Wars 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 2 (XSB 139030), track 4: "Must We Fight Two Wars" (B. Smith - R. Cooper), 5:27,… #534 Autry Inman Stand Up for America 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 1 (XSB 139029), track 1: "Stand Up for America" (J. Joiner - O. Feden), 3:35, BMI;… #535 Autry Inman There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 2 (XSB 139030), track 5: "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" (S.… #536 Autry Inman Vietnam Blues 1968 · Album · Ballad of Two Brothers · Epic # BN 26428 · USA
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Epic BN 26428, stereo LP "Ballad of Two Brothers" by Autry Inman; Side 2 (XSB 139030), track 6: "Vietnam Blues" (K. Kristofferson), 2:43, BMI; produced by… #522–531 Bob & Becky Vernon Mission to Vietnam 1968 · Album · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
All 5 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#522 All My Life #525 Freedom Prayer #526 He's Everything to Me #527 Impossible Dream #531 On the Scenes Report of Vietnam Tour
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#522 Bob & Becky Vernon All My Life 1968 · Album · Mission to Vietnam · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Christell 918 C 2828, "Bob and Becky's Mission to Vietnam", with the Christell Incorporated "Christian Communications - Need of All Nations" globe logo;… #525 Bob & Becky Vernon Freedom Prayer 1968 · Album · Mission to Vietnam · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Christell 918 C 2828, "Bob and Becky's Mission to Vietnam", with the Christell Incorporated "Christian Communications - Need of All Nations" globe logo;… #526 Bob & Becky Vernon He's Everything to Me 1968 · Album · Mission to Vietnam · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Christell 918 C 2828, "Bob and Becky's Mission to Vietnam", with the Christell Incorporated "Christian Communications - Need of All Nations" globe logo;… #527 Bob & Becky Vernon Impossible Dream 1968 · Album · Mission to Vietnam · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Christell 918 C 2828, "Bob and Becky's Mission to Vietnam", with the Christell Incorporated "Christian Communications - Need of All Nations" globe logo;… #531 Bob & Becky Vernon On the Scenes Report of Vietnam Tour 1968 · Album · Mission to Vietnam · Christell # 918 C 2828 · USA
Annotation
The album Mission to Vietnam, recorded August and September 1967 in Vietnam. Released c. 1968. Bob & Becky Vernon (father and daughter). take a tour of Vietnam, report on the trip, and then sing songs for the troops. Morale building. From Springfield, Missouri. Robert Vernon, married to Patricia Vernon.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Christell 918 C 2828, "Bob and Becky's Mission to Vietnam", with the Christell Incorporated "Christian Communications - Need of All Nations" globe logo;… #524 Smooth Lundvall and The New Happiness Dear Chester 1968 · Single · Dear Chester / Ode to Larsen Whipsnade · Columbia # 4-44612 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Dear Chester (Lundvall, Smooth)Columbia Records # 4-44612
Novelty. Reference to the draft, counter-culture, and demonstrations.
Real name Bruce Lundvall - a record producer. Founder of Manhattan Records; former President of Angel Records, Elektra Records and Blue Note Records. From New Jersey.1
Sources
Notes
Columbia 4-44612 (JZSP 138589), white "Not for Resale – Radio Station Copy" label, 45 RPM; "Dear Chester" (B. Lundvall, G. St. Claire), 3:50, publisher… #528 Staff Sgt. Bob Lay Make a Marine 1968 · Single · The Marine's Ballad / Make a Marine · BGL # 1200 · USA
Credited on the record as GySgt Bob Lay USMC.
Notes
BGL Records BGL-1200, red, white and blue stars label; Side 1 "The Marine's Ballad" (GySgt Bob Lay USMC), time 2:22, Cajun Publishing Co. (BMI); Side 2… #529 Staff Sgt. Bob Lay The Marine's Ballad 1968 · Single · The Marine's Ballad / Make a Marine · BGL # 1200 · USA
Credited on the record as GySgt Bob Lay USMC.
Notes
"Marine's Ballad" by Staff Sergeant Robert G. "Bob" LayUS military, war years, in country voices
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BGL Records BGL-1200, red, white and blue stars label; Side 1 "The Marine's Ballad" (GySgt Bob Lay USMC), time 2:22, Cajun Publishing Co. (BMI); Side 2… #532 Bill Martin Private Scotty Grant 1968 · Single · Private Scotty Grant / Singing Vietnam Blues · Page One # POF 067 · UK
Notes
Born9 November 1938, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Died
26 March 2020, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Notes
Page One POF 067, 45, ℗ 1968, "Release date: 31.5.68", manufactured and distributed by Fontana Records; matrix POF.067 1F and POF.067 2F. The "Private… #533 Bill Martin Singing Vietnam Blues 1968 · Single · Private Scotty Grant / Singing Vietnam Blues · Page One # POF 067 · UK
Notes
Born9 November 1938, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Died
26 March 2020, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Page One POF 067, 45, ℗ 1968, "Release date: 31.5.68", manufactured and distributed by Fontana Records; matrix POF.067 1F and POF.067 2F. The "Private… #537 Ty Herrington When the Green Berets Come Home 1968 · Single · When the Green Berets Come Home / A Gun Don't Make a Man · Monument # 1115 · USA
Credited on the record as Capt. Ty Herrington, U.S. Special Forces—Green Berets.
Annotation
Captain Ty Herrington returned from Vietnam in 1968 and released the plight of the soldier / patriotic track "When the Green Berets Come Home" (Monument Records # 1115). Wounded three time in 18 months in Vietnam, Herrington killed himself just a year after the release of the record, during the 1969 Christmas season, possibly suffering…Notes
Monument Mn45-1115 (G9W-2400); "When the Green Berets Come Home" (Boudleaux Bryant), 2:42, House of Bryant (BMI); Capt. Ty Herrington, "U.S. Special… #538 Various Artists You Are There 1968 · EP · Not On Label · USA
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Light-blue Eva-Tone flexi-disc, 33⅓ RPM, "YOU are there!", "Armed Forces Offering 1968, The Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod — Christ's Mission to Our Men… #539 The Butter Rebellion Aftermath 1968 · Single · Aftermath / I Cannot Turn Around · Maudz # 45-002 · USA
#540 Rex Gardner Sam Said Do It 1968 · Single · I Think / Sam Said Do It · Standard # 273 · USA
Notes
- Sam Said Do It (Gardner, Rex)- Narrative, traditional pop, Vietnam-era protest
- Nashville, Tennessee. Label probably founded by Zeke Clements.
- Produced…
#541 Fred De Moss Richard Nixon Is the Man 1968 · Single · Not On Label # FD-001 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Richard Nixon Is the Man (De Moss, Fred)Pro-Nixon, 1968 record, written by Fred De Moss - from Yorba Linda, where Nixon was also a resident. They apparently knew each other. In this records, the narrator said that Nixon would bring peace and fight aggression (Vietnam), and also help with Civil Rights. He compared Nixon to Lincoln.1
So…
Notes
Catalogue FD-001. Pro-Nixon: Nixon would bring peace and stand up to aggression in Vietnam, and help with civil rights; compares him to Lincoln.Plain…
#542 Ed Faucett I Think I'll Run for President 1968 · Single · Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son) / I Think I'll Run for President · Oil Capital # 1239 · USA
Credited on the record as President-Leaky-Faucett.
Notes
"Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son)" Country. Patriotic. Narrated from father of soldier, writing letter to son in Vietnam. Father recalls fighting in Korea and…
Notes
Oil Capital Record No. 1239, 45 RPM, stereo, white label with oil-derrick logo; Oil Capital Records, P.O. Box 50413, Tulsa, Okla. 74150, phones (918)… #543 Perry Tonightus and the Heart Burn Oh, It's a Shame 1968 · Single · Oh, It's a Shame / Living on the Welfare Check · Pitt · USA
Credited on the record as Perry Tonightus And The Heart Burn.
Notes
Oh, It's a Shame (Tonightus, Perry)Novelty. Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Patriotic, anti-protest, anti-communist
Uncle Sam don't want to fight, how can…
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Demo with no catalogue number. Written by H. Lee (Herbert Lee). Pitt Sound Studios; published by Roy Matthews Music; Nashville Matrix; pressed by… #544 Ray Anderson Pray for Them (Our Servicemen) 1968 · Single · Pray for Them (Our Servicemen) / A New Lease of Life · Gospel Recording Service # 80316 · USA
Notes
Pray for Them (Our Servicemen) (Anderson, Ray)Country, gospel, patriotic, religion
Sad but true story that our boys are dying, giving their lives for…
Notes
Pressed by QCA Custom Pressing. [From Discogs]GRS Gospel Recording Service 80316A, 45 RPM, 3:55; (Evelyn Rogers); Ramac Music Pub.; "A Christian Studio…
#546 George Wallace Stand Up for America 1968 · Album · Not On Label · USA
Notes
Album line, contains Vietnam references. Gov. Wallace spoken-word, speech, 1968. Vietnam, Civil Rights, state rights, law & order. Anti-communist - should… #547 Stoney Carlisle Wallace in "68" 1968 · Single · Wallace in "68" / Our Yesterday · Deep Delta # 7 · USA
Credited on the record as Stoney Carlisle & The Plaquemine Playboys.
Notes
Deep Delta 7A, White Cliffs BMI, 2:00; (Stoney Carlisle); prod. A.J. Landry and Stoney Carlisle. [From the record label]"Wallace in '68'" (Carlisle,…
#548 Red Lane Wallace 1968 · Single · Wallace Souvenir Record · Prestige Productions # PP68-247 · USA
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Wallace Souvenir Record, PP68-247 (SoN 56991), 2:20; (Red Lane); Songville Music Pub. Co., BMI; distributed by Prestige Productions, P.O. Box 57063,… #549 Barbara Ann Mefford How Much Farther Can We Go 1968 · Single · How Much Farther Can We Go / Battlefield Prayer · Rimrock # RS 277 · USA
Credited on the record as Barbara Ann.
Annotation
Country gospel from Rimrock, Concord, Arkansas. Barbara Ann Mefford's reworking of a Duane Allen song; the picture sleeve pitches it as "fitting for this Day in which we live", listing "Men claiming God is Dead! L S D! & Hippies! & A war in Viet Nam!" as "Satan's Hordes Working Overtime". The B-side is "Battlefield Prayer".
Annotation by…
Notes
Published by Oleta; pressed by Rimrock Mfg. Co. Issued with picture sleeve. [From Discogs]Rimrock Records RS 277 A, 2:51; "How Much Farther Can We Go" (D.…
1969
- 25 January: Peace talks in Paris begin
- 17 March: Operation Menu - bombing of Cambodia
- 10-20 May: Battle at Hamburger Hill
- 14 May: Nixon announces Vietnamisation plan
- 8 July: The first US troop withdrawals, starting with 800 men
- 2 September: Ho Chi Minh dies
- 5 September: Lt. Calley charged with murder over My Lai Massacre
- 15 October: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
1969
#550 Eddie Billups A Soldier's Prayer 1969 · Single · Ask My Heart / Soldier's Prayer · Peachtree # P-104 · USA
Annotation
The song "A Soldier's Prayer" (Peachtree Record Company # P-104) by Eddie Billups (from Atlanta?), a northern soul super rare collectable - it sells for thousands of dollars, with the last auction on Ebay hitting $3,900 (May 2012) - has a gospel, religious feel to it, as the soldier "prays night and day" , that "one day you'll soon take… #551 Merle Haggard Okie From Muskogee 1969 · Single · Okie From Muskogee / If I Had Left It Up to You · Capitol # 2626 · USA
Credited on the record as Merle Haggard and The Strangers.
Annotation
The song "Okie From Muskogee" (Capitol Records # 2626), referencing the Vietnam War draft, paid tribute to a patriotic, conservative, Middle America. Haggard, born in Bakersfield, California, in 1937, developed a long career as an American country and western song-writer and performer, especially known as a guitarist, vocalist, and…Notes
Capitol 2626 (S45-72822), stereo, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries Inc."; "Okie From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard – Eddie… #552 Harry "Griff" Griffith The Battle in Viet Nam 1969 · Single · The Battle in Viet Nam / I Can't find the Words · Copeland # CSS-635-636 · USA
Credited on the record as Harry "Griff" Griffith & The Country Gents.
Annotation
The song "The Battle in Viet Nam" (Copeland Records # CSS-635-636) started with the arrival of a letter from the army, informing someone that their beloved had died in Vietnam. The narrator compared the conflict to the US War of Independence, as an essential fight for freedom: "in freedom's fight of '76, from Concord to Vietnam, our… Notes
Copeland Records CSS-636, maroon label, "Country Vocal", recorded by Copeland Studios, Greensboro, N.C.; "The Battle in Viet Nam" (Harry D. Griffith),… #553 Big Bill Johnson Set Lt. Calley Free 1969 · Single · Set Lt. Calley Free / Pitchin' Woo · REM # 45-467 · USA
Annotation
In the country song "Set Lt. Calley Free" (REM Records # REM 45-467), released in 1969, the narrator declared that "we're a sick society" , as the US had "crucified" and "nailed Lt. Calley to a tree" - presenting Calley as a sort of Jesus figure, wrongly accused and charged. The narrator wanted to free Lt. Calley because "he carried out… Notes
REM 45-467 (9116), red label, 1006 Main St., Nashville, Tenn.; "Set Lt. Calley Free" (Big Bill Johnson), 2:47, Fayette BMI; produced by Bob Mooney. [From… #554 The Jubilators The Knock at the Door 1969 · Single · The Knock at the Door / Togetherness · Veep Gospel # VG-1302 · USA
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The New York-based gospel group The Jubilators released the song "The Knock at the Door" (Veep # VG-1302), which took a strong religious and patriotic perspective. It firstly started off with religious sentiment, with a father praying for his son in Vietnam: "I'm asking you god to take care of my boy" . The father is re-assured by "god's… Notes
Veep Gospel VG-1302 (UA 2178), white "Not For Sale Promotional Copy" "Plug Side" label, "A Division of United Artists Records, Inc. • A Transamerica… #555 The O'Jays There's Someone Waiting (Back Home) 1969 · Single · One Night Affair / There's Someone Waiting (Back Home) · Neptune # N-20 · USA
Annotation
The Philly soul group, the O'Jays, from Canton, Ohio, released the song "There's Someone (Waiting Back Home)" (Neptune Records # N-20) in 1969, which looked at a reason for a soldier in Vietnam to be hopeful for the future - to return home to their loved one. It made patriotic and law-abiding references, such as "doing my duty, being a… Notes
Neptune Records N-20 (17836), "The Sound of Philadelphia"; "There's Someone Waiting (Back Home)" (K. Gamble-L. Huff), 2:28, Assorted Mus., BMI; arranged… #556 Brothers Of Soul Wait For Me 1969 · Single · Wait for Me / I'd Be Grateful · Boo # 1006 · USA
Annotation
The Brothers of Soul were Fred Bridges, Richard Knight, Bobby Eaton, an R&B vocal group founded in Detroit, Michigan. They also recorded under the name The Creations. The song "Wait For Me" (Boo # 1006) was a sweet soul song about a soldier writing home to his loved one. He told the listener that he was "fighting for my country and doing… #557 Little Kathy Hoffman Kathy's Letter 1969 · Single · Kathy's Letter / Kathy's Theme · Dial # 4091 · USA
Annotation
Little Kathy Hoffman, 6 years old as she told the listener, offered a pro-Nixon narration in the track "Kathy's Letter" (Dial # 4091). She started out by welcoming Nixon into his new job as President, noting the trouble in the world and that they could get "blowed-up" at any time. Later on she dealt with the issues of protesters and… Notes
Dial 45-4091 (DL-16529 SP), white promotional "Plug Side" label marked Vocal, "Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y."; "Kathy's… #558 Marc Copage Santa, Bring My Daddy Home for Christmas 1969 · Single · Santa, Bring My Daddy Home for Christmas / Santa, Please Repair My Toys for Christmas · Metromedia # MM-154 · USA
Annotation
The song "Santa, Bring My Daddy Home for Christmas" (Metromedia Records # MM-154), sung by the African-American 7-year old child star Marc Copage, of NBC's television program Julia, contained elements of patriotism, mixed with concern for the plight of the soldier and the family left behind. In the TV program, Julia, played by Diahann…Notes
Metromedia Records MM-154 (ZTSP 222173), white label marked "Radio Station Copy Not For Sale" and "Plug Side"; stock copy on blue label as MMS-154 (ZTS… #559 Starla Parrish & the Parrish Bros. Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam 1969 · Single · Is there a Santa Claus in Vietnam / Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy · Parrish · USA
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Starla Parrish took the lead vocal on the song "Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam" , one of the children of The Parrish Brothers, a group with a strong following in the local music scene of Rochester, Minnesota since the 1960s. The record is credited to Shirley Barrett. The very young Starla narrated a letter to Santa Clause, wondering if… Notes
Parrish, red label, 45 RPM, no catalogue number printed; "Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam" (Shirley Barrett), Parrish Music, BMI, time 3:05; credited to… #560 Jack Cardwell Christmas in Vietnam 1969 · Single · Christmas in Vietnam / Christmas Wedding · Astro # JR-39-110 · USA
Annotation
Another song called "Christmas in Vietnam" (Astro Records # JR-39-110), this time by country singer Jack Cardwell, recorded on a Mobile, Alabama record label, and released in 1969. The track was a word-for-word cover of "Merry Christmas From Vietnam" by The Sullivan Family. It took a patriotic perspective. The narrator, a soldier in… Notes
Astro Records JR-39-110-A, white label with red print and star design; "Christmas in Vietnam" (Sullivan), 2:55, Walfran, BMI; produced by Jimmie Rodgers.… #561 Agapito Zuniga Corrido de Jimmy Aguirre 1969 · Single · Corrido de Jimmy Aguirre / Vivo Enganado · Escorpión # E.S.-114 · USA
Credited on the record as Agapito Zuñiga y su Conjunto.
Annotation
Agapito Zúñiga, a famous Mexican-American Corrido artist - corridos traditional spread news in Mexican territories through folk music in the late 18th century. Musicians continued this tradition in the US, singing about wars and political events, such as the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK (see Homenaje a Robert F. Kennedy, El…Notes
Discos Escorpión E.S.-114-A, Side 1, 2118 Harriett Dr., Corpus Christi, Tex.; gold label with a black scorpion forming the label name; "Corrido de Jimmy… #562 George Jay The Real Silent Majority (Instrumental) 1969 · Single · The Real Silent Majority · Ditto # 151 · USA
Notes
Real Silent Majority, The (Jay, George)Spoken-word, support for Nixon, pro-government, patriotic.
Reference to Vietnam War demonstrations and protesters.
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Ditto Records, Los Angeles, Calif., 151, blue labels; "The Real Silent Majority" (Shrager - Chorney - Shrager), Falstaff Music Co., Inc. (BMI), George… #563 George Jay The Real Silent Majority (Vocal) 1969 · Single · The Real Silent Majority · Ditto # 151 · USA
Annotation: see “The Real Silent Majority (Instrumental)” above (same release).
#564 The Chain Reaction The Quiet Americans 1969 · Single · The Quiet Americans / Only the Bleeding (Hey, Boy!) · DeLicks # I.D.M. 18-28 · USA
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Garage rock, patriotic, anti-protest #565 Gene Marshall Viet Nam 1969 · Single · Viet Nam / Because You're So Nice · Preview # 1706 · USA
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- "Viet Nam"- Label: Preview Records # 1706
- Songwriter: Erna Deveau
- Patriotic, presents govt. position, traditional pop
- Enemies of Vietnam, against…
#566 Bob Storm Keep That Chin Up Soldier 1969 · Single · Keep That Chin Up Soldier / I'm Glad I Fell in Love With You · Halmark # 23615 · USA
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Keep That Chin Up SoldierSong poem, traditional pop, patriotic
For the red, white, and blue.
When the war is over, victory you fought for
Land will sing for…
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"Halmark" 23615, "Sound of Excellence", 45 R.P.M., unbreakable, high fidelity, black-and-silver label; "Keep That Chin Up Soldier", Delbert J. Van Patten;… #567 Eleanor Shaw A Soldier Dies 1969 · Single · A Soldier Dies / Fountain of Hope · Tin Pan Alley # TPA 35-476 · USA
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- "A Soldier Dies"- Label: Tin Pan Alley # TPA 35-476
- Songwriter: Michael S. Foster
- Searching for my missing boy (M.I.A.)
- We came upon him, as he died,…
#568 Gene Smith It's a Miracle to Be American 1969 · Single · It's a Miracle to Be American / APO Heaven Above · REM # 45-427 · USA
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REM Records 45-427, orange label with US-map logo and the slogan "Covering the Country with Country Music", both sides marked "Sacred", Fayette, BMI. "APO… #569 Gene Smith APO Heaven Above 1969 · Single · It's a Miracle to Be American / APO Heaven Above · REM # 45-427 · USA
Annotation: see “It's a Miracle to Be American” above (same release).
#570 Wally Hale Dear Mom 1969 · Single · Dear Mom / By This Time Next Summer · Alta # 45-172 · USA
Notes
Dear Mom (Hale, Wally)By This Time Next Summer
Alta # 45-172
From Hurricane, West Virginia.
Both sides. Country. Soldier wrote home to mother, asking her to…
Notes
Alta, Record No. 45-172, "Division of Midway – Alta, Box 148, Hurricane, W. Va.", gold label; Side One: "Dear Mom" (Bill Browning), 3:05; Side Two: "By… #571 Wally Hale By This Time Next Summer 1969 · Single · Dear Mom / By This Time Next Summer · Alta # 45-172 · USA
Annotation: see “Dear Mom” above (same release).
#572 Ginger Hart A Girl's Prayer 1969 · Single · A Girl's Prayer/ We'll Go on Searching · Kef # P-2680 · USA
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Girl's Prayer, A (Hart, Ginger)Kef Records # P-2680 - New York, sub-label of Capitol Records, founded by Elliot Chiprut.
Teen pop, soldier boy theme.…
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Kef Records P-2680 (S45-27181), stereo, green "Not For Sale – Promotional Record" label with a fez logo, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc."; "A Girl's… #573 Virge Brown A-M-E-R-I-C-A 1969 · Single · A-M-E-R-I-C-A / North of Saigon · Big Country # BC-214 · USA
Notes
Big Country BC-214, Box 31, Elgin, Pa., white label with green print; BC-214-1 "A-M-E-R-I-C-A" (J. Hawkins), 2:38 (SO: 3262); BC-214-2 "North of Saigon"… #574 Virge Brown North of Saigon 1969 · Single · A-M-E-R-I-C-A / North of Saigon · Big Country # BC-214 · USA
Annotation: see “A-M-E-R-I-C-A” above (same release).
#575 Bobby Gee and Redd Oh Vietnam 1969 · Single · Oh Vietnam / Cornbread and Buttermilk · Finch # 90460 · USA
Notes
Draft, patrioticNotes
Finch Recording Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 45225, 90460B, 45 rpm; "Oh Vietnam" (Bobby G. Horn), 2:57, Finch Pub. Co. (BMI). [From the record sleeve and labels] #576 Tiny West Down in Vietnam 1969 · Single · What's Come Over You? / Down in Vietnam · Century # 36485 · USA
Credited on the record as Tiny West and Her Country Swingers.
Notes
Century Records 36485, Side 2, 45, "mfg. by Century Records"; "Down in Vietnam", Ron Stenzel and Ed K. Meyer (composer and arranger); vocals by Sandra Kay… #577 The Blackwood Singers Last Letter Home 1969 · Single · Metropolitan # SRC-1088 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Last Letter Home (Blackwood Singer, The)Country gospel.
Patriotic, religion.
Anti-protest / demonstrations.
Dedicated to soldier who died in the war. Narrated the soldier's last letter to his parents.
The back of the LP, titled "Last Letter Home" it said:
"We, the Blackwood Singers, dedicate this album in loving memory to a former member…
Notes
Red Metro Country label ("Metropolitan Country"), SRC-1088, matrix ZTSB 130330; "Last Letter Home" (R. Blackwood), Mt. Paran, BMI; produced by Joel… #578 Larry Heaberlin What About God and Country 1969 · Single · Julianna / What About God and Country · K-Ark # 919 · USA
Notes
What About God and Country (Heaberlin, Larry)Country. Deejay from Des Moines, Iowa. Recorded Nashville, Tennessee.
Patriotic, anti-hippie, right-wing…
Notes
K-Ark Records, record no. 919 B, 45 RPM, pink and black label, 728-16th Ave., S., Nashville, Tenn.; "What About God and Country" (John Tipton), 2:05,… #579 Ron Kartchner I Love America 1969 · Single · I Love America / Lucky, Lucky · Bell-Tone # 45-1001 · USA
Notes
I Love America (Kartchner, Ron)Fanfare, country pop. Mesa, Arizona, USA.
Patriotic, anti-protest.
Soldiers died for us, to preserve freedom
Some people…
Notes
Bell-Tone Records 45-1001, yellow label, P.O. Box 1104, Mesa, Ariz.; "I Love America" (Ron Kartchner), Ron Kartchner Pub., BMI, 2:48. [From the record… #580 Jim Campbell The Eternal Soldier 1969 · Single · The Eternal Soldier / Let There Be Love · Laurie # LR 3513 · USA
Annotation
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Laurie LR 3513 (X4KM-1206), "Advance Release" promotional label, Laurie Records Inc., New York; "The Eternal Soldier" (R. Moore, D. Morris, E. Greenberg),… #581 Jeri Jorden Riots 1969 · Single · Riots / I Love You · Fox # 103 · USA
Credited on the record as Jeri Jorden, The Billy Roland Band.
Notes
Riots (Jorden, Jeri)Psychedelic rock. Anti-protest.
Riots everywhere - stop it. Go to work.
Some religious content.
Vietnam-era.
Notes
Fox 103-1, 1865 Lobdell Pl., Los Angeles, Calif. 90026, "Promotional Copy – Not for Sale"; "Riots" (Richard C. Fox – Willard R. Fox), 2:05, Will Fox… #582 Jim Nesbitt It's Great to Stay in the U.S.A. 1969 · Single · Intoxicated Frustrated Me / It's Great to Stay in the U.S.A. · Chart # 5023 · USA
Notes
Country novelty, patriotic.Anti counter-culture
Anti-hipie
Reference to demonstrations against military and president
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Released August 1969. Published by Yonah Music Inc. and Peach Music, Inc. Matrix Ch-611 / Ch-724. [From Discogs]Chart 5023 (Ch-724), 2:08; (Jim Nesbitt);…
#583 Jack Walker There's a Boat Leaving Everyday 1969 · Single · There's a Boat Leaving Everyday / Little Dark Cloud · Nico # LM-108 · USA
Notes
There's a Boat Leaving Everyday (Walker, Jack)Country, anti-protest, patriotic, 'love it or leave it'.
Hollywood, California, USA
You don't like the…
Notes
Nico Records LM-108-A; "There's a Boat Leaving Everyday" (Elsie Childers), 2:30, Flavio Music, B.M.I.; produced by Beaux Van, arranged by Nashville Music… #584 Darnell Miller Goodbye My Darling, Hello Vietnam 1969 · Compilation · Games People Play - In the Ghetto - Too Many Secrets - & Other Country Favorites · Design # SDLP-648 · USA
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Design Records, The Greatest Country & Western Hits series, Pickwick International, Inc. Sleeve title Games People Play / Mr. Walker It's All Over / In… #585 Kathy & Butch Teenage Soldier Boy 1969 · Single · Crown # #120 · USA
Notes
Country, soldier's / home front perspective, patriotic.Home: Got your letter, waiting for you.
Soldier: in Vietnam, we got a job to do.
Going out to battle.
Notes
Pressed by Precision Record Pressing, Inc. (PRP 1508). [From Discogs]Crown Ltd. #120 (PRP 15081, SOB 1000), 2:33; (N. Hemphill); Moonsong Pub., BMI; dist.…
#586 Earl Scott Take These Chains Off of Me 1969 · Single · Everybody's Got Their Own Little Thing Going / Take These Chains Off of Me · Stop # ST 341 · USA
Notes
- "Take These Chains Off of Me"- Country, patriotic, anti-protest, draft
- I'm in prison, for 3 years
- I came back from Vietnam
- Draft card burning and…
#587–601 Dick Jonas FSH Volume 1 1969 · Album · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
All 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some… #587 The Ballad of Robin Olds #588 Banana Valley #590 A Fighter Pilot's Christmas #592 Little Town Up North #594 The Mig-21 #597 Son of Satan's Angels #598 Tales That I Can Tell #599 Thud Pilot #600 Will There Be a Tomorrow #601 Yankee Air Pirate
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#587 Dick Jonas The Ballad of Robin Olds 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#588 Dick Jonas Banana Valley 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#590 Dick Jonas A Fighter Pilot's Christmas 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#592 Dick Jonas Little Town Up North 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#594 Dick Jonas The Mig-21 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#597 Dick Jonas Son of Satan's Angels 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#598 Dick Jonas Tales That I Can Tell 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#599 Dick Jonas Thud Pilot 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#600 Dick Jonas Will There Be a Tomorrow 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#601 Dick Jonas Yankee Air Pirate 1969 · Album · FSH Volume 1 · Goldust # LPS156 · USA
Annotation
Dick Jonas, from Florida, US, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, taking part in 125 missions, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some…Notes
Goldust LPS156 (labels: LPS-156, Side 1 / Side 2), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; Goldust Records, P.O. Box 998, Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047.The front cover shows an…
#589 Rick Richmond The End 1969 · Single · The End / It's Time to Smile · Stop # ST 267 · USA
Notes
End, The (Richmond, Rick) Country / fanfare. Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Soldier's perspective.
War is hell: man threw himself on a grenade to save me and…
Notes
Stop ST 267 (ST 5643), 45 RPM, "D. J. Copy", white label; "The End" (Rick Richmond), time 2:31, Window Music Co., Inc./BMI; Rick Richmond (vocal);… #591 Darnell Miller Goodbye My Darling, Hello Vietnam 1969 · Compilation · Games People Play · Design # SDLP-648 · Canada
Notes
Design Records SDLP-648, "For Stereo Phonographs", with a note that the original monophonic recordings have been electronically re-channelled for stereo.Th…
#593 Don Kiser Mama Don't Cry 1969 · Single · Mama Don't Cry / Cold Milk and Bread · Lemco # LEM 906 · USA
Notes
Mama Don't Cry (Kiser, Don) Country.
Man left home to fight in the war.
Mother don't cry if I die - I will not be alone and the world is in a mess.
Need…
Notes
Lemco LEM 906 (6032), yellow label marked "Plug Side", "D. J. Copy Not for Sale", vocal; "Mama Don't Cry" (Kiser), 2:44, Lemco Music BMI; Don Kiser,… #595 Merle Haggard Okie From Muskogee (Live) 1969 · Live · Okie From Muskogee · Capitol # ST-384 · USA
Notes
Capitol 2626 (S45-72822), stereo, red-and-orange Capitol label, "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc."; "Okie From… #596 Bishop J.M. Smith A Soldier's Plea 1969 · Single · A Soldier's Plea / Just Jesus Alone · King # 45-6262 · USA
Credited on the record as Bishop J.M. Smith and the "Evangelist Choir".
Notes
Soldier's Plea, A (Smith, Bishop J.M.)- Gospel narrative. Soldier's perspective, religion, civil rights.
- Watching TV: black soldier told he is fighting…
#602 Ray and The Country Ramblers I'll Be on That Bird (A Commin' Home) 1969 · Single · How Much Can a Mom & Dad Take / I'll Be on That Bird (A Commin' Home) · Vet-Co # VCR 102 · USA
#603 Mark Wayne Sampey Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam) 1969 · Single · Cajun Ball / Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam) · Spera # 140 · USA
Notes
Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam) (Sampey, Mark Wayne)Country / cajun artist. Gretna, Louisiana
Soldier's perspective, patriotic, anti-protest
Writing to…
Notes
Pressed by Houston Records (LH-5896/5897). The song was also recorded by Vin Bruce on Swallow 45-10169. [From Discogs]Spera Records 140 (LH-5897), 2:34;…
#604 Doug Lyons Soldiers Dream 1969 · Single · I Don't Drink Because I Like It / Soldiers Dream · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 798 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Dream (Lyons, Doug)Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, religion
Take care of mum while I'm in Vietnam
You're too young to understand why I…
Notes
Released December 1969. Pressed by QCA Custom Pressing (91204). [From Discogs]Jewel Record No. 798 (91204B), 2:52; (Doug Lyons, Jim Vowell); Rusty York…
1970
- 21 February: Kissinger talks with Le Duc Tho begin
- 30 April: Nixon announces the incursion into Cambodia
- 1 May: Nixon calls protesters "bums"
- 4 May: 4 Student killed at Kent State Ohio, by National Guardsmen
- 24 June: Congress repeals the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- 12 November: Trial of Lt. William Calley began
- 22 December: Cooper-Church Amendment
1970
#605 Merle Haggard The Fightin' Side Of Me 1970 · Single · The Fightin' Side of Me / Every Fool Has a Rainbow · Capitol # 2719 · USA
Credited on the record as Merle Haggard and The Strangers.
Annotation
Merle Haggard, born in Bakersfield, California, in 1937, especially known as a guitarist, vocalist, and fiddler, developed into one of the most influential artists in the country music genre.1 In September 1969 he had released the very popular and successful single "Okie From Muskogee" (Capitol Records # 2626) which attacked draft-card…Notes
Capitol 2719 (S45-73785), stereo, red-and-orange target label; "The Fightin' Side of Me" (Merle Haggard), Blue Book Music, BMI, intro :09, total 2:57;… #606 Bill Anderson Where Have All Our Heroes Gone 1970 · Single · Where Have All Our Heroes Gone / Loving a Memory · Decca # 32744 · USA
Annotation
Anderson (born 1937, Columbia, South Carolina) a hugely successful pop-country singer and songwriter, based in Nashville, Tennessee, released the song "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone?" (Decca Records # 32744) which attacked the protest movement, arguing that the demonstrators set a bad example to the next generation.1 The narrator felt "s… Notes
Decca 732744 (7-122,969), stereo, ℗ 1970; "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" (Bill Anderson-Bob Talbert), 3:59; Bill Anderson; rainbow-stripe Decca label,… #607 Lynn Coleman Viet Nam Diary 1970 · Single · Viet Nam Diary / Who Is the One · Amigo # RK117-1 · USA
Credited on the record as Lynn Coleman and Bob Moore's Temptations.
Annotation
The song "Viet Nam Diary" (Amigo # RK117-1) took the format of a woman writing in her diary about her sweetheart, who had "volunteered to go away, willing to fight for his country" , which immediately suggested a degree of patriotism. The narrator went a step further, providing an explanation for the war, inline with the US government -… Notes
Amigo RK-117-1 (70129), red and white label, 6137 N. 6th St., Phila., Pa. 19120; "Viet Nam Diary" (Coleman - Galbraith), Jean Sawyer Music / Amigo Music… #608 Billy Starr A Letter From Vietnam 1970 · Single · A Letter From Vietnam / The Ode to Ira Louvin · Starjo # 1709 · USA
Annotation
Billy Starr (1913-1981) - traditional country singer, born James William Stallard in Kentucky, USA.12 He released the track "A Letter From Vietnam" (Starjo Records # 1709) in 1970, narrated from the perspective of a soldier writing to his mother, feeling regret that he had committed murder in Vietnam. However, he reported that the next… Notes
StarJo Records, record no. 1709 (PRP-38601), 45 RPM, white "D.J. Copy" label; "A Letter From Vietnam" (Billy Starr, Aileen Starr, Jody Starr, Gloria… #609 Ernest Tubb It's America, Love It or Leave It 1970 · Single · It's America (Love It or Leave It) / Somebody Better Than Me · Decca # 732632 · USA
Notes
The song It's America (Love It or Leave It) (Tubb, Ernest) (Decca Records # 732632)Composed by Jimmie Helms. Produced by Owen Bradley. Appeared on the…
Notes
Decca 732632 (7-122,375), black rainbow-band label, "Mfr'd by Decca Records, a division of MCA Inc., New York"; "It's America (Love It or Leave It)"… #610 Jack Reeves Silent Majority 1970 · Single · Silent Majority / Adam and Eve · Cap-Tone # 17 · USA
Credited on the record as Jack Reeves & The All Americans.
Notes
Silent Majority (Reeves, Jack)Folk rock, patriotic. Azusa, California, USA.
Support for Nixon's silent majority.
Calls for centre ground in US domestic…
Notes
Cap-Tone Records 0017-A (R-4053), 134 E. Foothill, Azusa, Calif.; "Silent Majority" (Paul Hunnyeutt), Maye-Raye Publishing (BMI), 2:40; vocal by Jack… #611 Jim Roundtree Prisoner of War 1970 · Single · Prisoner of War / Rainbow of Freedom · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 885 · USA
Notes
Prisoner of War (Roundtree, Jim)Cincinnati, Ohio.
Country, patriotic, P.O.W.
POW letter to sweetheart, prays to see her.
Memories of hanging out.
Fighting to…
Notes
Jewel Records, Box 31078, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231, blue label with silver print, Rec. No. 885; 0336A "Prisoner of War" (J. Roundtree), 2:34, and 0336B… #612 Jim Roundtree Rainbow of Freedom 1970 · Single · Prisoner of War / Rainbow of Freedom · Jewel [Cincinnati] # 885 · USA
Annotation: see “Prisoner of War” above (same release).
#613 Leroy Woods Dear Mr. President 1970 · Single · Dear Mr. President / Big Chicken Little · Royal American # RA-22-A · USA
Notes
"Dear Mr. President" Country. Patriotic. A farmer writes to the president complaining about demonstrations and unrest in the cities.
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Royal American RA 22 A, "D. J. Copy – Not for Sale"; "Dear Mr. President" (Devore & Stanley), time 3:22, fade 14 seconds, published by Birmingham Music,… #614 Merv Shiner Protest 1970 · Single · Protest / Teach Your Children · Certron # C-10012 · USA
Annotation
The song "Protest" (Shiner, Merv) (Certron # C-10012)Country pop. Protest against protesters. Demonstrations. Atomic imagery. Cold War.
Mervin J. Shiner, born 20 February 1921, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.1 Record label from Nashville, Tennessee founded by Aubrey Mayhew, who produced this record. Arranged by Cliff Parman.
Sources
Notes
Certron C-10012, black label with the Certron logo, "A Product of Certron Corporation Music Division"; "Protest" (Tom Kittypaw, John Whitehawk), 2:50,… #615 Gene Marshall Men of the Three One One 1970 · Single · I Just Can't Live This Life Any More / Men of the Three One One · Preview # 1775 · USA
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Song poem, patrioticNotes
Preview Records, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, 1775-2; "Men of the Three One One" (Tom Roets), Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; Gene Marshall. [From the record sleeve… #616 Rodd Keith Vietnam Sweetheart 1970 · Single · Vietnam Sweetheart / When They Ring Those Golden Bells · Pami # 70597 · USA
Credited on the record as John Dough.
Notes
PAMI Records 70597A, 45 RPM; "Vietnam Sweetheart" (Irene Dollar Heffner), Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; artist credited as John Dough. Yellow label. [From the… #617 Norm Burns The Good Old U.S.A. 1970 · Single · The Good Old U.S.A. / Ring Out the Bells · Sterling # S-513 · USA
Credited on the record as Norm Burns & The Five Stars.
Notes
Good Old U.S.A., The (Burns, Norman)Song-poem. Vietnam-era patriotic.
Soldiers, war. Traditional pop.
Notes
Sterling Records S-513, 45 RPM, blue label; "The Good Old U.S.A." (Rolland M. Pointer), 2:10, ASCAP 26692; arranger Art Kempel; Ace Distrib., Box 64,… #618 Tony Hawkins Veterans of Foreign Wars 1970 · Single · Veterans of Foreign Wars / I Refuse to Give in · NBC # 11970 · USA
Notes
Veterans of Foreign Wars (Hawkins, Tony)Country, song poem?? Patriotic
Fighting for the land, many gallant men
Tribute to the veterans: Vietnam-era
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NBC 11970 A, grey label, "A POD Enterprises subsidiary"; "Veterans of Foreign Wars" (Hawkins), time 2:27, published by POD Enterprises; sound processing… #619 Pam Miller The Marine Corps Builds Men 1970 · Single · The Marine Corps Builds Men / Ain't That Love · RCA # 47-9797 · USA
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Marine Corps Builds Men, The (Miller, Pam)Teen pop. General patriotic, support for troops in Vietnam era.
#620 Tommy Kizziah Keep Our Country Free 1970 · Single · Keep Our Country Free / In This House · AOK # 1035 · USA
Notes
Keep Our Country Free (Kizziah, Tommy)Notes
AOK AOKR-1035 A, yellow label with a rocket-ship logo, Westex Productions; "Keep Our Country Free" (T. Kizziah), Westex Music - BMI, 2:15; produced by… #621 Carl Clovis Do Something 1970 · Single · Do Something / Gentle Breeze · Mark IV # M-1001 · USA
Credited on the record as Carl Clovis and the Mark IV Studio Orch..
Notes
Do Something (Clovis, Carl)Easy listening, pop. Spoken-word.
Patriotic, anti-protesters.
Reference to JFK and MLK.
Notes
Mark IV Records M-1001A, stereo, "Mark IV — A Division of Programs Inc."; "Do Something" (Clovis-Forrest), 3:41, Programs Pub. Co., BMI, matrix PRP 20001;… #622 Bobby Zehm Johnny's Not a Toy Soldier 1970 · Single · Johnny's Not a Toy Soldier / You Give Me a Reason · Z # 11651-BZ · USA
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Johnny's Not a Toy Soldier (Zehm, Bobby)Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Country. Early 1970s.
Johnny not a toy soldier, not a game
He is in Hanoi fighting.
Paris…
Notes
Z Record Company, Poplar Bluff, Mo., No. 11651-BZ (9992), A side, blue label; "Johnny's Not a Toy Soldier" (Robert Zehm), Glaser Publications, BMI, time… #623 Marvin Rainwater I Love My Country 1970 · Single · I Love My Country / Let Me Live Again · Warner Bros. # 7373 · USA
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I Love My Country (Rainwater, Marvin)Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic.
Party for a veteran, crippled in the war.
I was proud to help keep the…
Notes
Warner Bros. Records 7373 (M51777), white label marked "Promotion – Not for Sale"; "I Love My Country" (Marvin Rainwater), Brave Music, Inc./Tree Pub.… #624 Red Sovine The Unfinished Letter 1970 · Single · Starday # 45-918 · USA
Notes
Unfinished Letter, The (Sovine, Red)Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, anti-protest. Religion
Letter: "Dear Sir, I regret to inform you"...K.I.A.…
Notes
Produced by Roger Sovine. Published by Arnel, North State Music and Jack & Jill Music. Matrix S-9231 / S-9203. [From Discogs] #625 Paul Richey Billy Love-Beads, College Joe and Old Tennessee 1970 · Single · Billy Love-Beads, College Joe and Old Tennessee / White Collars · Columbia # 4-45102 · USA
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- Artist from Arkansas. Nashville, Tennessee based.- Country, patriotic, Civil Rights
- War time, marched off to fight for us.
- They fought side-by-side,…
#626 Leroy Van Dyke Mister Professor 1970 · Single · Mister Professor / People Gonna Turn You Off · Decca # 32756 · USA
Notes
Country, anti-protest, anti-elite, pro-religion.Professor misled young people.
Marching, burning, avoiding the draft
Notes
Promotion copy, not for sale; stereo, 7-123,139; 2:27 (fade); written by Harlan Howard; produced by Harold Bradley; Wilderness Music Pub. Co., Inc. (BMI).… #627 Storm Warning Little Miss Teen 1970 · Single · Little Miss Teen / Hello Sweetie Pie · Black Gold # 471-1454 · USA
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Garage rock. Home front perspective, draft #628 Glenn Reifsteck The Washington Clowns 1970 · Single · Washington Clowns / Trouble U.S.A. · Continental # 006 (7550) · USA
Notes
Country, anti-war, anti-government, anti-protestA-side: what happened to law and order
Govt sent boys to war, thousands dead - what for?
Bring them home
Would…
Notes
Continental Records 006, Continental Records, 110 Glenrose Ave., Nashville, Tenn.; Side 1 "Washington Clowns" (Glenn Reifsteck), 2:12 (7550); Side 2… #629 Glenn Reifsteck The Trouble U.S.A. 1970 · Single · Washington Clowns / Trouble U.S.A. · Continental # 006 (7550) · USA
Annotation: see “The Washington Clowns” above (same release).
#630 The Hardin Brothers Quartet He'll Care for You 1970 · Album · Not On Label # GR-1 · USA
Notes
Country gospel. Group from Tennessee. "He'll Care for You" Written on back cover:
"Unless we have loved ones in the service, so many times we are prone…
Notes
Twelve-track gospel LP. Produced by Roy O. Starnes, engineered by Jim Stanton. Produced at Gospel Recording, pressed by Sound Of Nashville (SoN… #631 Johnny Short & The Country Rhythmaires Purple Heart 1970 · Single · Purple Heart / Family Reunion · Clever # 15511 · USA
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- Country, medal, patriotic- Will do our best to beat the communists
- Letter from Vietnam and medals if K.I.A.
- No catalogue number on the label. Recorded…
#632 H. I. Dailey Merry Christmas From Vietnam 1970 · Single · Merry Christmas From Vietnam / The Paul Brown Get a Way · Dailey # A-1005 · USA
Notes
Christmas, countryNotes
Dailey Records A-1005; music by the Nokes Bros.; mastered at Tracy-Val Corporation, pressed by Precision Record Pressing (PRP 24681).Label: Dailey…
#633 Jay Pollard Mail Call 1970 · Single · Mail Call / Letter to Mamma · St. George International # 7-202,642 · USA
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Garage rock, soldier's perspective from Vietnam, both sides.Letter to mother, mail call, draft card burning, anti-protest, demonstrations.
#634 Jesse C. James America Needs You 1970 · Single · America Needs You / Shattered · Spring [Modesto] # ZB-3129 - ZB-3130 · USA
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Spring Records, P.O. Box 4374, Modesto, CA. 95352, black and silver label; "America Needs You" (ZB-3129), Twin Oaks Pub. (BMI), time 2:55; arranged by Roy… #635 George McCannon III Birds of All Nations 1970 · Single · Birds of All Nations / I Fall to Pieces · Amos # 135 · USA
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Birds of All Nations (McCannon, George) Traditional pop, patriotic.
Other nations not free - pulled to the left and right.
Metaphor for Vietnam. Cold War
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Amos Records, Inc. AJB 135 (ANA 191), "A Division of Amos Prod. Inc. · Made in U.S.A.", dove logo; "Birds of All Nations" (Ray Buzzeo), 3:54, Blackwood… #636 Ed LaVega It's Only War Mom 1970 · Single · It's Only War Mom / Color Me Orange · Go-Roc-Co-Pop # 17201 · USA
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Go-Roc-Co-Pop Records, silver-grey labels, stereo, The Voice Inc., P.O. Box 23854, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421; "It's Only War Mom" (Angie Hart and B.J.… #637 Helen Curry A Prayer for My Soldier 1970 · Single · A Prayer for My Soldier / Sad and Blue · Ja-Wes # J-0110 · USA
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The song "A Prayer for My Soldier" (Ja-Wes # J-0110) by Helen Curry - is this the same Helen Curry in the Chicago soul group The Independents? This is another track with religious content. A woman in the US prayed each night for "my soldier in Vietnam" , so that god would "guide him, and protect him, and lead him" . Released on the James…Notes
Ja-Wes J-0110-A, dark grey label with silver print; Daran Recording Co., 4148 So. King Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60653; "A Prayer for My Soldier" (Robinson… #638 The Vocal Minority We Love You Spiro 1970 · Single · We Love You Spiro / A Vice Precedent · Wizdom # W 1970 · USA
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We Love You Spiro (Vocal Minority, The) Novelty. Sarcastic praise for the vice-president's patriotism.
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Wizdom Records W 1970A, white "Promotion Copy Not For Sale" label, distributed nationally by PIP Records, 850 Seventh Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10019; "We Love… #639 Ed LaVega Color Me Orange 1970 · Single · It's Only a War Mom / Color Me Orange · Go-Roc-Co-Pop # 17201 · USA
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It's Only War Mom (LaVega, Ed) Country, anti-war. Tennessee.
Impact of war on soldier and home.
Mother's son died in Vietnam.
What was the war for?
Why…
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Go-Roc-Co-Pop Records, silver-grey labels, stereo, The Voice Inc., P.O. Box 23854, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421; "It's Only War Mom" (Angie Hart and B.J.… #640 The Band of the Australian Army Band Corps Action Army 1970 · Album · EMI # SCXO 7924 · Australia
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A compilation of songs (EMI Records # SCXO 7924) by different parts of the Australian army, including engineers, aviation, artillery, medical, education, ordinance etc., released during the Vietnam War era, with the front cover featuring "Army Public Relations, Operation "Chopper" Vietnam".Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Album of songs by the branches of the Australian Army (engineers, aviation, artillery, medical, education, ordnance); the front cover shows "Army Public… #641–643 Spiro T. Agnew The Speeches That Stirred America 1970 · Album · Podium # PODIUM 72 · USA
All 3 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
#641 Campus Violence and Faculty Agitators / Four Days After Kent State #642 Foreign Policy, Vietnam, Economy, Democrats #643 Comments on Youth, Hippies and Yippies, Draft Dodgers
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#641 Spiro T. Agnew Campus Violence and Faculty Agitators / Four Days After Kent State 1970 · Album · The Speeches That Stirred America · Podium # PODIUM 72 · USA
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Side B track 1: "April 28th, 1970: Campus Violence And Faculty Agitators (Kingman Brewster, Yale University) / May 8th: Four Days After Kent State".… #642 Spiro T. Agnew Foreign Policy, Vietnam, Economy, Democrats 1970 · Album · The Speeches That Stirred America · Podium # PODIUM 72 · USA
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Side A track 3: "Feb. And March, 1970: Foreign Policy, Vietnam, Economy, Democrats". Compiled speeches with narration by Fred Himes; producer Sondra… #643 Spiro T. Agnew Comments on Youth, Hippies and Yippies, Draft Dodgers 1970 · Album · The Speeches That Stirred America · Podium # PODIUM 72 · USA
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Side A track 4. Compiled speeches with narration by Fred Himes; producer Sondra Bianca; engineer Noel Edward Smith. Playing time side A 29:30, side B… #644 Red River Dave Prisoner of War (What's Happened to the Good Ol' U.S.A.?) 1970 · Single · California Hippie Murders! / Prisoner of War (What's Happened to the Good Ol' U.S.A.?) · USA
#645 Joe Ross Border Legionaires 1970 · Single · Border Legionaires / Take What Life Has to Offer · TRAC # SA-101-28 · USA
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Border Legionaires (Ross, Joe)Artist from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Lived in Washington State. Released Fresno, California, USA
See artist profile comments…
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Recorded at Music City Recorders, Nashville. Published by Sellwood Pub; pressed by Sound Of Nashville (8698). [From Discogs]TRAC SA-101-28-A (SoN 86981),…
#646 Dee Dee Marie Old Red, White, and Blue 1970 · Single · Old Red, White, and Blue / I'm Unfaithful · Gypsy # 105 · USA
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Produced by Nolan Plaisance; written by Doreen Gisclair Plaisance. Recorded at Faxs Recording Co., Inc.; published by Faxs Pub.; pressed by Houston… #647 Bob Storm We'll Never Ration Liberty 1970 · EP · We'll Never Ration Liberty / If I Had One Wish · Grand # JH-494 · USA
Credited on the record as Uncredited.
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"We'll Never Ration Liberty"- Artist: not names, but it's Bob Storm
- Label: Grand Recording Co. (pending) # JH-494
- Songwriter: Clayton Shanks (S.…
#648 Spiro T. Agnew Speaks Out 1970 · Album · Spiro T. Agnew Speaks Out · RCA Victor # PRM-316 · USA
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Spoken word LP ( RCA Victor # PRM-316) by Richard Nixon 's Vice-President Spiro Agnew (1969-1973). On the record he defended the administration's policy on Vietnam, "The Vice President Explains Our Asian Policy" and "In Answer to Critics of This Asian Policy". Known for his harsh attacks on political opponents, he especially focused on…
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Also issued as a flexi-disc, PRM-315, which you also own. [From Discogs] #649 George Wallace This is George C. Wallace: Send Them a Message 1970 · Album · Music City # MCR 1001-B · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Speeches. Reference to Vietnam [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #650 Earle Doud Earl Doud Presents Spiro T. Agnew Is a Riot 1970 · Album · Cadet Concept # CCX-1 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Comedy. Vietnam. Silent Majority. Nixon [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #651 Various Artists Proudly They Came 1970 · Album · Landmark # PR LP 101 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Patriotic demonstration [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #652 Louie Kotva Silent Majority Rag 1970 · Album · It Used to Be That Not Everybody Was a Lighthouse · Prism # LP 1-13-70 · USA
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Silent Majority Rag [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #653 Dean Michaels Hey Joe 1970 · Single · Mercury # 73105 · USA
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Hey Joe (Michaels, Dean) Novelty country - Soundtrack to 1970 film Joe. Vietnam-era, counter-culture, anti-hippies, drugs Don't it make you want to go to…1971
- 30 January: Operation Lam Son - Laos incursion
- 29 March: Lt. Calley found guilty of My Lai murders
- 29 April: US death toll in Vietnam reaches 45,000
- May: Gallup reports 68% support for withdrawal from Vietnam
- 13 June: New York Times publishes Pentagon Papers
- 15 June: Nixon takes legal action against the NYT
- 18 June: Washington Post starts publishing Pentagon Papers
- 30 June: Supreme Court votes 6-3 in favour of NYT and WP
- 15 July: Nixon announces that he will visit China
- 17 July: Nixon established 'Plumbers' unit to stop leaks
- 18 August: Australia and New Zealand announce withdrawal from Vietnam
- 22 September: Captain Medina acquitted over My Lai massacre
- 31 December: US troop numbers drop to 156,000
1971
#654 Stuart Hamblen What Can I Do for My Country 1971 · Single · What Can I Do for My Country / When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted · RCA # 74-0525 · USA
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What Can I Do for My Country (Hamblen, Stuart)Patriotic, pop, JFK
Country gave me freedom and equality - what can I do?
The men have fought and died in a war
…
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RCA 74-0525, promo in stereo, with When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted on side A and What Can I Do For My Country on side B.A different issue of the…
#655 Tommy Cash Unpatriotic Itchin' Needs a Patriotic Scratch 1971 · Album · The American Way of Life · Epic # E 30860 · USA
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Tommy Cash, born 5 April 1940, in Arkansas, USA, younger brother of the famous Johnny Cash, released the concept album The American Way of Life (Epic Records # E 30860) which sought to pay tribute to different slices of American society - the farmer, the truck driver, the mailman, the entertainer, the family man, the minister, the… #656 Bobby Fischer Hero Street U.S.A. 1971 · Single · Hero # BF-3000 · USA
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The song "Hero Street U.S.A." (Hero Records # BF-3000) by Bobby Fischer is a tribute to Mexican-Americans who died in war. Released in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The picture sleeve said:"More then 80 Mexican American men actually won more than a bushel of medals, and were all from a tiny block and a half street in Silvis Illinois,…
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Hero Records, Rec. No. BF-3000 (PRP-29391), green label, Nashville, Tennessee; "Hero Street U.S.A." (Fischer), 3:58, Barlow Music Corp., ASCAP; produced… #657 Gene Marshall Remember Me - A P.O.W. 1971 · Single · Divine Exhortation / Remember Me - A P.O.W. · Preview # 1981 · USA
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The song "Remember Me - A P.O.W." (Preview Records # 1981) by Gene Marshall - born in San Francisco, CA, he also went by the name Gene Merlino and John Muir. He recorded over 10,000 song-poems for Preview, founded by Clarence Freed, based in Hollywood, CA. These are song lyrics, sent to specialist publishing and recoding companies,… Notes
Preview Records 1981-2, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood; "Remember Me—A P.O.W." (Walter D. Watkins), 2:32, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P. Blue label with silver print,… #658 Don Holiman & the Sky Pilot Choir Letter to Hanoi 1971 · Single · IPI # 1 · USA
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The country music song "Letter to Hanoi" (IPI Records # 1) by Don Holiman & The Sky Pilot Choir dealt with the P.O.W. issue. This record received a minor reference in Billboard magazine on 7 August 1971, in reference to a distribution story: "Pickwick International will release nationwide all products of IPI Records...the first record to…Notes
IPI Records IPI 1 (IPI 1 - A), yellow "Promotion Copy – Not for Sale" label with a globe logo, "Distributed by P I P Records • A Division of Pickwick… #659 The Gospelettes Tribute in Prayer 1971 · Single · Tribute in Prayer / Lift the Savior Up · Designer # 45-6922 · USA
Credited on the record as The Gospelettes featuring Leroy Wadlington.
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The Gospelettes released the song "Tribute in Prayer" (Designer # 45-6922), sung by Leroy Wodlington (who also received the writing credit) - born in Oxford, Mississippi in 1951. He started out as a musician and deacon, and is currently the Pastor of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana.1 This song actually has…Notes
Designer 45-6922 (SW71-6170 / A4KM-6170), yellow label; "Tribute in Prayer" (Leroy Wadlington), Pretty Girl Music Co., B.M.I., 2:08; The Gospelettes… #660 The Dynamic Hughes Gospel Singers Viet Nam 1971 · Single · Beautiful City / Viet Nam · Designer # 6913 · USA
Credited on the record as The Dynamic Hughes Gospel Singers featuring Jerry Hughes.
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Another Civil Rights / Vietnam track, "Viet Nam" (Designer # 6913) by the Dynamic Hughes Gospel Singers, which came out of Memphis, Tennessee, noted that "in Vietnam" people were "fighting together to save the nation" , whether black or white. Therefore, why was there continued racial conflict in the US? The narrator cried out at the end… Notes
Designer 45/6913 (SW71-5978, A4KM-5979), gold label; "Viet Nam" (Hughes & Griffin), 2:37, Pretty Girl Music Co., B.M.I.; produced by Style Wooten &… #661 Terry Nelson & 'C' Company Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley / Routine Patrol · Plantation # PL-73 · USA
Credited on the record as C Company featuring Terry Nelson.
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The track "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (Plantation Records # PL-73), written by Julian Wilson and James M. Smith, defended the actions of Lt. William Calley. Set to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", it is certainly the most well known song on this subject, receiving large coverage in Billboard magazine. The single, awarded a…Notes
Plantation Records PL-73 (711-1466), green and gold label; "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (Julian Wilson & James M. Smith), time 3:29, intro :13, Shelby… #662 John Deer The Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley / Sittin' in Atlanta Station · Royal American # RA-34 · USA
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The song "The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (Royal American # RA-31), a cover of the track above, was one of three songs released in April 1971 about My Lai. As noted in Billboard on 17 April 1971, "three manufacturers of the record on release are claiming fast and surging disk jockey play and sales action....The second release is another…Notes
Royal American RA-34A, red, white and blue label with stars; "The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (J. Wilson, J. M. Smith), time 3:05 (:17 fade), published by… #663 Various Artists The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley and Other Hits 1971 · Compilation · Royal American # RAS 1006 · USA
Credited on the record as Various featuring John Deer.
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A compilation of artists signed to Royal American (# RAS 10060), taking its title from the John Deer song above - a case of the record label taking advantage of a popular issue and positive sales, to promote their other artists. The compilation also included the Vietnam-related track "Dear Mr. President" by Leroy Woods (unrelated to the…Notes
Sleeve title on Discogs: The Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley. Producer Dick Heard; A5 produced by Ray Griff. Artists: John Deer, Van Trevor, Leroy Woods, Lynda… #664 Jones Brothers & the Log Cabin Boys Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley / This Land Is Your Land · Time # 28371 · USA
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Another cover of the track "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (Time Records # 28371). Recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina. This promo copy had "July 1 1971" stamped on it.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Time Records, white label, PRP-28371; "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" (Julian Wilson-James M. Smith), time 3:29, Shelby Singleton Music Inc., BMI; "Recorded… #665 Merritt Jordan Pardon This Soldier (And Set Him Free) 1971 · Single · Pardon This Soldier (And Set him Free) / I'll Still Call You Mine · Plaza # 45-108 · USA
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The song "Pardon This Soldier (And Set Him Free)" (Plaza # 45-108), released in Montgomery, Alabama, by country singer Merritt Jordan, received an endorsement from the state Governor George Wallace: "Dear Announcer: This song "Pardon This Soldier" expresses some of the sentiment concerning Lt. Calley's appeal for freedom. I feel that…Notes
endorsement from the state Governor George Wallace on the back of the picture sleeve: "Dear Announcer: This song "Pardon This Soldier" expresses some of… #666 Mutt Cottingham Free Calley 1971 · Single · Free Calley / How Can It Be · Keepsake # KS1010 · USA
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The track "Free Calley" (Keepsake Records # KS1010) - the title obviously explained Cottingham's view. He defended Calley on the grounds that he followed orders, and claimed that "justice was shattered when this senseless trial begun" . It referenced Fort Benning - the base were Calley undertook combat training in Georgia, and later, on…Notes
Keepsake Records KS1010A, © Copyright 1971, P.O. Box 5200, San Angelo, Texas 76901, Ph. 915/655-4540; "Free Calley" (Jerry Mack), 2:55, Westex Music, BMI;… #667 Smokey Harless Hang Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Hang Lt. Calley / Six Days · Pabst # PA 71006 · Germany
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Country singer Smokey Harless sung for US military personnel stationed in Germany in the early 1970s, and he released a couple records on German based labels. This included the patriotic song "Men of Vietnam", and an anti-hippie track called "Place for Them Called Hell". The title of this song - "Hang Lt. Calley" (Pabst Music # PA 71006)… Notes
Performed to troops stationed in Germany, all records released in Germany Pabst Music PA 71006 A, 45 UpM, stereo, GEMA; "Hang Lt. Calley" (S. Harless/F.… #668 Free Blue Set Calley Free Part I 1971 · Single · Set Calley Free Part I / Part II · Triangle Sound # TR 001 · USA
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The song "Set Calley Free Part I" (Triangle Sound Inc. # TR 001) - a pro-Calley track, which sounded like a presidential campaign song.. Released by the obscure group Free Blue - unknown location and biography - the narrator argued that Calley "kills the way" the government / military "taught him" , yet they "call him a murderer" . At the… Notes
Triangle Sound Inc. TR 001, white label with microphone logo; Free Blue; Purple Rooster Music BMI; producer Bob Riley. Side A: "Set Calley Free Part I"… #669 Free Blue Set Calley Free Part II 1971 · Single · Set Calley Free Part I / Part II · Triangle Sound # TR 001 · USA
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The B-side song "Set Calley Free Part II" , is very similar to the one above, but largely spoken word. Once again, the narrator compared Calley's situation to the story of Jesus: "crucified...nailed to a cross" . The lyrics also suggested that the conviction of Calley undermined the US democratic system.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Triangle Sound Inc. TR 001, white label with microphone logo; Free Blue; Purple Rooster Music BMI; producer Bob Riley. Side A: "Set Calley Free Part I"… #670 Glenn Reifsteck The Fate of Lt. William Calley 1971 · Single · The Fate of Lt. William Calley / Spiders Web · Stars and Stripes # U.S.A. 001 · USA
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The country music song "The Fate of Lt. William Calley" (Stars and Stripes U.S.A. # 001) took an overall patriotic position, presenting the conflict in Vietnam as a fight to "keep you and me free" - in line with government rhetoric. Yet the narrator, unlike the US government and military, viewed the My Lai massacre as a case of… Notes
Stars and Stripes U.S.A., 1939 Melody Lane, Arnold, Missouri 63010, 001-A, Side 1, yellow label; "The Fate of Lt. William Calley" (Reef-Stek), time 2:38,… #671 Roger McDowell A Tribute to Lt. William Calley 1971 · Single · America, Now Join Hands / A Tribute to Lt. William Calley · Freedom Ring # 618 · USA
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As the title suggested, the song "A Tribute to Lt. William Calley" (Freedom Ring # 618) supported Calley, arguing that he, and other soldiers "fought to keep us free" . The narrator expressed disgust that Calley sat in a prison, and said that he wanted to help him. "McDowell Enterprises", printed on the label, was based in Nashville,…Notes
Freedom Ring 618, "A Division of Tillman-McDowell Enterprises", stars-and-stripes label with Liberty Bell; F-618-1 "America, Now Join Hands" (Roger… #672 Roger McDowell America, Now Join Hands 1971 · Single · America, Now Join Hands / A Tribute to Lt. William Calley · Freedom Ring # 618 · USA
Annotation: see “A Tribute to Lt. William Calley” above (same release).
#673 Johnny Nelms Lieutenant Calley 1971 · Single · Lieutenant Calley / Everything You Touch · Bagatelle # 4271 · USA
Credited on the record as Johnny Nelms (Texas State Rep.).
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Johnny Nelms, the former Texas State Representative from Pasadena, Harris County, condemned the conviction of Calley in 1971, during the 62nd regular session of the House of Representatives.1. On 8 May 1971 Billboard ran an article on the creation of a new record label, Bagatelle, in Houston, Texas, and the signing of Johnny Nelms. The… #674 Gene Marshall The Ballad of Lt. William Calley 1971 · Single · The Ballad of Lt. William Calley / America Is My Country · Preview # 1907 · USA
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Gene Marshall (aka Gene Merlino & John Muir), born in San Francisco, California (and based in Hollywood), recorded over 10,000 song-poems - song lyrics, sent to specialist publishing and recoding companies, usually in response to an advertisement, that have been set to music for a fee (around $200-400).1 Hundreds of them dealt with…Notes
Preview Records, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, blue and silver label; 1907-1 "The Ballad of Lt. William Calley" (John Montague), 2:00; flip 1907-2 "America Is My… #675 Johnny Campbell Behold the Voice of the People 1971 · Single · Behold the Voice of the People / Vietnam · Prestige Productions # PP71-127 · USA
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Obscure traditional pop single, the song "Behold the Voice of the People" (Prestige Productions # PP71-127) by Johnny Campbell defended the actions of Calley. He recognised the killings that took place: "woman and children died" . However, the narrator thought that this "happened in every other war" , and that Calley had "carried out an… Notes
Prestige Productions PP71-127, stereo, 45 RPM, red label, vocal; Side One (10439A): "Behold the Voice of the People" (J. Bowers – F. Winters), Johnny… #676 Carlyle Hughey The Voice From Beyond the Grave 1971 · Single · The Voice From Beyond the Grave / Mark in the Sand · Chart # 5127 · USA
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In the song "The Voice From Beyond the Grave" (Chart Records # 5127), the narrator took on the perspective of the long-dead John Paul Jones, a US navy captain during the American revolution. The old, dead military leader expressed surprise at the treatment of Calley, who in the past would have been "a big hero" , receiving "a big parade" .… Notes
Green-and-yellow Chart label, CH-5127 (CH-1071), stereo, "806 16th Ave., S., Nashville, Tennessee 37203"; "The Voice From Beyond the Grave" (Jack Tullas &… #677 Bill Bailey Indictment of a Nation 1971 · Single · Indictment of a Nation / My Friend A Man · Westpark # 6980 · USA
Credited on the record as Bill Bailey and the Paul Butts Assembly.
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Out of Houston, Texas, came the song "Indictment of the Nation" (Westpark Records # 6980), which protested against the conviction of Lt. William Calley. Bill Bailey, born Milton Odom Stanley, was a constable from Harris County, Texas, in the United States. He took up radio broadcasting soon after high school in 1957, and hosted programs…Notes
Westpark Records 6980, black "D. J. Copy" label; "Indictment of a Nation" (B. Bailey-R. Dobbyn-A. Yancey), Soundville Music (BMI), 3:15; Bill Bailey and… #678 Joe Watford Rally for Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Rally for Lt. Calley / The Story of Ginny and Joe · Ginny & Joe # MW-222 · USA
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A short spoken word narrative song, against a jazz background, called "Rally for Lt. Calley" , which said that the government and army had made Calley a scapegoat for all the killings in Vietnam. The narrator warned that the trial of Calley would make himself and citizens "afraid of doing our patriotic duty" as they might also end up a…Notes
Ginny & Joe MW-222, Side 1 (PRP-29121), 45 rpm, yellow label; "Rally for Lt. Calley" (Joe Watford); music by The Ltd's Combo. No running time is printed… #679 Nelson Truehart Morning In My Lai 1971 · Single · Morning in My Lai / Letter Sealed with Tears · MGM # K14254 · USA
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Another song mentioned in Billboard - "Morning in My Lai" (MGM Records # K14254), on 17 April 1971: "recorded by Nelson Truehart at the Nuggett Studios here (Nashville). The Sound 70 Singers supply the background music. The ballad, according to a spokesman, is also selling very fast".1 Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Truehart also wrote… Notes
Yellow MGM "Special Disc Jockey Record", "Not for Sale", K14254 (71N-51289), date-stamped Apr 30 1971; "Morning in My Lai" (Johnson), 3:08, Rondee Music,… #680 Rick Riddle Hang On Bill 1971 · Single · Hang on Bill / Sweet Lucy · Dixie # 107 · USA
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Rick Riddle, born Arvin Doyle Riddle in Rector, Arkansas, on 20 August 1920, built a career in western and country music in Detroit following the Second World War, during which he served with the US navy aboard the U.S.S. Adair in the Pacific Theatre.12 In 1971 he released the song "Hang on Bill" (Dixie Records # DR 107) which criticised… Notes
Arvin Doyle Riddle [birth name] Dixie Records DR #107; "Hang On Bill (A Tribute to Lt. Wm. Calley)" (Rick Riddle), time 2:10, Fred Henley Music, BMI, and… #681 Roland Johnson William Calley 1971 · Single · William Calley / Fire in the Sky · Three Star # 9108 · USA
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Roland Johnson (1921-2007) - nicknamed "Racehorse" for doing a 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Triple A team. After an injury he turned to music, and wrote a campaign song for George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama, helping to raise funds. Note that Wallace supported the campaign to free Calley in… #682 Roland Johnson Fire in the Sky 1971 · Single · William Calley / Fire in the Sky · Three Star # 9108 · USA
Annotation: see “William Calley” above (same release).
#683 The Adams Brothers The U.S.A. Soldier 1971 · Single · The U.S.A. Soldier / Place No Roses on My Grave · Double Shot # 155 · USA
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The song "The U.S.A. Soldier" (Double Shot Records # 155) by the Adams Brothers, released in Hollywood, California, also viewed Calley as a scapegoat for the horrors of war: "a scapegoat to offer for a sacrifice" . The narrator argued that in "all wars...even innocent folks die" . The track started out with the story of Uncle Sam drafting… Notes
Double Shot Records 155 (DS 354), 6565 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. 90028; "The U.S.A. Soldier" (Billy Adams), time 3:00, Chett Publ./Hot Shot Music,… #684 The Senators War's Cross 1971 · Single · War's Cross / This Is Our Land · Skylite # SR-1105 · USA
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The pro-Calley song "War's Cross" (Skylite # SR-1105) by the Senators, of the country music genre, also compared Calley to the plight of Jesus, as seen on the 7" cover, which showed a soldier struggling to carry a wooden cross. Once again, like many of the songs above, it argued that Calley had only followed orders and therefore should…Notes
Skylite SR-1105, gold label, Side A; "War's Cross" (Jerry Free, Jack Rule, Bettye Orr), 2:34, Mt. Paran BMI; produced by Joel E. Gentry. The picture… #685 Lee Ofman Young Bill Calley 1971 · Single · K.O. # PMI 102 · USA
Credited on the record as Lee Ofman with Wayne Chaney & Friends.
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The track "Young Bill Calley" (K.O. Records # PMI-102) argued that "Calley wasn't guilty all alone, he had help at hand" - this helping hand was the US government, yet to some extent that verse still recognised Calley's guilt over My Lai. The narrator said that Calley had been a "soldier by Uncle Sam" , who took "him away from his home" ,… Notes
K.O. Records PMI-102, 511 W. Alabama, Houston, Texas, 713/526 6397; "Young Bill Calley" (Lee Ofman), 3:15, LOSAC Music, BMI; Lee Ofman with Wayne Chaney &… #686 Wayne Chaney Young Bill Calley 1971 · Single · K.O. # PMI-101 · USA
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The song "Young Bill Calley" (K.O. Records # PMI-101) by Wayne Cheney had identical lyrics to the Lee Ofman track above - musically, this single was more uptempo, with a more garage rock feel. Released in Houston, Texas.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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K.O. Records PMI-101, 511 W. Alabama, Houston, Texas, 713/526 6397; red label; "Young Bill Calley" (Lee Ofman), Losac Music, BMI, time 3:02; produced by… #687 'Doc' Riley The Fighting Side of Me 1971 · Single · The Fighting Side of Me / Big Brother · CM # CM 006 · Australia
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The country song "The Fighting Side of Me" (CM # CM 006), a cover, composed and performed by the well-known US country artist Merle Haggard, who released it as a single in 1970: "The Fighting Side of Me". The lyrics contained the patriotic slogan "if you don't love it, leave it", similar to the slogan "it's American, love it or leave",…Notes
Cover of Merle Haggard's 1970 single. #688 The Lawmen The Silent Majority 1971 · Single · The Silent Majority / The Ballad of Billy Guest · Cartay # 5337 · USA
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Silent Majority, The (Lawmen, The)Traditional pop. Anti-protest. Denver, Colorado.
Nixon's silent majority.
Conservative, right-wing values. Religion, flag,…
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Cartay Records 5337, red and white label; "The Silent Majority" (Cottrell), 2:07, ASCAP, © 1971 Cartay Music; produced by Carousel Prod., Denver. The… #689–693 Terry Nelson Wake Up America 1971 · Album · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
All 5 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Billboard, 8 May 1971.Patriotic songs. Included My Lai song: "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley".
Other Vietnam War references:
"Wake Up America"
"War Baby"
"Wars and…
#689 Wake Up America #690 War Baby #691 When The Great Men Signed Their Names #692 Yankee Doodle Dandy #693 Wars and Wars
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#689 Terry Nelson Wake Up America 1971 · Album · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
Notes
Billboard, 8 May 1971.Patriotic songs. Included My Lai song: "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley".
Other Vietnam War references:
"Wake Up America"
"War Baby"
"Wars and…
#690 Terry Nelson War Baby 1971 · Album · Wake Up America · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
Annotation: see “Wake Up America” above (same release).
#691 Terry Nelson When The Great Men Signed Their Names 1971 · Album · Wake Up America · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
Annotation: see “Wake Up America” above (same release).
#692 Terry Nelson Yankee Doodle Dandy 1971 · Album · Wake Up America · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
Annotation: see “Wake Up America” above (same release).
#693 Terry Nelson Wars and Wars 1971 · Album · Wake Up America · Plantation # PLP-15 · USA
Annotation: see “Wake Up America” above (same release).
#694 Pat Boone M.I.A. / P.O.W. (Prisoner of War Song) 1971 · Single · MGM # K14242 · USA
Credited on the record as Pat Boone and the Mike Curb Congregation.
Notes
MGM K14242 (71L-2088), yellow "Special Disc Jockey Record" label marked "Not for Sale"; "M.I.A./P.O.W. (Prisoner of War Song)" (Captain John Canty), 3:41,… #695 Greg Crosby I Know the Lord Will Make a Way 1971 · Single · I Know the Lord Will Make a Way / We'll Be Together Again · Rimrock # RS 332 · USA
Notes
I Know the Lord Will Make a Way (Crosby, Greg)Country female vocalist. Religion. Teenager / child??
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Rimrock Records RS 332 A, yellow stag-and-mesa label, "Rimrock Records .... Concord, Arkansas"; "I Know the Lord Will Make a Way" © (B. Valentine) 1971,… #696 Smokey Harless The Men of Vietnam 1971 · Single · The Men of Vietnam / Twenty Two Wheels · Pabst # PA 71001 · Germany
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Pabst Music PA 71001 A, pink label, 45 UpM, stereo, GEMA; "The Men Of Vietnam" (S. Harless/F. Kersten/S. Harless), 3'00"; "Made in Germany by Pabstmusic… #697 Harlan Howard Uncle Sam (I'm a Patriot) 1971 · Single · Uncle Sam (I'm a Patriot) / Better Get Your Pride Back Boy · Nugget # NR 1060 · USA
Notes
Both songs on the album To the Silent Majority, With Love. (Nugget Records # NRLP-105)"Uncle Sam (I'm a Patriot)" (Nugget # NR 1060) (Howard, Harlan)
Countr…
Notes
Nugget Records NR 1060, gold label, "Distributed by P I P Records · A Division of Pickwick International, Inc.", printed in U.S.A.; A-side (NR 1060 A)… #698 Harlan Howard Better Get Your Pride Back Boy 1971 · Single · Uncle Sam (I'm a Patriot) / Better Get Your Pride Back Boy · Nugget # NR 1060 · USA
Annotation
"Better Get You Pride Back Boy" - Father criticised his son for sitting in coffee houses rather than joining in the fight.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Nugget Records NR 1060, gold label, "Distributed by P I P Records · A Division of Pickwick International, Inc.", printed in U.S.A.; A-side (NR 1060 A)… #699 Gene Marshall What's Wrong With America 1971 · Single · What's Wrong With America / Please Let Our Love Grow · Preview # 1999 · USA
Notes
What's Wrong With America (Marshall, Gene)Traditional pop, song poem. Anti-protest theme
People taking dope for a joke, avoiding reality.
We are not…
Notes
Preview Records 1999-1, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; "What's Wrong With America", Clarence Harden, 2:19. [From the record sleeve and… #700 Gene Marshall The Battle of Mai Lai 1971 · Single · The Battle of Mai Lai / Children · Preview # 2182 · USA
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Preview Records, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood; 2182-1; "The Battle of Mai Lai" (Don Whitmer), 2:45; Arthur Music A.S.C.A.P. Blue and silver label with spotlight… #701 Jackie Raye Loving a Soldier 1971 · Single · Loving a Soldier / Take This Star · RK # DB-31471 · USA
Credited on the record as Jackie Raye with the Rhythm Kings.
Notes
Loving a Soldier (Raye, Jackie) (DB-31471)Country. Impact of the war at home.
From perspective of a soldier's sweetheart.
Small patriotic sentiment -…
Notes
RK, yellow label, Side One, vocal, 45 RPM, DB-31471-A, RI3198A, © 1971; "Loving a Soldier" (J. Raye), time 2:35; Jackie Raye with the Rhythm Kings. [From… #702 Guy Drake The Marching Hippies 1971 · Single · The Marching Hippies / Liza's Sugar · Mallard # MR-1 · USA
Notes
Marching Hippies, The (Drake, Guy)Country. Patriotic
Protest against protesters.
Reference to anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.
Mallard Records Inc.…
Notes
Mallard Records, Inc. MR-1 (9197), red and black label with mallard logo; "The Marching Hippies" (Mary Drake), 2:18, Country Boy Music, ASCAP; produced by… #703 Tommy Graham Two Fisted Patriot Man 1971 · Single · Two Fisted Patriot Man / Here I Go Crying Again · Golden West # GRW-101 · USA
Notes
Golden West Records "Hit Country" GRW-101-A, orange label; "Two Fisted Patriot Man" (S. I. Davison, Jr. - T. Gilbert), Big Sioux Publishing Co. (ASCAP);… #704 Paul McDowell A Crumbled Letter 1971 · Single · A Crumbled Letter / Rovin' Gambler · K-Ark # K 1076 · USA
Notes
Crumbled Letter, A (McDowell, Paul)Country. Nashville, Tennessee.
Vietnam-era - son's letter to his mother.
But them mother received letter informing her of…
Notes
K-Ark Records, Record No. #1076 A, 45 RPM, 728-16th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn.; "A Crumbled Letter" (Joe Platano), Fairdealing Music, ASCAP, time 3:15;… #705 Buddy Green Molly Gave 1971 · Single · Molly Gave / It Just Ain't No Good · Impel # 71-003 · USA
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Notes
Molly Gave (Green, Buddy)Country music. Norman, Oklahoma. Patriotic.1
Molly's husband died in 1943 - WW2.
She went to work at the draft board, sending men to war - patriotism, and needed the money.
Referenced opposition to draft card burning, criticising those against the current war (1971).
Sources
Annotatio…
Notes
Impel 71-003-A, red label, 131 N. Porter, Norman, Okla., "A Division of C-D-B Production Inc."; "Molly Gave" (B. Green), 3:11, Little River Pub. B.M.I.;… #706 Anson Blue He Took Away Her Darlin 1971 · Single · He Took Away Her Darlin / No More Will I Hold Her · Bonny # 103 · USA
Notes
He Took Away Her Darlin (Anson Blue)Country, draft, religion.
Uncle Sam took away her darling.
Out in the battle, fighting for the country he loves.
But…
Notes
Bonny 103-A, © 1971, "A Product of T.S.S."; "He Took Away Her Darlin" (M. Blue), 3:30, ASCAP; produced by Blue Ent., Streator, Ill. [From the record… #707 Clint Felker Battalion Boots 1971 · Single · Battalion Boots / Sunday Memories · Vokes # 114 · USA
Credited on the record as Clint Felker and The Common People.
Notes
Battalion Boots (Felker, Clint)Country, patriotic, anti-protest, civil right.
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA.
Soldiers fight for everybody's freedom.
But…
Notes
Vokes, New Kensington, Pa., VOKES-114, yellow label, 45 RPM, stereo, matrix 1244-45-114-A and 33801; "Battalion Boots" (Clint Felker), Clint Felker - BMI,… #708 The Hagers Motherhood, Apple Pie and the Flag 1971 · Single · Motherhood, Apple Pie and the Flag / White Line Fever · Capitol # 3101 · USA
Notes
Country, patrioticWear what you want, long hair etc (hippie culture)
Demonstrate, protest, march on Washington
But don't disrespect the flag
Notes
Also the title song of the 1971 LP Motherhood, Apple Pie & The Flag, Capitol ST-783. Promo issued as PRO-6202. [From Discogs]Capitol 3101 (S45-76448),…
#709 Bo Ratliff Give Them Guns 1971 · Single · Give Them Guns / First Bouquet · CLW # 7011 · USA
Notes
Give Them Guns (Ratliff, Bo)Country, patriotic, anti-protest, religion. Draft
I fought in the last war, battle over and I got married and had two sons
Oldest…
Notes
CLW 7011A (107222A), yellow and teal label; "Give Them Guns" (J. Ratliff–J. Ward), Jamward Pub., BMI, time 3:25; produced by Jim Ward; "Dist. by Arrow… #710 Harvey Edge A Candle Will Burn 1971 · Single · A Candle Will Burn / Corn Bread Sally · Galaxy # 3792252 · USA
Notes
Candle Will Burn, A (Edge, Harvey)Country, home front perspective, K.I.A.
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Son was always good, he did not demonstrate and protest
Se…
Notes
Lacquer cut at Dick McGrew Recording Service (71727). [From Discogs] 45rpm single, Galaxy 3792252; 1971; side A "A Candle Will Burn" (L. Garling),… #711 Richard Foristel Ode to the Flag 1971 · Ode to the Flag / A Little Bit of Heaven · USA
Notes
Fanfare, patriotic narrative.Composed 1970, Vietnam-era tribute to the flag.
Many died in war to protect the flag and freedom
#712 Don Ho This Is America 1971 · Single · Reprise # 0960 · USA
Notes
Fanfare, traditional pop.Vietnam-era patriotism
Notes
Double-sided A/AA listing. Written by Bradford Craig (This Is America). [From Discogs] #713 Chuck Newton Ode to Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Aster # NR-1285 · USA
Credited on the record as Chuck Newton With The 36.
Notes
Military march / fanfare, Pro-Calley, patrioticHe answered call to Vietnam for you and me
Was it different to WW2, we dropped bomb on innocent?
Free Calley
Notes
Billed "Chuck Newton With The 36" on the label. Spoken word over "America the Beautiful". Promo with the same side both ways; the label copy prints "Jim… #714 Dale Neal The Story of Lt. Calley as Sung for Gov. Wallace 1971 · Single · The Story of Lt. Calley as Sung for Gov. Wallace / Calley Was on the Ball · Globe [Smithville] · USA
Notes
- Country, Smithville, Tennessee.- Calley, My Lai massacre, Gov. George Wallace, Nixon.
- Patriotic.
- No catalogue number printed; only pressing-plant…
#715 Dale Neal Calley Was on the Ball 1971 · Single · The Story of Lt. Calley as Sung for Gov. Wallace / Calley Was on the Ball · Globe [Smithville] · USA
Notes
B-side of the Globe 45 (A-side "The Story of Lt. Calley as Sung for Gov. Wallace"). Written by Robert Gunter; no catalogue number printed (pressing-plant… #716 Joey Rivers (Let My People) Get Me Out of Here 1971 · Single · (Let My People) Get Me Out of Here / The P.O.W. · Rotten Rat # R-1005/06 · USA
Annotation
Another double-sided P.O.W. single, released around 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, in the garage rock genre. Both songs composed by J. Friscia. The a-side song "(Let My People) Get Me Out of Here" (Rotten Rat Records # R-1005/06) featured the sound-effects of gunfire and bomb exploding, as the narrator, a soldier who "fought for my country… Notes
Rotten Rat Records 45-R-1005, D.J. copy, "A GJM Production", Rotten Rat Records, P.O. Box #209, Kensington Sta., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218; "(Let My People)… #717 Gene Powless The American Story 1971 · Single · The American Story / The Blackhorse · Golden # 105 · USA
Credited on the record as Capt. Gene Powless.
Notes
American Story, The (Powless, Gene) Fanfare, patriotic. Veteran.
WW1 - grandfather spoke to son, need war to stay free. Fighting for liberty.
WW2 - dad…
Notes
Golden Records of La., P.O. Box 2544, B.R., La., GRL-#105, gold label headed "A Memorial Record"; "The American Story" (Gene Powless), Danrite Music, BMI,… #718–745 Dick Jonas FSH Volume II - YGBSM 1971 · Album · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
All 12 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener… #718 Battle Hymn of the Red River Rats #719 Blue Four #723 Homeward Bound #725 I 'Druther Be an F-4 Jock #729 Love Angel #736 Normandy's Sand #737 Old Weird Harold #739 Pine Cones and Oak Leaves #741 Sea Island R & R #742 Short-Timing Sailor Boy #744 Uncle's Nephews #745 Wolf Pack's Houseboy
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#718 Dick Jonas Battle Hymn of the Red River Rats 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #719 Dick Jonas Blue Four 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #723 Dick Jonas Homeward Bound 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #725 Dick Jonas I 'Druther Be an F-4 Jock 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #729 Dick Jonas Love Angel 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #736 Dick Jonas Normandy's Sand 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #737 Dick Jonas Old Weird Harold 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #739 Dick Jonas Pine Cones and Oak Leaves 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #741 Dick Jonas Sea Island R & R 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Credited on the record as Dick Jonas and Charlotte.
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #742 Dick Jonas Short-Timing Sailor Boy 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #744 Dick Jonas Uncle's Nephews 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #745 Dick Jonas Wolf Pack's Houseboy 1971 · Album · FSH Volume II - YGBSM · Goldust # LPS-157 · USA
Annotation
The second of three album released by Dick Jonas during the Vietnam War era - from Florida, USA, he served in the US Air Force during the war, taking part in 125 missions.1 While in Vietnam, Jonas wrote songs and played guitar for the US troops there and as part of pacification programs. Some of these recordings were captured in the Gener…Notes
Goldust LPS-157 (LPS157 on the sleeve), stereo, 33⅓ RPM; front cover titled "FSH Volume II 'YGBSM'" with an engraved eagle clutching a stars-and-stripes… #720 Johnny Sablan Christmas Odyssey in Viet Nam 1971 · Album · Hafa Adai, Todo Maulick - How Are You? · Hafa Adai # HALP 3305 · Guam
Notes
Christmas Odyssey in Viet Nam Released in Guam.
Notes
Hafa Adai Records HALP 3305, stereo, "The Voice of Micronesia", yellow label with the latte-stone-and-ancient-islander logo, P.O. Box 2890, Agana, Guam… #721–740 Bull Durham Songs of S.E.A. 1971 · Album · Donham # UP 105 · USA
6 of the 12 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#721 Crack Went the Rifle #722 Dear Ma'am #726 I Fly the Line #727 The Inventory #731 Mighty Dustoff #740 Puff
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#721 Bull Durham Crack Went the Rifle 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#722 Bull Durham Dear Ma'am 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#726 Bull Durham I Fly the Line 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#727 Bull Durham The Inventory 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#731 Bull Durham Mighty Dustoff 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#740 Bull Durham Puff 1971 · Album · Songs of S.E.A. · Donham # UP 105 · USA
Annotation
Notes
catalogue songs Military, in-country.
Recorded 1970
1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Donham Records UP-105 (labels UP-105A / UP-105B), stereo, yellow labels, "Produced by U.P.C. Recording", "All selections BMI".Side One: The Inventory…
#724 Jimmy Gordon Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley 1971 · Single · Battle Hymn of Lieutenant Calley / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) · Clan Celentano # BF.ES.121 · Italy
Annotation
- Cover song. Released in Italy
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#728 Joey Martin Little Dog Tag 1971 · Single · Mobilcolor # JM-112 MO · USA
Notes
Little Dog Tag (Martin, Joey) Folk, home front perspective.
Father - son died in Vietnam. Only his dog tag remains.
Like thousands - victims of the…
Notes
Mobilcolor Productions, Inc. JM-112 MO, magenta-and-black label, 45 rpm, mono; "Little Dog Tag" (Martin), ASCAP 3:55; produced by Bernard Block. The other… #730 Henry Lewis Soldier's Prayer 1971 · Single · Soldier's Prayer / Living for Today (Hoping for Tomorrow) · LTD # 1001 · USA
Notes
- "Soldier's Prayer" - Label: LTD Records # 1001
- Songwriter: Hank Lewis
- Song poem? Traditional pop.
- Springfield, New Jersey, USA.
- My Lai type massacre…
#732 John D. Loudermilk Lord Have Mercy 1971 · Single · Lord Have Mercy / When I Was Nine · Warner Bros. # 7489 · USA
Notes
- Lord Have Mercy (Loudermilk, John D.)- Folk rock, protest against govt., patriotic.
- Born Durham, North Carolina, USA. Died Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
-…
#733 Gene Marshall The Ballad of Lt. William Calley 1971 · Single · The Ballad of Lt. William Calley / American Is My Country · Preview # 1952 · USA
Annotation
The song "The Ballad of Lt. William Calley" (Preview Records # 1952) defended Calley and argued for a presidential pardon: "you deserve a pardon Lt. Calley". Strangely, the lyrics also declared Calley to be fit for presidential office: "Calley would have been a splendid president". Once again, this was a Calley song that did not make a…
#734 Gene Marshall The Story of William Calley 1971 · Single · The Story of William Calley / President Richard Nixon · Preview # 2139 · USA
Annotation
Notes
- "The Story of William Calley" - "President Richard Nixon"
- Label Preview Records # 2139
- Songwriter: John Montague (both songs)
- Assume Patriotic for both. Pro-Calley
- Need songs, labels
- Need confirming1
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#735 Slim Jim My Son 1971 · Single · My Son / The Kong Family · Laurie # LR 3572 · USA
Notes
My Son (Slim Jim) Son fighting in the war
Not playing with toys guns anymore
People say the war is wrong, draft card burning
But son says the war is right
Notes
Laurie Records Inc., New York; record no. LR 3649, master no. A4KM-0243; "My Son" (Ernie Maresca), Ernie Maresca Inc. (ASCAP), time 2:15; "A Laurie… #738 Joey Rivers P.O.W. 1971 · Single · (Let My People) Get Me Out of Here / The P.O.W. · Rotten Rat # R-1006 · USA
Annotation
Another double-sided P.O.W. single, released around 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, in the garage rock genre. Both songs composed by J. Friscia. The a-side song "(Let My People) Get Me Out of Here" (Rotten Rat Records # R-1005/06) featured the sound-effects of gunfire and bomb exploding, as the narrator, a soldier who "fought for my country… Notes
Rotten Rat Records 45-R-1006, D.J. Copy, black and cream label with a rat-on-a-motor-scooter logo; Rotten Rat Records, P.O. Box #209 Kensington Sta.,… #743 Merle Haggard A Soldier's Last Letter 1971 · Single · The Farmer's Daughter / Soldier's Last Letter · Capitol # 3024 · USA
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Notes
Soldier's Last Letter (Haggard, Merle) Originally a Second World War song, released here during the Vietnam-era. The lyrics included a contemporary note.1
# 3 in Billboard Hot Country singles, 27 March 1971.1
I'm writing this down in a trench mom
Don't scold if it isn't so neat
The way that you did, when I was a kid
When I'd come…
#746 Ronnie Thompson Rusty the Soldier (Part 1) 1971 · Single · Rusty the Soldier (Part 1) / Rusty the Soldier (Part 2) · Boblo # 310 · USA
Notes
- Rusty the Soldier (Thompson, Ronnie) - My Lai / Lt. Calley, defends Calley, country
- It's a no win war, in Vietnam for you and for me.
- Followed order,…
#747 Ronnie Thompson Rusty the Soldier (Part 2) 1971 · Single · Rusty the Soldier (Part 1) / Rusty the Soldier (Part 2) · Boblo # 310 · USA
Notes
- Rusty the Soldier (Thompson, Ronnie) - My Lai / Lt. Calley, defends Calley, country
- It's a no win war, in Vietnam for you and for me.
- Followed order,…
#748 Marie Dotterman War in Vietnam 1971 · Single · War in Vietnam / 78 Miners · Sparrow # SP-912 · USA
Notes
"War in Vietnam" (Sparrow # SP-913) by Marie Dotterman.(Sparrow # SP-912). Nashville, Tennessee.
Country. Patriotic, pro-government. Plight of the soldier.
Notes
Mastered at Nashville Matrix; pressed by Southern Plastics (9514/9515). [From Discogs] #749 Gene Marshall I Am Proud to Be an American 1971 · Single · I Am Proud to Be an American / Statue of Liberty · Preview # 1851 · USA
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Song poem, traditional pop.Vietnam-era patriotic
Respect the flag
Both side
Notes
Preview Records 1851-1/1851-2, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, blue label, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; "I Am Proud to Be an American" (Clifford E. Hatt), 1:55, and… #750 Gene Marshall Statue of Liberty 1971 · Single · I Am Proud to Be an American / Statue of Liberty · Preview # 1851 · USA
Annotation: see “I Am Proud to Be an American” above (same release).
#751 Danny Harrison Good-Bye, My Son, Good-Bye 1971 · Single · Good-Bye, My Son, Good-Bye / Spread a Little Sunshine · Deneba # 7610 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Good-Bye, My Son, Good-Bye (Harrison, Danny) Founded Deneba Records. Country music. West Virginia. Recorded Nashville.
Received citation for helping disabled veterans.1
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Recorded at RCA Studios, Nashville, Tenn. Producers Joanne Combs and Michael Perry. Lacquer cut by Bill Connor at Music City Recorders, Nashville.… #752 Billy Dugger The Love of Two Brothers 1971 · Single · The Love of Two Brothers / I Wish I Had Never Called · Star [Athens] # NR-1359 · USA
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Love of Two Brothers, The (Dugger, Billy)Country, soldier / home front perspective.
Athens, Alabama, USA
I fought in a war, now my younger brother is in the…
Notes
Mastered at Nashville Record Productions. [From Discogs] 45rpm single, Star NR-1359; side A "The Love Of Two Brothers" (S. Hall, N. Merritt, G. Greenhaw).… #753 Will Jordan Join the Army and See Vietnam 1971 · Album · The Great Comedy Album Starring Spiro T. Agnew · Flying Dutchman # FDS-137 · USA
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The Old Silent Majority Game Join the Army and See Vietnam Comedy [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #754 Will Jordan The Old Silent Majority Game 1971 · Album · The Great Comedy Album Starring Spiro T. Agnew · Flying Dutchman # FDS-137 · USA
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The Old Silent Majority Game Join the Army and See Vietnam Comedy [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]1972
- 10 March: 101st Airbourne division withdrawn from Vietnam
- March: North Vietnamese launch Eastertide Offensive
- 4 April: "Freedom Train" begins - major US bombing of North Vietnam
- 15 April: US Bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong harbour
- 9 May: Beginning of Operation Linebacker: mass bombing of North Vietnam
- 22 May: Nixon meets Brezhnev in Russia
- 17 June: Watergate break-in
- 14 July: George McGovern becomes Democratic presidential nominee
- 7 November: Richard Nixon re-elected US president
- 23 August: Last US combat troops leave Vietnam
- 18 December: Operation Linebacker II ("Christmas Bombings")
1972
#755 Merle Haggard I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me 1972 · Single · I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me/ I Forget You Everyday · Capitol # 3488 · USA
Credited on the record as Merle Haggard and the Strangers.
Annotation
Merle Haggard, born in Bakersfield, California, in 1937, especially known as a guitarist, vocalist, and fiddler, developed into one of the most influential artists in the country music genre.1 In September 1969 he had released the very popular and successful single "Okie From Muskogee" (Capitol Records # 2626) which attacked draft-card…Notes
Capitol 3488 (S45-80758), stereo, red label with large gold Capitol logo, ℗ 1972 Capitol Records, Inc.; "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" (Merle… #756 Zachary & Alexander Prisoner of War (Do You Know My Name) 1972 · Single · Prisoner of War (Do You Know My Name) / Lord Help Me · Magic # M-1972-110 · USA
Annotation
The 1972 Vietnam War song "Prisoner of War (Do You Know My Name)" (Magic # M-1972-110) looked at the impact of the war on a US soldier, narrated from the perspective of a P.O.W. Released by Zachary & Alexander in Birmingham, Alabama. Written by Robby Robinson. The soldier described fragments of sounds that he experienced in Vietnam, what… Notes
Magic M1972110 / M-1972-110 (A), B3KM-6502, maroon label with a rabbit-and-top-hat logo; "Prisoner of War (Do You Know My Name)" (Robby Robinson), 3:45,… #757 Barbara Stant That Man of Mine 1972 · Single · That Man of Mine / Shadow in Your Footsteps · Shiptown # 203275-6 · USA
Annotation
Barbara Stant, a soul and gospel singer from Norfolk, Virginia recorded a bunch of 45s in the 1960s/70s on the local label Shiptown, founded by Noah Biggs. In the song "That Man of Mine" (Shiptown # 203275), the narrator told of her husband who went to fight in Vietnam but "on Hamburger he died" - a reference to 'The Battle of Hamburger…Notes
Shiptown 203,275, 45 RPM, orange label with ship's-wheel design; "That Man of Mine" (Jessie Jones), 2:59, publishing NimBig, BMI; Barbara Stant; A. & R.… #758 Little Gary Dee My Daddy Is a Prisoner (Somewhere in Viet Nam) 1972 · Single · Renegade # 5608 · USA
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In 1972 Little Gary Dee also released the P.O.W. song "My Daddy Is a Prisoner (Somewhere in Viet Nam)" (Renegade Records # 5608). As noted above this artist also released the single "Mr. Where Is Viet-Nam" (Nu-Fax # 101) with Bob Necaise, credited to "Bob Necaise and 'Lil' Gary D with the Delta Sho-Men", released around the same time.… #759 Jim Wheeler For Vietnam I'll Do My Part 1972 · Single · For Vietnam I'll Do My Part / Nieces and Nephew · Nu-Sound # 72N-1012 · USA
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For Vietnam I'll Do My Part (Wheeler, Jim)Song poem, traditional pop, patriotic, soldier's perspective
I had to leave you sweetheart, but duty calls in…
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Nu-Sound Records 72N-1012, Side A, "A Division of Nashville Music Productions", Box 40001, Nashville, Tennessee, yellow label; "For Vietnam I'll Do My… #760 Gene Marshall The Great Richard Nixon 1972 · Single · The Great Richard Nixon / President Richard Nixon · Preview # 2229 · USA
Notes
Great Richard Nixon, The (Marshall, Gene)President Richard Nixon (Marshall, Gene)
Song poem, Pro-Nixon, Patriotic, support Vietnam policy.
Traditional pop,…
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Preview Records 2229, purple label, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood; side 2229-1 "The Great Richard Nixon" (John Montague), 3:42; side 2229-2 "President Richard… #761 Gene Marshall President Richard Nixon 1972 · Single · The Great Richard Nixon / President Richard Nixon · Preview # 2229 · USA
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- Label: Preview Records # 2229- Songwriter: John Montague
- Traditional pop, Hollywood, California, USA
- Song poem. Pro-Nixon, Patriotic, support Vietnam…
Annotation: see “The Great Richard Nixon” above (same release).
#762 Verlin Red Speeks The Red White & Blue 1972 · Single · The Red White & Blue / Mountain Boy · Red Hed # 1011 · USA
Credited on the record as Verlin "Red" Speeks.
Notes
Red, White & Blue, The (Speeks, Verlin Red)Country, patriotic, anti-protest. Knoxville, Tennessee.
Man overheard draft card burners celebrating.
Narrator…
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Red Hed Records No. 1011, Side A, matrix PRP 35821; "The Red White & Blue" (Verlin "Red" Speeks), time 3:10, Knoxville Pub., BMI; Verlin "Red" Speeks;… #763 Jay Gardner I Am America 1972 · Single · I Am America / Battle Hymn of the Republic · Fabor # F-358 · USA
Credited on the record as Jay Gardner, The Statesmen.
Notes
Traditional pop, patriotic, general war-related (1972 - Vietnam era)Withstood war, some have fought and died
Parents lost sons.
B-side: instrumental
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Promo copy. Produced by Edd McNeely. [From Discogs]Fabor F-358-A, promotional copy, not for sale, 2:30; (Jay Gardner); Elm Publishing Co. (BMI); produced…
#764 Joe Slone and The Ramblers My Friend Jim 1972 · Single · My Friend Jim / Dear Santa · Starr # SF-1033 · USA
Notes
- Country, patriotic- Columbus, Ohio
- Combat, battle scene, Viet Cong all around
- Friend Jim killed in action (K.I.A.)
- Died a hero saving me
- Starr…
#765 Tammie McCarroll Man in Vietnam 1972 · Single · Man in Vietnam / Crazy Indian · Log Cabin # LC3873 · USA
Credited on the record as Tammie McCarroll and the McCarroll Family.
Annotation
Tammie McCarroll, born 1959, wrote and recorded the Vietnam / P.O.W. song "Man in Vietnam" (Log Cabin Records # LC3873) in 1972, at the age of 11-12, while still in junior high school. She grew up in Lenoir City, Tennessee, and came from a long line of country and bluegrass musicians, in the Cumberland Plateau region of Tennessee. Her… Notes
Log Cabin Records LC3873-1, black and silver label, 45 RPM, "Producer Frank White"; "Man in Vietnam", written and vocal by Tammie McCarroll, credited to… #766 Wild Bill Cooksy Mississippi Hippie 1972 · Single · Mississippi Hippie / Tender Lovin' Care · Chart # CH-5165 · USA
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Chart CH-5165 (1142), yellow label, "Promotion Copy", mono, "Release Date May 72"; "Mississippi Hippie" (Bill Cooksy), 2:26, Mariposa—BMI, Sixteenth… #767 GoodThunder P.O.W. 1972 · Album · Goodthunder · Elektra # EKS 75041 · USA
#768 Denny Guy The Trouble Maker 1972 · Album · Denny Guy · Daybreak # DR 2008 · USA
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The song "My Lai Lad" (Daybreak Records # DR 2008) displayed sympathy with Calley, portraying him as a scapegoat, which somewhat conflicts with other songs on the album, which largely promoted peace. Denny Guy, a singer/songwriter born in Nebraska, based his career in Hawaii. This debut album received some coverage in Billboard, which… #769 Jimmy Snyder Our Boys in Viet Nam Are Coming Home 1972 · Single · Our Boys in Viet Nam Are Coming Home / Sunshine of My Day · Charity # CH-4392 · USA
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Charity Records CH-4392, side 1, time 2:40; (Hickey, Snyder, Stegall, Mays); Cliffhouse Songs, BMI; produced by Cliffie Stone for 40 Grand Productions.… #770 Bob King and The King's Court Wrap My Body in Old Glory 1972 · Single · Wrap My Body in Old Glory / Ready for the River · Bo-Donn # 2006 · USA
Credited on the record as Bob King And The King's Court.
Notes
Country, patriotic, K.I.A. Oxford, PA.In a battle in Vietnam boy is dying
Buddies gathered around for his last request.
Wrap my body in old glory.
Notes
Pressed by QCA Custom Pressing (203225). [From Discogs]Bo-Donn 2006A (203225A), 45 RPM, 3:56; published by Blazon Music Co., B.M.I. [From the record label]
#771 George Wallace Vietnam 1972 · Album · The Wallace Stand · Sundi Industries # WS-1972 · USA
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Speeches and comment by Governor Wallace - includes Vietnam and 60s politics [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]1973-1975: Paris Peace Accords to the Fall of Saigon
Between the Paris Peace Accords (27 January 1973) and the collapse of South Vietnam (30 April 1975). This marked the final end of the Vietnam War, with most American civilians and troops evacuated during the North Vietnamese invasion. The two halves of the country were reunified, and Saigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City, after the North Vietnamese leader Hồ Chí Minh.1973
#772 James Armstrong Thank God, Calley Wasn't Black 1973 · Single · Thank God, Calley Wasn't Black / Big Four · CMC # CM-1013-1015 · USA
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The song "Thank God, Calley Wasn't Black" (CMC # CM-1015) was a fascinating track that combined the issues of race / Civil Rights and Vietnam. Sung by an African-American bluesy / soul artist, James Armstrong, the track defended Calley - "we are fighting here to kill or be killed" - and the narrator suggested that if Calley was black…Notes
CMC CM-1015, teal label, 1119 E. Broadway, West Memphis, Ark.; "'Thank God, Calley Wasn't Black'" (Clide Fleming), E and M Publishing Co., BMI, time 2:43;… #773 Byron MacGregor Americans 1973 · Single · Americans / America the Beautiful · Westbound # 222 · USA
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Westbound Records W-222, psychedelic swirl label, © Copyright 1973, ℗ 1973 Westbound Records, Inc., Detroit, Michigan; "Americans" (Gordon Sinclair), time… #774 Gordon Sinclair The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) 1973 · Single · The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) / A Profile of Gordon Sinclair · Avco # AV-4628 · USA
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Gordon Sinclair was a well known Canadian radio broadcaster, from Toronto. On 5 June 1973 he wrote the song "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" - inspired by the news that the American Red Cross had run out of funds because of recent aid efforts in reaction to natural disasters. The editorial praised the efforts of the US to help the…Notes
Avco AV-4628 (1712), purple label with red rim, ℗ 1973 Avco Record Corp.; "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)", written and narrated by Gordon Sinclair,… #775 Leon Rausch Hanoi Jane 1973 · Single · Hanoi Jane / No Justice Here Today · Derrick # DRC-100 · USA
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Leon Rausch - a country singer, born on 2 October 1927 in Springfield, Missouri. Early in his career he performed with the Western Swing group Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (from 1958 into around 1965-66), as lead singer.1 In 1973 he released the Vietnam War song "Hanoi Jane" (Derrick # DRC-100) in Dallas, Texas, written by Bill…Notes
Derrick Records Corp. 45-DRC-100-A; "Hanoi Jane" (Bill Rogers), 2:45, Smackover (BMI); by Leon Rausch; label shows an oil derrick. [From the record sleeve… #776 Robert Barker The Heroes Are Home 1973 · Single · The Heroes Are Home · Metro-Sig # MS 4812 · USA
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Heroes Are Home, The (Barker, Robert) Metro-Sig # MS 48121
Columbia, South Carolina.
Fanfare - 1973 - returning soldiers, the war is over.
Crowds welcome the heroes back home.
Patriotic.
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Metro-Sig MS 4812, yellow label, Side I (45 RPM), ℗ 1973 Metro-Sig Publishing Co., ASCAP; "The Heroes Are Home" (Wayne Pittman, Wayne Wall), 3:39; Metro… #777 Bobby Lewis Mr. President 1973 · Single · Mr. President / Already Gone to My Heart · Ace of Hearts # 463 · USA
Notes
Mr. President (Lewis, Bobby) Country singer from Kentucky.
Patriotic thank you to the President (Nixon).
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Ace of Hearts Records No. 0463 (ER00035), stereo, white label, "Promotion Copy", "Plug Side", ℗ 1973 Ace of Hearts Records; "Mr. President" (Bobby Lewis),… #778 O.B. McClinton Obie From Senatobie 1973 · Single · Obie From Senatobie / I Wish It Would Rain · Enterprise # ENA-9070 · USA
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Obie From Senatobie (McClinton, O.B.) Country novelty.
Play on Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee"
Reference to draft and the war. Vietnam-era.
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Enterprise ENA-9070 (ES-01201), stereo, "Enterprise Records, a Division of Stax Records Inc., 98 North Avalon, Memphis, USA"; "Obie From Senatobie" (Joann… #779 Bobby Wyld P.O.W. (When Daddy Comes Marching Home) 1973 · Single · Oweman # OM-2017 · USA
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P.O.W. (When Daddy Comes Marching Home) (Wyld, Bobby) Nashville, Tennessee. Country music.
Starts with chorus singing "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" .
T…
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Owe Man Records OM-2017, stereo (SO12522), Suite 218, 806 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn. 37203; "P.O.W. (When Daddy Comes Marching Home)" (Bobby Wyld -… #780 Hope Parker P.O.W.'s of the U.S.A. 1973 · Single · P.O.W.'s of the U.S.A. / Self · Mainstream # MRL 5537 · USA
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Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Mainstream Records MRL 5537 (master no. MRL 5537 A-S), stereo, 45 RPM, vocal, "A Red Lion Production"; "P.O.W.'s of the U.S.A." (Hope Parker), time 2:40,… #781 Billy Bailey Return From Viet Nam 1973 · Single · Return From Viet Nam / Someone to Love · CMC # 1014 · USA
Credited on the record as Billy Bailey and the Country Drifters.
Annotation
The song "Return From Viet Nam" (CMC # 1014) by Billy Bailey, a country track released in 1973 in West Memphis, Arkansas, told the story of a Vietnam veteran. The lyrics are slightly ambiguous. It started with the veteran falling out with his loved one. But why? The narrator sung "I'm sure you got lonely like myself" but "I never dreamed… Notes
CMC-1014 (CM-1026), dated "June, 1973" on the label, stereo; "Return From Viet Nam" (Billy Bailey), 2:11, Jamdan Pub., BMI; credited to Billy Bailey and… #782 Irvin Burnell Thank God They're Home 1973 · Single · Wishing You Can't Make Your Dreams Come True / Thank God They're Home · Elba # ES 120 · USA
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Thank God They're Home (Burnell, Irvin) Country. Lynchburg, Virginia.
Early 1970s - references Vietnam.
Soldiers return home / end of war, plight of the…
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Elba Records ES 120 B, 45 RPM, stereo, yellow label; "Thank God They're Home" (Irvin Burnell), time 2:42, publisher Oleta (BMI); "Vocal and Arrangements… #783 Bob Glover The Story of Vietnam 1973 · Single · The Story of Vietnam · Twin # NR2984 · USA
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The country song "The Story of Vietnam" (Twin Record Productions # NR2984) by Bob Glover looked at the P.O.W. issue. The narrator started by referring to the Paris peace agreement signed on 27 January 1973, when "the Vietnam War had ended and the prisoners were sent free" , to the joy of the nation. Glover especially praised Richard Nixon… #784 Madeliene Behrle The Unknown Soldier 1973 · Single · The Unknown Soldier / When Johnny Comes Marching Home · Nashville # NV-5319 · USA
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"The Unknown Soldier" Notes
Nashville NV-5319, 45 RPM, red label, "A Product of Starday Records", Box 115, Madison, Tenn., Starday Recording and Publishing Co., Inc.; Madeliene… #785 Johnny B. Denton Tribute to the Disabled Veteran 1973 · Single · Tribute to the Disabled Veteran / A Living Part of You · Dogwood # D-1024 · USA
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Tribute to the Disabled Veteran (Denton, Johnny B.) Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Country. 1973, after the Paris Peace Accords.
Impact of the war on the…
Notes
Dogwood D-1024 A, stereo, pink D.J. copy; "Tribute to the Disabled Veteran" (Fred H. Tunnell), Bobby Ray Music Co., BMI, time 2:45; arranged by Fred H.… #786 Billy Brushcreek Uncle Sam Is Tired 1973 · Single · Uncle Sam Is Tired / Just Sing a Song · Windy-City # 45-551 · USA
Credited on the record as Billy Brushcreek & His Nuckle Plunkers.
Notes
- "Uncle Sam Is Tired" - Label: Windy-City Records # 45-551
- Songwriter: D. McHan, J. Lynch
- Song-poem. Chicago, Illinois.
- US overseas burden - in aid,…
#787 Jimmy Brewer Vietnam Perspective 1973 · Album · Changin' Country · Tara # 1004 · Republic of Ireland
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Vietnam Perspective (Brewer, Jimmy)Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Country, singer/songwriter. Mid-70s.
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Front cover of the Tara LP, "songwriter : musician Jimmy Brewer / Changin' Country", with a photograph of Brewer seated in a tree with an acoustic guitar;… #788 Lance Lindsay Wake Up America! 1973 · Single · Wake Up America! / How Do You Tell a Small Boy · Voices in Vital America # P.O.W. 1873 · USA
Credited on the record as Lance Lindsay and the Glendale College Choir.
Annotation
A double-sided Vietnam single, written and sung by Lance Lindsay. Bruce Miller arranged both sides. Released by Voices in Vital America (VIVA) - a not-for-profit student organisation formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by Carol Oates, under the name Victory in Vietnam Association, this group sought to counter campus radicalism while promoting…Notes
Voices in Vital America P.O.W. 1873, pale blue label with red print, ℗ 1973 Voices in Vital America; A-side "Wake Up America" by Lance Lindsay and the… #789 David L. Cash We Are Glad That Our Boys Are Coming Home 1973 · Single · We Are Glad That Our Boys Are Coming Home / Let Me Love You One More Time (And Be a Fool Again) · Stargo # SG-13 · USA
Notes
We Are Glad That Our Boys Are Coming Home (Cash, David L.) Country. Fort Worth, Texas.
Paid tribute to the soldiers returning home.
Patriotic. Also…
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Stargo Records SG-13-A (LH-9843), red label, 3712 N. E. 28th, Ft. Worth, Tex. 76111; "We Are Glad That Our Boys Are Coming Home" (Jim F. Castleman), 3:04,… #790 The Charades You Better Believe It 1973 · Single · Darling Believe Him / You Better Believe It · Harlem Hit Parade # HHP-5009 · USA
Notes
You Better Believe It (Charades, The) Produced by Horace Ott and written by Rose McCoy
Released in 1973 on single - but probably recorded in mid to late…
#791 George Riddles The Man 1973 · Single · The Man / Sweet Doll · True Tone # TTR CW1 · USA
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Man, The (Riddles, George) Bakersfield sound, country music.
Pro-Nixon, patriotic, P.O.W.-related, references amnesty.
Nixon wants to save the country -…
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True Tone Records TTR CW1; described on Discogs as a "Richard Nixon support record".Label: stereo, TTR CW1 A, time 2:32, (NR3701-1); written by John…
#792 Beulah Christmas America Is Proud of Nixon 1973 · Single · Christmas America Is Proud of Nixon / Santa Clause Kissed Me · Beulah # 901 · USA
Notes
Vietnam, Nixon, Kissinger, Peace, patriotic, Christmas, spokenVote for 18 year-olds
Opened up China and deal with Russia - Cold War
Ended the war in…
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Beulah Records 901, pressed by Houston Records (LH-11181/2). Discogs credits Beulah Kershaw. Spoken tribute to Nixon for ending the war, the Kissinger… #793 Yank Barry Welcome Home POW's 1973 · Single · McConnell Records # 10661 · Canada
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Welcome Home POWs (Barry, Yank)Notes
McConnell Records Ltd. 10661-A, 45 RPM, stereo, 3:02; (Yank Barry); Gloveda Music Inc., ASCAP; produced by Yank Barry; engineered by Karl Richardson.… #794 Bob Luman Uncle Sam 1973 · Album · Neither One of Us · Epic # KE 32192 · USA
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The song "Uncle Sam" ( Epic Records # KE-32192) by Bob Luman. Composed by Glenn Sutton . Country. Patriotic. Criticism of the anti-war movement,… #795 National Lampoon National Lampoon Presents the Watergate Tapes (Doctored of Course) Starring Richard M. Nixon 1973 · Single · National Lampoon Presents the Watergate Tapes (Doctored of Course) Starring Richard M. Nixon / The Silent Majority Starring Lyndon Baines Johnson · Banana # BTA 240 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Comedy. Silent Majority. LBJ, Nixon [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] Banana Records, New York, New York.… #796 John Wayne Why Are You Marching, Son? 1973 · Album · America, Why I Love Her · RCA # LSP-4828 · USA
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Vietnam-era patriotic music [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #797 Lester Flatt & Mac Wiseman Waiting for the Boys to Come Home 1973 · Single · Blue Ridge Cabin Home / Waiting for the Boys to Come Home · RCA Victor # 74-0922 · USA
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Waiting for the Boys to Come Home (Flatt, Lester & Mac Wiseman) Bluegrass, country, home front perspective, pro-soldiers, religion, patriotic. Days of…1974
#798 The American Spirit The American Spirit 1974 · Single · The American Spirit / My Fellow Americans · Mums # ZS7 6028 · USA
Credited on the record as The American Spirit featuring the Voices of the Saint Carmichael Choir.
Annotation
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration by Abbott Vaughn Meader impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. Released for the… Notes
Mums ZS7 6028, stereo, purple-and-orange label, ℗ 1974 Mums Records; "Mums Records, a division of Landers-Roberts, Inc., distributed by CBS Records, 51… #799 Tex Ritter Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) 1974 · Single · Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) / He Who Is Without Sin (Let Him Judge Me) · Capitol # 3814 · USA
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Capitol 3814 (S45-81086), stereo, red-orange label, ℗ 1974 Capitol Records, Inc.; "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" (Gordon Sinclair), Con-Estoga… #800 Charles Ashman An American's Answer (To Gordon Sinclair) 1974 · Single · An American's Answer (To Gordon Sinclair) / The Middle Class Is in the Middle Now · Dot # DOA-17507 · USA
Annotation
The song "An American's Answer (To Gordon Sinclair)" (Dot Records # DOA-17507), as the title suggested, was in response to Gordon Sinclair's 1973 The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion), an editorial inspired by the news that the American Red Cross had run out of funds because of recent aid efforts in reaction to natural disasters.…Notes
Dot Records DOA-17507, matrix MB-28403-S, stereo, white "Ultra High Fidelity" label marked "Promotion Copy Not for Sale", ℗ 1974 Dot Records; "An… #801 Ken Wade The Americans Thank You 1974 · Single · The Americans Thank You / To Be American · Dymar # JJKW 1-2 · USA
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Dymar Records JJKW-2, red label; "The Americans Thank You" (Jerry Juska and Ken Wade), JoAnn Publishing (ASCAP), time 3:33; produced by Jerry Juska for… #802 Gabriel Kaplan De Amerikans 1974 · Single · De Amerikans / Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan · ABC # 12027 · USA
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The song De Amerikans (Gabriel Kaplan) Answer to Gordon Sinclair's The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)
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ABC Records ABC-12027, side A (45-16628-M), mono, "Promotional Copy Not for Sale"; "De Amerikäns" (Gabriel Kaplan), time 3:00, publisher Mellow Roll… #803 Guido Sarducci A European (Speaks Up for the US) 1974 · Single · A European (Speaks Up for the US) / Questions to God · A&M # 1504 · USA
Notes
A European (Speaks Up for the US) (Guido Sarducci) Answer record to The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) by Gordon Sinclair
Guido Sarducci
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A&M 1504 (2609), mono, "Promotion Copy – Not for Sale"; "A European (Speaks Up for the U.S.)" (Novello, Neuman), time 3:29, Irving Music, Inc./Novello… #804 Johnny Cash Ragged Old Flag 1974 · Single · Columbia # 4-46028 · USA
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Johnny Cash (1932-2003), a key country singer, and one of the most influential musicians in the 20th century, released in 1966 the anti-protest single "The One on the Right Is on the Left" (Columbia Records # 4-43496), which called on folk singers to keep politics out of their songs. It also referenced the draft. Several years later his… Notes
Columbia 4-46028 (ZSS 158845), 45 RPM, stereo, ℗ 1974 CBS, Inc.; "Ragged Old Flag" (J. R. Cash), 3:07 with a :02 intro; arranged by Chuck Cochran;… #805 Jerry Taylor Amnesty From America 1974 · Single · World International # WI-1002 · USA
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Country, patriotic, My Lai, M.I.A., draft dodgers, Nixon, Watergate, Ford.People fought to keep America free, times have changed.
Welfare on the rise,…
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Promo with the same song both sides (mono/stereo); distributed by IRDA (IRDA 009); lacquer cut by Mack Evans at Masterfonics, Nashville. Location is the… #806 Mandaree Singers Vietnam Veterans' Song 1974 · Album · Mandan Hidatsa Songs · Canyon # C-6114 · USA
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The Mandaree singers, featuring Bill Baker, Norman Baker, John Sitting Crow, and Clement Baker. The front cover had a photograph of of Four Bears, said on the back cover noted to be the "last traditional Mandan Chief". The sleeve also went on to say: "The Mandan Tribe, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes today, live mainly in…Notes
Canyon Records C-6114, track B6 (printed "Vietnam Veterans' Song"); recorded by Raymond Boley. Sleeve: "Viet Cong, you want to rule the whole world. The… #807 Jim Turnbull To Be American 1974 · Single · To Be American / The Americans Thank You · United Tates # 37516 · USA
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"To Be American" - Jim Turnbull "The Americans Thank You" - Ken Wade Answer to Gordon Sinclair [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #808 Dean Wolfe We Can't Blame the People 1974 · Single · The Best Part / We Can't Blame the People · Nugget # NR-1067 · USA
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We Can't Blame the People Rock, patriotic, religion So many fought to give us this land Died for you and me New generation coming - don't turn away [From…1975
#809 Dave Garron Show American Heritage 1975 · Single · I Am the Nation / American Heritage · Halo # DG 1146 · USA
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Halo Records, Buffalo, N.Y., red label. DG 1146A: "I Am the Nation" (an adaptation), © 1975 Halo Records, Dave Garron Show, narration E. Mazurek, time… #810 Barry Sadler Bless Them All (Mono) 1975 · Single · Bless Them All / For the Truth and the Right · King of Music # KOM 11075 · USA
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Bless Them All (Sadler, Barry) For the Truth and the Right (Sadler, Barry)
A-side: Military perspective. Fanfare. 1975.
Walked through Arlington Cemetery…
Notes
King of Music KOM 11075A, green DJ copy labels marked "Not for sale", in mono and stereo versions, NIRCA 806 - 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tn. 37203; "Bless… #811 Barry Sadler Bless Them All (Stereo) 1975 · Single · Bless Them All / For the Truth and the Right · King of Music # KOM 11075 · USA
Notes
Bless Them All (Sadler, Barry)For the Truth and the Right (Sadler, Barry)
A-side: Military perspective. Fanfare. 1975.
Walked through Arlington Cemetery -…
Notes
King of Music KOM 11075A, green DJ copy labels marked "Not for sale", in mono and stereo versions, NIRCA 806 - 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tn. 37203; "Bless… #812 Gary Branch The Heroes of Koh Tang - The Mayaguez 1975 · Single · The Heroes of Koh Tang - The Mayaguez · ClinTone # CT-015 · USA
Credited on the record as Gary Branch and The Common Folk.
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Heroes of Koh Tang - The Mayaguez, The (Branch, Gary) Country pop. Birmingham, Alabama, USA
US soldiers fought in the jungle - but the politicians would…
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Clintone Records CT-015 (6-549), Side A, stereo, matrix NR5968-1, light-blue label, ℗ 1975 Clintone Records; "The Heroes of Koh Tang / The Mayaguez"… #813 Dave Garron Show I Am the Nation 1975 · Single · I Am the Nation / American Heritage · Halo # DG 1146 · USA
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I Am the Nation (Dave Garron Show) Fanfare, military marching music.
Patriotic - released for the US Bicentennial 1976.
Narration directly reference the…
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Halo Records, Buffalo, N.Y., red label. DG 1146A: "I Am the Nation" (an adaptation), © 1975 Halo Records, Dave Garron Show, narration E. Mazurek, time… #814 Mary Rando I Am the Nation 1975 · Single · I Am the Nation / May God Bless America · Roro # 45109 · USA
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I Am the Nation (Rando, Mary) Fanfare, bicentennial song, patriotic
Hereford, Texas, USA
Revolutionary War, Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea, and the steaming…
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Roro Records #45109, side A, stereo, yellow label; "I Am the Nation", "used by permission of Norfolk and Western Railway Company", intro 0:03, time 3:29,… #815 Joe West I Died in Vietnam 1975 · Single · I Died in Vietnam / A Truck Bought It · Rimrock # RS-310 · USA
Credited on the record as Joe West & the Fifth Wheels.
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I Died in Vietnam (West, Joe & the Fifth Wheels) (Rimrock Records # RS-310)Notes
Rimrock RS 310-A, yellow label with a stag-and-mesa drawing, "Rimrock Records .... Concord, Arkansas" around the rim; "I Died in Vietnam" (Joe West),… #816 Red River Dave Ol' Tex Ritter and His Deck of Cards 1975 · Single · Ol' Tex Ritter and His Deck of Cards / Rainbow of Love · Reveal # A-101 · USA
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- Country, released in Nashville, artist from San Antonio, Texas- JFK, Nixon, P.O.W., patriotic, WW1, WW2, Korea
- Tribute to Tex Ritter and his famous war…
#817 Barry Amato The Flag 1975 · Single · The Flag / A-OK · Jain # 563-34A · USA
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- Bluegrass, patriotic- Reference to wars: WW2, Korea, Vietnam
- Those who tear the flag down, leave America
- Anti-protest
- Possibly released for the…
#818 The Tune-Timers In Defense Of 1975 · Single · In Defense Of / She's a Marriage Breaker · Command Performance # CP 252 · USA
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- "In Defense of" - Label: Command Performance Records # CP 252
- Songwriter: Alfred King
- Song poem, Hollywood, California, USA, traditional pop.
-…
#819 Noralee Dahl Merry Christmas Uncle Sam 1975 · Single · Merry Christmas Uncle Sam / This Christmas · PMP # 779 · USA
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- "Merry Christmas Uncle Sam"- Label: PMP 779
- Songwriter: Noralee Dahl
- Bicentennial, potentially Vietnam-related, Christmas
- Note: need song
- Texas, USA1
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#820 Gene Marshall In Old Charlie Company 1975 · Single · Hail the Chief / In Old Charlie Company · Preview # 2625 · USA
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- Label: Preview Records # 2625- Songwriter: John Montague (both songs)
- "In Old Charlie Company"
- Note: Need images. A-side MP3. B-side: need song
#821 Stephen Adams Why 1975 · Single · Self-released # 1255574 · USA
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Pro-Nixon narrative, Vietnam, P.O.W., patriotic.He stands alone, criticised, forced to resign (Watergate).
But press to blame - lying to the people.
Journali…
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Private issue: "Why", written by Stephen Adams, © 1975; 1255574-A (stereo) / 1255574-B (mono); Stephen Adams, 70-A Eastgate Center, Chatt., Tenn. 37421.War…
Unknown date
#822 Harry Burgess Chicago Policeman Single · Chicago Policeman / Foreign Policy · Swank # 167 · USA
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The song "Chicago Policeman" (Swank # HFCS-167) by Harry Burgess is a traditional pop song-poem - these are song lyrics, sent to specialist publishing and recording companies, usually in response to an advertisement, that have been set to music for a fee. Hundreds of them dealt with political issues, including the Vietnam War. This one… #823 Ronnie Cochran Vietnam (Freedom for Man) Single · Vietnam (Freedom for Man) / Total Electric · Bobshosky # B001 · USA
Credited on the record as Ronnie Gray & Ronnie Cochran.
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The garage rock song "Vietnam (Freedom for Man)" (Bobshosky Record Co. # B001), backed the government view that the US needed to protect South Vietnam and maintain its commitment to that country: "we hold our commitments, to protect freedom in Vietnam" . The narrator also argued that democracy and freedom represented "the only way for… Notes
Bobshosky Record Co. B001, 45 RPM, with a rubber-stamped "Power City Music BMI"; "Vietnam – Freedom For Man" (L. Bobshosky); vocalists Ronnie Gray &… #824 Ted Collins Let's Back Those Boys in South Vietnam Single · Let's Back Those Boys in South Vietnam / Steel Foundary Man · Big Country # BC-218-1 · USA
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Another strongly worded patriotic song: "Let’s Back Those Boys in South Vietnam" by an obscure country singer called Ted Collins – composed by T. Janosik – on the Pennsylvania record label Big Country (# BC-218-1). Like the song above, it directly referred to "South Vietnam". In the first part of the song the narrator defended the US… Notes
White-and-green Big Country label, "Box 31, Elgin, Pa.", BC-218-1; "Let's Back Those Boys in South Vietnam" (T. Janosik), Halaz Music BMI, 3:15, (SO:… #825 Jimmy Coates To Mom - With Glory Single · To Mom - With Glory / What Would It Take · Broadcast # B-003 · USA
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The song "To Mom - With Glory" (Broadcast Records # B-003) by the obscure country artist Jimmy Coates, discussed both the hell of war, while taking a pro-government, patriotic position. It took the form of a letter written in the first person, from a surgeon soldier, who had "transferred...to Vietnam...about 40 miles below Saigon" ,… Notes
Broadcast Records, "Subsidiary of Tornado Records U.S.A.", 45 RPM #B-003 (TK4M-8394), Side One; "To Mom — With Glory" (Coates), recitation with… #826 Bob Wood Here's Love to You From South Viet Nam Single · Here's Love to You From South Viet Nam / Love Don't Mean a Thing to My Baby · Holt # H-45-101 · USA
Credited on the record as Bob Wood and the Eceteras.
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This undated country track, "Here's Love to You From South Viet Nam" (Holt Record Company # H-45-101) mainly dealt with the plight of the soldier - a soldier wrote home, sending his love from Saigon. Most tracks just refer to "Vietnam", but this one opted for the more specific "South Vietnam" location. The song also expressed patriotism… Notes
Holt Record Company H-45-101A (SoN 27061), side 1; "Here's Love to You From South Viet Nam" (Holt), 3:07, Share Cropper Music BMI; vocal with instrumental… #827–836 The Lonesome Valley Singers God Bless the Working Man Album · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
All 10 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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Another country music, Vietnam related album by the Lonesome Valley Singers - in addition to Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs (1965) and Men in the Green Berets (1966) - all released on the New Jersey based label Diplomat Records - part of the SPC (Synthetic Plastics Company), established in 1920s, a plastics company that… #827 P.O.W. #828 The DJ's Reply #829 God Bless the Boys in Uniform #830 God Bless the Working Man #831 Oh Victory #832 Tell the Folks Back Home #833 The Politician and the War #834 The Silent Ones #835 War-Time Taxes #836 Will We Ever See Peace Again
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#827 The Lonesome Valley Singers P.O.W. Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
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Another country music, Vietnam related album by the Lonesome Valley Singers - in addition to Hello Vietnam: Country & Western War Songs (1965) and Men in the Green Berets (1966) - all released on the New Jersey based label Diplomat Records - part of the SPC (Synthetic Plastics Company), established in 1920s, a plastics company that… #828 The Lonesome Valley Singers The DJ's Reply Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#829 The Lonesome Valley Singers God Bless the Boys in Uniform Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#830 The Lonesome Valley Singers God Bless the Working Man Album · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Credited on the record as Glenn Walker and The Lonesome Valley Singers.
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#831 The Lonesome Valley Singers Oh Victory Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#832 The Lonesome Valley Singers Tell the Folks Back Home Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#833 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Politician and the War Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#834 The Lonesome Valley Singers The Silent Ones Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#835 The Lonesome Valley Singers War-Time Taxes Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#836 The Lonesome Valley Singers Will We Ever See Peace Again Album · God Bless the Working Man · Diplomat # DS-2489 · USA
Annotation: see “P.O.W.” above (same release).
#837 The Singing Tribesmen The American Way Album · Okie # LPS 7108 · USA
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A patriotic American Indigenous, Christian LP, with the song "The American Way" (# LPS 7108) by The Singing Tribesmen, led by Roy Willis, a veteran of the Vietnam War. The back of the sleeve said: "part of the old Choctaw Nation, where education had a top priority and the tribe provided schools which were forerunners of modern…Notes
LPS 7108, title track A4, 2:30 (Haskell Cooley, Suzanne Vance). Recorded at Sumet-Bernet Sound Studios, Dallas; sleeve notes Mary M. Frye. Members: Roy A.… #838 Randy Collier Somewhere in Vietnam Single · Big Red / Somewhere in Vietnam · Astro # JR-40-111 · USA
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The song "Somewhere in Vietnam" (Astro Records # JR-40-111) by Randy Collier, of Mobile, Alabama, a traditional pop tune mixed with a little country music, hailed the fight for freedom in Vietnam: "in Vietnam fights a group of boys for...freedom" . The spoken-word section contained religious sentiment, as the narrator prayed that "god… Notes
Astro Records JR-40-111-B, light-blue label; "Somewhere in Vietnam" (Flora Dykes), Stairway Music, BMI, time 2:12; produced by Jimmie Rogers (PRP-11492).… #839 Earline Head & Little Rhonda My Daddy Is a Soldier Single · Whispering Breeze / My Daddy Is a Soldier · Master # M-1086 · USA
Credited on the record as Earline Head with Little Rhonda and The Flint River Boys.
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The song "My Daddy Is a Soldier" (Master Records # M-1086) featured a collaboration between country singer Earline Head and the child Little Rhonda, maybe six years old. It started with the young girl telling the listener that her father "is a soldier, fighting across the sea" . She expressed some minor patriotic sentiments: "he's… Notes
Master Records, Box 725, Stone Mountain, GA; M-1086 (MR-10862); "My Daddy Is a Soldier" (Clayton Head), Jakmo Music, BMI, 2:36; Earline Head with Little… #840 Brenda Gail Foss Where There'll Be No Vietnam Single · Where There'll Be No Vietnam / There Is Nothing Like the Love of God · New Hope · USA
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The country track "There There'll Be No Vietnam" (New Hope Records), written by Mrs. S. H. Brackins, featured the child singer Brenda Gail Foss. This song reflected on how a M.I.A. soldier caused uncertainly for a soldier's family, and in this case, on a child. She started by explaining that her father served in the US army: "he is… Notes
New Hope Records, RT #3, Johnson City, Tenn.; Side 2, 45 RPM; "Where There'll Be No Vietnam" (Brenda Gail Foss); label also prints "Brenda Gail Foss, Rt.… #841 Griffen's Paraders An Open Letter To My Teenage Son Album · Music of our American Heritage · Diplomat # DS 2438 · USA
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A cover of Victor Lundberg's An Open Letter to My Teenage Son - word for word.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#842 Warren Farren Chicago 7 Single · Chicago 7 / I've Got Love · Trip Universal # T-67 · USA
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Country song "Chicago 7" (Trip Universal Records # T-67) by Warren Farren, released in 1971, took a more familiar path than the Walt Wilder single above, presenting a patriotic, anti-protest perspective, often seen in the country music genre. However, even this takes an especially harsh position, declaring that those arrested outside the… Notes
Trip Universal Records, Inc., "Division of Twin Record Productions", "World of Hits", T-67 (8002), 1175 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami, Florida, Suite… #843 Wally White Home From Vietnam EP · Return From Vietnam · CM Twin City # CMEP 505 · Australia
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Country artist Wally White, from Australia, released the song "Home From Vietnam" (CM # CMEP 505), despite the title of the EP being "Return From Vietnam" , which took a patriotic, pro-soldier perspective. Note that he also released the single "Letter From Vietnam" (CM # CMEP-510) in 1970, which took the format of a letter from a soldier… Notes
Musical director Ken Cameron; produced by John Zulaikha at World of Sound; matrix A4KB-0537. From the EP Return From Vietnam (Home From Vietnam / The… #844 Lucky Clark My Lai Single · My Lai / The More You See Me Less · Dee-Jay # DJ-1045 · USA
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Probably released around 1971, the country track "My Lai" (Dee-Jay Records # DJ-1045), described by the narrator as a "commie infested village" , defended the actions of Calley, and suggested that in order to survive war "the enemy must die" . The lyrics also argued that Calley faced a 'catch-22' - by following orders in My Lai the…Notes
Dee-Jay Records DJ-1045 A, Side 1, Okla. City, Okla., telephone 405/631-2055 and 405/248-3715; blue label; "My Lai" (C. Wayne - H. Caudill), Love Bug… #845 David Daniels III Boots That Calley Wore Single · Boots That Calley Wore / In the Service of My Queen · Ranger # 470 · USA
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Released in Clio, Michigan, by David Daniels III, the track "Boots That Calley Wore" (Ranger # 470), expressed a degree of sympathy with Calley, by blaming society and the government for the My Lai incident. The narrator argued that the US trained the soldiers to kill at a young age, and supplied then with weapons: "just… Notes
Ranger 470, Side 1, yellow and green label with pine trees; "Boots That Calley Wore" (D. Daniel III), time 3:55, Big Willie Music, BMI; a Forrest Green… #846 Jamie Reeves A Mother's Salute to Lt. Calley Single · A Mother's Salute to Lt. Calley / I'll Wait · Colony "13" # CSP 45-2580 · USA
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Similar to the single above, the song "A Mother's Salute to Lt. Calley" (Colony "13" Records # CSP 45-2580) blamed the government and society for sending Calley to war. Released by Jamie Reeves, in Nashville, Tennessee, she narrated the track from the perspective of an American mother who wanted to voice her opinion. She noted that Uncle… #847 Pat Ryan Calley's Cry Single · Griffin # R13226 · USA
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The track "Calley's Cry" (Griffin Records # R13226) - unknown location or date, by the obscure country artist Pat Ryan. Narrated from the perspective of Calley, he defended his actions, believing that he fulfilled his role: "I only did a soldier's duty there" . It went further. The narrator argued that he had "no choice, no way around… Notes
Griffin Records, Side One, RI3226A, 45 RPM; "Calley's Cry" (Pat Ryan), 3:25, vocal, Pakar Music (BMI); produced and arranged by Pat Ryan. [From the record… #848 Larry Williams I Salute You Sir Single · I Salute You Sir / Julie Clay · Mark I # 110 · USA
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Released in Dry Branch, Georgia, the country song "I Salute You Sir" (Mark I Records # 45-110) by Larry Williams, supported Calley and expressed patriotic sentiment. It praised his efforts in the war zone, describing him as "an American fighting man" , who had "defended this great land of ours" , and therefore he saluted him. It did not… Notes
Mark I Records, Dry Branch, Ga., 45-110 (matrix 1455-45-110 A), blue label; "I Salute You Sir" (L. Williams-L. Tynes), 2:17, Jupace Music (BMI). [From the… #849 Beverly Bixler A Plea for Calley Single · A Plea for Calley / Welcome to My World · Boss # SPS-231 · USA
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Beverly Bixler, another obscure country artist, recorded the song "A Plea for Calley" (Boss Records # SPS-231) at the Benson Sound Studio, in Oklahoma City, OK (founded in 1968 by Larry Benson, and still running today).1 The narrator took a sympathetic view towards the plight of Calley, arguing that soldiers should not be judged for… Notes
Boss Records SPS-231-A, yellow label, stereo; "A Plea for Calley" (Bixler), Okie Pub. Co., BMI, time 2:13; recorded by Benson Sound Studio, Okla. City,… #850 Li'l Wally Vietnam Polka Single · Vietnam Polka / Live Happy · Jay Jay # JJ-334 · USA
Credited on the record as Li'l Wally and The Harmony Boys.
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Li'l Wally Jagiello, born on 1 August 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, he died on 17 August 2006 in Miami, Florida, USA, he largely sung in Polish, including this record, with the song "Vietnam Polka (Do Vietnam)" (Jay Jay Records # JJ-334). He also released the Vietnam War song "Chlopcow zaciagaja do Vietnam" ("Boys Enlist for Vietnam"),… Notes
Jay Jay JJ-334 B (TK4M-0649), "Be happy and gay! with Jay Jay", marked "Polish Vocal"; "Vietnam Polka (Do Vietnam)" (W. Jagiello), Jay Jay Publ. BMI, from… #851 Sir Jablonski Yes I Want to Be a Yankee Soldier Boy Single · Yes I Want to Be a Yankee Soldier Boy / Meyer's Saxophone · Duque # 45-10014 · USA
Credited on the record as Sir Jablonski and the Unknowns.
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The song "Yes I Want to Be a Yankee Soldier Boy" by Sir Jablonski - while unable to find much biographical information about this artist, he featured on a collection of music from Panama (Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77), so has some connection to that Central American country. Released in…Notes
Black Duque Records label, New York, N.Y., 45-10014 A; "Yes I Want to Be a Yankee Soldier Boy" by Sir Jablonski and the Unknowns, words and music by… #852 Jimmy Jimenez Ya Volvi de Vietnam Single · Ya Volvi de Vietnam / Dos Corazones · Corona # 2392 · USA
Credited on the record as Jimmy Jimenez y su Conjunto.
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The song "Ya volvi de Vietnam" (Corona Records # 2392) ( "I Just Got Back From Vietnam" ) by Jimmy Jimenez - there are many versions of this song, see below. This one was released in San Antonio, Texas, USA, one of the big recording centres for Mexican-American music. The song, as suggested in the title, focused on a soldier returning to… Notes
Red Corona label, Rangel Music Co., San Antonio, Texas, record no. 2392-A (COR-5323), unbreakable, 45 R.P.M.; "Ya Volvi de Vietnam", corrido, 2:31, by… #853 Los Venaditos de Abel Cantu Ya volvi de Vietnam Single · Ya volvi de Vietnam / El corrido del frijol · Lira # LI-1976 · USA
Credited on the record as Los Venaditos De Abel Cantú.
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Another version of the song "Ya volvi de Vietnam" (Lira # LI-1976) ("I Just Got Back From Vietnam"). The composition is credited to L. Jimenez. Released in San Antonio, Texas, USA, one of the big recording centres for Mexican-American music. The song also featured on their LP, of the same name: Ya volvi de Vietnam (Buena Vida # 309) - on…Notes
Lira LI-1976-A, 2606 Ruiz St., San Antonio, Texas; Corrido; written by L. Jimenez. Also on the group's LP "Ya Volvi de Vietnam" (Buena Vida 309,… #854 Jesse Navarro Ya volvi de Vietnam Single · Ya volvi de Vietnam / Las estampias · Navarro # 1001 · USA
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This version of "Ya volvi de Vietnam" (Navarro Records) ("I Just Got Back From Vietnam") is credited to the singer, Jesse Navarro. Released in Corpus Christi, another major centre of Mexican-American music.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Navarro Records 1001-A, 2820 Coleman, Corpus Christi, Texas; Ranchera; vocal and writer credit Jesse Navarro. No date. #855 Los Reyes de Albuquerque corrido de Daniel Fernandez Single · El corrido de Daniel Fernandez / The Ballad of Dan Fernandez · Hurricane # 45-6967 · USA
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The song "El Corrido de Daniel Fernandez" (Hurricane Records # 45-6967), backed by an English translated version, called "The Ballad of Daniel Fernandez" , released on a Mexican-American label in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group Los Reyes de Albuquerque ("The Kings of Albuquerque") was led by Roberto Martinez, who composed this song,…Notes
Hurricane 45-6967, black, white and yellow label with palm-tree logo, 1927 San Mateo, N.E., Alb., N.M.; "The Ballad of Dan Fernandez" (Roberto Martinez),… #856 Los Reyes de Albuquerque The Ballad of Dan Fernandez Single · El corrido de Daniel Fernandez / The Ballad of Dan Fernandez · Hurricane # 45-6967 · USA
Annotation: see “corrido de Daniel Fernandez” above (same release).
#857 Los Reyes de la Frontera Corrido de Daniel Fernandez Single · Corrido de Daniel Fernandez / Besos y Caricias · Del Valle # DE-830 · USA
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"Corrido de Daniel Fernandez" (Del Valle # DE-830) - as above, a Mexican-American Corrido about Daniel Fernandez, the first Mexican American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam. The official Medal of Honor citation read: "Fernández demonstrated indomitable courage when the patrol was ambushed by a Viet…Notes
Del Valle DE-830+, P.O. Box 1784, McAllen, Texas, "U.S. Reg. Pat. Off."; cream label with a green drawing of palm trees, orchards and mountains behind the… #858 Los Coyotes del Río Bravo Daniel Fernandez Album · Corridos del rancho · Del Rio # DDR-1518 · USA
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Group formed and currently based in General Terán, Nuevo León, Mexico. The group contained the well-known artist Poncho Villagómez. This record, released on the San Antonio, Texas, US record label Del Rio # DDR-1518 contained two songs related to the Mexican-American Vietnam War experience, appealing to the American audience. It is in… Notes
Del Rio DDR-1518, "Corridos del Rancho con: Los Coyotes del Rio Bravo", ten-track LP, yellow and orange swirl labels, "Dist. by Marsal Pro. Inc., 2811… #859 Los Coyotes del Río Bravo padre de un soldado Album · Corridos del rancho · Del Rio # DDR-1518 · USA
Annotation: see “Daniel Fernandez” above (same release).
#860 Conjunto Laureles Corrido a Ray Guzman Single · Corrido a Ray Guzman / La Piedrera · Nu-Mex # NM-101 · USA
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The song "Corrido a Ray Guzman" (Nu-Mex Records # NM 101) is a tribute to the Mexican-American soldier Reynaldo Guzman, born 30 May 1943 - killed in action on 25 January 1966.1 He was from Lovington, New Mexico, which is were this record label was also based, and thus a local tribute to a local resident. The song paid tribute to the…Notes
Nu-Mex NM-101-A, 1105 N. 1st St., Lovington, New Mexico; 3:00; written by Manuel Morales. Tribute to LCpl Reynaldo "Ray" Guzman, USMC, of Lovington (born… #861 Los Fabulosos Robles de Reynosa Corrido de Pancho Alvarez Album · Querer sin esperanza · Canasta # CAN-1038 · USA
Credited on the record as Los Fabulosos Robles De Reynosa.
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The song "Corrido de Pancho Alvarez" (Canasta Records # CAN-1038) by Mexican-American group Los Fabulosos Robles de Reynosa, released in Kingsville, Texas, USA, paid tribute to a soldier named Pancho Alvarez, a draftee killed in Vietnam on 25 November 1968. He name is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington D.C. under the…Notes
Canasta Record Co. CAN-1038, P.O. Box 347, Kingsville, Texas; side B, track 2; written by Raul Serna Olivarez. About Francisco "Pancho" Alvarez of Rio… #862 Shorty & Corvettes Que lindo es gozar Single · Que lindo es gozar / Una esperencia · El Zarape # E.Z. 303 · USA
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The song "Que lindo es gozar" ( "How Nice It Is to Enjoy" ) (El Zarape # E.Z. 303) by Shorty & Corvettes, released in Dallas, Texas, USA, is a Mexican-American Ranchera track in Spanish, which referenced the Vietnam War in the lyrics, praising the soldiers returning home. Members of the group were Guadalupe "Shorty" Ortiz (leader), Albert…Notes
El Zarape E.Z.-303, Side 1, multicoloured striped label marked "Promotional - Not for Sale", El Zarape Recording Co., Inc., Distributors, 4340 Maple Ave.,… #863–874 Various Artists Porque estamos en Vietnam Album · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
All 11 songs from this album in the archive are in this collection
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"Porque estamos en Vietnam" ( "Why We Are in Vietnam" ) - a various artist compilation of 10 Vietnam War songs, in the Tex-Mex / tejano genres, including the single of the same name above. Released on Bronco (# BRLP-043) - record label owned by Arnaldo Ramírez, who also founded the Mexican-American record labels ARV, Falcon, and Bego, also… #863 Porque estamos en Vietnam #864 A la guerra me llevan #865 Esperanza de un soldado #866 El hijo del soldado #867 La cancion del soldado #868 La novia del soldado #869 El padre del soldado #870 Paz en la tierra #871 Soldado raso #872 Una carta a mi hijo #874 El hijo del soldado
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#863 Arnaldo Ramírez Porque estamos en Vietnam Album · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
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"Porque estamos en Vietnam" ( "Why We Are in Vietnam" ) - a various artist compilation of 10 Vietnam War songs, in the Tex-Mex / tejano genres, including the single of the same name above. Released on Bronco (# BRLP-043) - record label owned by Arnaldo Ramírez, who also founded the Mexican-American record labels ARV, Falcon, and Bego, also…Notes
Bronco BRLP-043, red labels with the black rearing-horse Bronco logo, "A Division of Falcon Record Co. McAllen, Texas", label title "Vietnam -Por que… #864 Gilberto Perez A la guerra me llevan Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#865 Los Dos Rebeldes Esperanza de un soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#866 Freddie Gomez El hijo del soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#867 Juan Alfredo Perez La cancion del soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#868 Eligio Salinas La novia del soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#869 Henry Zimmerle El padre del soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#870 Juan Alfredo Perez Paz en la tierra Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#871 Freddie Gomez Soldado raso Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#872 Gabino Garcia Una carta a mi hijo Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
Annotation: see “Porque estamos en Vietnam” above (same release).
#874 Freddie Gomez El hijo del soldado Album · Porque estamos en Vietnam · Bronco # BRLP-043 · USA
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The single release of Freddie Gomez's "El hijo del soldado razo" ("The Son of a Soldier") (Falcon # 1509) which appeared on both the 1966 album El hijo del soldado raso (Falcon Records # FLP-2014), and the LP Porque estamos en Vietnam (Bronco # BRLP-043). Gomez was born in Los Indios, Texas, USA (6 August 1932). He died in Carricitos,…Notes
Bronco BRLP-043, red labels with the black rearing-horse Bronco logo, "A Division of Falcon Record Co. McAllen, Texas", label title "Vietnam -Por que… #873 Arnaldo Ramírez Por que estamos en Vietnam Single · Por que estamos en Vietnam / Una carta a mi hijo · Falcon # 1724 · USA
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As discussed above, Arnaldo Ramirez founded several Mexican-American record labels in Texas: ARV, Falcon, Bronco, and Bego. He featured in Billboard on 25 November 1972, in an article focusing on the explosion of Tex-Mex music.2 Born on 9 April 1918, in Mission, Texas, USA, he died there on 11 May 1993. The track "Por que estamos en…Notes
Falcon 1724, 45 RPM, matrix F-5824, orange label, Falcon Record Company, 821 North 23rd, McAllen, Texas; marked "Promotional" and "Not for Sale"; "Por que… #875 Los Azotes Norteños El hijo del soldado razo Album · Sombrero # SO-2004 · USA
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Collaboration between Manuel Guerrero and Raul Gutierrez, both featured elsewhere on this list. The title track is another cover of the song "El hijo del soldado razo" (Sombrero # SO-2004) released in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The LP cover is also of particular interest, featuring the photo portrait of a soldier, and a photo of soldiers…Notes
Sombrero LP, title track (side A, track 1), 2606 Ruiz Street, San Antonio, Texas; written by José A. Morante. Sleeve reads SO-LP-2004, disc label SO-2004.… #876 Trio Totonacas Mexicanos en Vietnam Single · Mexicanos en Vietnam / Tres Palabras · Del Centro # DC 5041 · USA
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The song "Mexicanos en Vietnam" (Del Centro # DC 5041) by Trio Totonacas, a Spanish language ranchera track. The song title translates as "Mexicans in Vietnam" . Unknown date and location - although based on the lyrics, this was probably released in Texas, USA. This song is especially interesting in that it places much focus on cultural… Notes
Del Centro Records DC5041, cream label, 45 RPM, Hi Fidelity; "Mexicanos en Vietnam" (Nicolas Montalvo), 2:45. [From the record sleeve and labels] #877 Bobby Flores M.I.A. (Missing in Action) Single · M.I.A. (Missing in Action) / Spin the Bottle · Joey # JOEY-5003 · USA
Credited on the record as Bobby Flores & Country Gentleman.
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Bobby Flores, a Mexican-American from San Antonio, Texas, started his career as a child performer, said to be aged of 9 in 1970, around the time that this record was probably released.12 The song "M.I.A. - Missing in Action" looked at the P.O.W. issue, narrated by the son of the captured soldier. The soldier asked his son to look after… Notes
Joey JOEY-5003-B, blue and silver label, stereo, "English Series", 6711 W. Commerce, San Antonio, Texas 78228; "M.I.A. - Missing in Action -" (Bobby… #878 Eddie Aleman Soldier Single · Soldadito / Soldier · Omega [San Antonio] # 0-1004 · USA
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This single featured the same song on both sides, one in English, the recording "Soldier" , and one in Spanish, the recording "Soldadito" (Omega Records # 0-1004), which looked at the home front perspective, through the eyes of a mother, and a soldier's letter. It also featured patriotic, anti-war, and religious sentiment. The song… Notes
Omega 0-1004, stereo, 45 RPM, orange labels: 0-1004-A "Soldadito" (Eddie Aleman), BMI, 2:51, and 0-1004-B "Soldier" (Eddie Aleman), BMI, 2:51; Tortilla… #879 Eddie Aleman Soldadito Single · Soldadito / Soldier · Omega [San Antonio] # 0-1004 · USA
Annotation: see “Soldier” above (same release).
#880 Lalo Guerrero Carta de un soldado Single · El corrido de Delano / Carta de un soldado · Colonial # 537 · USA
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Another one by Lalo Guerrero, "Carta de un soldado" ( "Letter From a Soldier" ) (Colonial # 537), also released in Monterey Park, California, USA. As mentioned above, Lalo Guerrero was born 24 December 1916, in Tucson, Arizona, USA, and died 17 March 2005, in Rancho Mirage, California, USA. He has the nickname "The Father of Chicano Music".… #881 Chi Chi Wilson Dear Mr. Santa Claus Single · Dear Mr. Santa Claus / Here Comes Santa Claus Again · Big Country # BC-228 · USA
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An obscure country track, "Dear Mr. Santa Clause" (Big Country # BC-228), by an artist called Chi Chi Wilson, out of Elgin, Pennsylvania. The track, narrated by the wife of a soldier, wrote to Santa Clause, asking him to stop over in Vietnam and look out for all the boys fighting over there. The wife, living in the US, explained to her… Notes
Big Country BC-228-1, Box 31, Elgin, Pa.; "Dear Mr. Santa Claus" (C. Wilson), Halaz Music, BMI (SO: 3615). White label with green print. [From the record… #882 Dottie Swan Red, White and Blue Christmas Single · Red, White & Blue Christmas / Words From a Song · Southern Artists # 45-2028 · USA
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Dottie Swan, a country music singer born in Hundred, West Virginia, on 27 August 1916. She died on 1 December 1972. In the 1950s and 1960s she appeared on the Grand Ole Opry broadcast on WSM, as well as the WWVA Original Jamboree (a country music radio broadcast from Wheeling, West Virginia).123 She also worked with Ernest Tubb.4 The song… Notes
Southern Artists Records 45-2028 (SoN 26471), "Red, White & Blue Christmas" (Dottie Swan), 2:10, Buckhorn Pub. Co., BMI; "Dist. by Sound of Nashville,… #883 Liza Jane Taylor Merry Christmas Viet Nam Single · If You'd Do What You Ought to Do / Merry Christmas Viet Nam · Mid-State # 1002 · USA
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The largely spoken-word track "Merry Christmas Viet Nam" (Mid-State Records # 1002), narrated by a mother in the US, recalling past wars - World War One, the Korean War - and memories of her son, who fought "in Vietnam" on "Christmas eve, for freedom" , fighting against "communism in foreign lands" . She prayed "for peace and happiness and… Notes
Mid-State Records Record No. 1002 (SoN 27152), blue and cream label with Tennessee-shaped logo, P.O. Box 1074, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; "Merry Christmas Viet… #884 Eleanor Wells Christmas in Viet Nam Single · Christmas in Viet Nam / Jesus Birthday · Gold Standard # 173 · USA
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The country music song "Christmas in Viet Nam" (Gold Standard Records # 1730) by Eleanor Wells, released in Nashville, Tennessee, fits into the patriotic category. A mother received a letter from her son "marked Vietnam" . The soldier expressed his dedication to the cause, "fighting for freedom" and the flag: "the red, white and blue" .… Notes
Gold Standard record no. 173-A, Post Office Box 35, Nashville, Tennessee, "Promotional copy"; Blazon Music Co., BMI; "Christmas in Viet Nam" (Clyde Wells… #885 Troy & Kim Crane Valley of the Brave U.S.A. Single · Valley of the Brave U.S.A. / Texas Huntsville Prison Blues · Oak · USA
Credited on the record as Troy Crane, Kim Crane — 4 Years Old (Pledge of Allegiance).
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Valley of the Brave U.S.A. (Crane, Troy)Country, patriotic. Abilene, Texas, USA
Features a child narrator - Kim Crane (his daughter?). 4 years old.
In war…
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Oak Records, Abilene, Tex., white label with no catalogue number printed; "Valley of the Brave U.S.A." (Troy Crane), time 2:30, Oakcrest Music, BMI;… #886 The Infernos Air Mail Special Single · Air Mail Special / Lost Love · Ten High # 102 · USA
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Air Mail Special (Infernos, The)Soul, soldier's perspective, religion.
Send me a letter, tell me you that you love me.
I'm doing my job for Uncle Sam in…
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Ten High Recording Co. 102 A, purple label; "Air Mail Special", Penways Pub., BMI, time 2:29; produced by H. Murray & Q. Kimble, arranged by E. Murray.… #887 Rev. R. D. Holloway Echoes From Viet Nam Single · Echoes From Viet Nam / Hill 875 · Salvation # OM 21483 -84 · USA
Credited on the record as Rev. R. D. Holloway and the Friendly Five.
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Salvation Records, yellow label, 45 RPM, Holloway Prod.; "Echoes From Viet Nam" (OM 21483) b/w "Hill 875" (OM 21484), both credited to Rev. R. D. Holloway… #888 Rev. R. D. Holloway Hill 875 Single · Echoes From Viet Nam / Hill 875 · Salvation # OM 21483 -84 · USA
Credited on the record as Rev. R. D. Holloway and the Friendly Five.
Annotation: see “Echoes From Viet Nam” above (same release).
#889 Steve Dorrier Letter to the President Single · Letter to the President / What's the Matter With Mommie · Major # MS 1007 · USA
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Letter to the President (Dorrier, Steve)Child narration. Father died in Vietnam, asked president to end the war. Peace / anti-war, but also patriotic…
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Major Records MS 1007, blue label, P. O. Box 2072, Waynesboro, Va., "A Major Studio Production"; A-side "Letter to the President" (Minnie T. Bransford),… #890 Steve Dorrier What's the Matter Mommie Single · Letter to the President / What's the Matter Mommie · Major # MS 1007 · USA
Annotation: see “Letter to the President” above (same release).
#891 The Singing Burris Family My Country, I'm Proud of You Single · My Country, I'm Proud of You / The Waltz of the Chattahoochee · Shur # JS-45-C-106 · USA
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My Country, I'm Proud of You (Singing Burris Family, The)Country, patriotic. Child choir. Georgia, USA.
Pray for the US forces who keep us free and safe
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"Custom Recording by Disco, Division of Shur Productions", 1121 Second Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901; JS-45-C-106; "My Country, I'm Proud of You"… #892 Dave Jones The Ballad of My Lai Single · The Ballad of My Lai / Dear Mr. President · Waxwing # W-1002 · USA
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Ballad of My Lai, The (Jones, Dave)Dear Mr. President (Jones, Dave)
A-side: country, patriotic, My Lai / Calley
War is hell, women and children killed at My…
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Producers Mel Barlow and Phil Pope; Waxwing Music (BMI). Waxwing W-1039 = 1973 and W-1044 = 1974, so early 1970s. Waxwing W-1002, 45 RPM, yellow label… #893 Dave Jones Dear Mr. President Single · The Ballad of My Lai / Dear Mr. President · Waxwing # W-1002 · USA
Annotation: see “The Ballad of My Lai” above (same release).
#894 Billie Cee Ecology Thing Single · World of Wine / Ecology Thing · Super Country # 503 · USA
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Ecology Thing (Cee, Billie)Country novelty. Anti-protest, anti-hippie, patriotic. Possible Calley reference
Don't bother me about the environment.
Don't…
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Super Country 503 (103-B), mono; Ronsong Publishing, Inc., BMI, 660 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, Tenn. 38105; "Ecology Thing" (Billie Cee), 2:07; producer… #895 Hoyt Scoggins Prisoner of Vietnam Single · Prisoner of Vietnam / Soldiers Prayer · Gaye # 3037 · USA
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Hoyt Scoggins ("Rev. William Hoyt Scoggins") - born 9 January 1926 in Lafayette, Georgia, he started his recording career in the 1950s, writing and playing country music. He held, along with his wife Jessie Mae, several pastorates in churches across North Georgia, including his last known location in Rome, Georgia.123 His two sons served…- 1 Rockabilly Hall of Fame: Hoyt Scoggins — Rockabilly Legend ↩
- 2 Hillbilly-Music.com: Hoyt Scoggins ↩
- 3 Hillbilly-Music.com: Hoyt Scoggins ↩
- 4 talleysparkviewchapel.com (link no longer available) ↩
- 5 The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built (Nathan D. Gibson, 2011) ↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Gaye Records, yellow label, P.O. Box 13612 Station K, Atlanta, Ga.; Record No. 3037-1 "Prisoner of Vietnam" (Hoyt Scoggins), time 2:00, and Record No. 3037-2 "Soldiers Prayer" (Hoyt Scoggins), time 2:31, both Margie Music, BMI, "A Gaye Talent Production". The "Soldiers Prayer" label is signed in ink by Hoyt Scoggins. [From the record sleeve and labels]Lyrics
English
I was captured by the guerrillas
They tried hard to teach me their ways
But I know I'm heaven eternal, that god will save me some day
The green beret, god bless them...
The lord stands right beside them
They pray to god every night
They captured me and my buddy
They tortured us night and day
Finally they beheaded my buddy, god helped me to get away
I hid in the jungles and foxholes trying hard to stay alive
Eating the things of the jungle, god sure helped me to survive
Give me the strength
Genres: ♪ CountryCountry Gospel
Also in: ▤ P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs
#896 Hoyt Scoggins Soldiers Prayer Single · Prisoner of Vietnam / Soldiers Prayer · Gaye # 3037 · USA
Annotation: see “Prisoner of Vietnam” above (same release).
#897 Tom Evans Hill Called Eight Seven Five Single · Hill Called Eight Seven Five / My Little Soldier Man · USA # 101 · USA
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Hill Called Eight Seven Five (Evans, Tom)My Little Soldier Man (Evans, Tom)
Country, patriotic.
A-side: soldier's perspective, patriotic, Christmas
Dad - I'm…
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U.S.A. Record No. 101, red label; "Hill Called Eight Seven Five" (Tom Evans), matrix PRP 1071, and "My Little Soldier Man" (Tom Evans), matrix PRP 1072;… #898 Tom Evans My Little Soldier Man Single · Hill Called Eight Seven Five / My Little Soldier Man · USA # 101 · USA
Annotation: see “Hill Called Eight Seven Five” above (same release).
#899 Bill Cook Vietnam Soldier and a Deck of Cards Single · Vietnam Soldier and a Deck of Cards / Because My Skin Is Brown · Anthem [New York] # A-111 · USA
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Label: Anthem Records A-111, Side B, yellow label; title printed as Vietnam Soldier and a "Deck of Cards" (Tyler), time 3:56; Vogue Music, Inc.; produced… #900 Little Dale My Son Is Home From Vietnam Single · Marlene / My Son Is Home From Vietnam · Black Mountain # P-500 · USA
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"My Son Is Home From Vietnam" - country. a father tries to find a cab to take him to the port, to meet his son who is home from Vietnam after three years.…Notes
Black Mountain, Cave Creek, Arizona; P-500B, Side 2; "My Son Is Home From Viet Nam" (Dale Shields), Seven Palms Music, BMI, 3:05. Blue and silver label.… #901 Don and Earl The Vietnam Guitar Single · The Vietnam Guitar / Our Boys in Vietnam · Gospel Time # G.T.D.E. 182 · USA
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"The Vietnam Guitar" (Gospel Time # G.T.D.E. 182) - Knoxville, Tennessee.patriotic. criticised protesters / anti-war movement. religious.
country music
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Gospel Time G.T.D.E. 182, black and silver labels with a cross above the Gothic logo, "Don and Earl, P.O. Box 181, Knoxville, Tenn."; credited to Don and… #902 Don and Earl Our Boys in Vietnam Single · The Vietnam Guitar / Our Boys in Vietnam · Gospel Time # G.T.D.E. 182 · USA
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Gospel Time G.T.D.E. 182, black and silver labels with a cross above the Gothic logo, "Don and Earl, P.O. Box 181, Knoxville, Tenn."; credited to Don and… #903 Smokey Harless Pvt Little Bit Single · Pvt. Little Bit / Place for Them Called Hell · Starlite [Germany] # 12947 · Germany
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Pvt Little Bit (Harless, Smokey)Place for Them Called Hell (Harless, Smokey)
A-side: country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, K.I.A.
1964 order to…
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German release. Smokey Harless also issued The Men Of Vietnam (PA 71001) and Hang Lt. Calley / Six Days (PA 71006) on Pabst Music in Germany. [From… #904 Smokey Harless Place for Them Called Hell Single · Pvt. Little Bit / Place for Them Called Hell · Starlite [Germany] # 12947 · Germany
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Pvt Little Bit (Harless, Smokey)Place for Them Called Hell (Harless, Smokey)
A-side: country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, K.I.A.
1964 order to…
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German release. Smokey Harless also issued The Men Of Vietnam (PA 71001) and Hang Lt. Calley / Six Days (PA 71006) on Pabst Music in Germany. [From… #905 Hershey Cohen Orchestra feat. Jeanne Baxter The Land of the U.S.A. Single · The Land of the U.S.A. / A Prayer for Our Boys · Green Valley # AIP-1005 · USA
Credited on the record as Jeanne Baxter, Hershey Cohen Orch..
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Green Valley Records AIP-1005, red, white and blue stars-and-stripes label, ASCAP, Green Valley; Side 1: "The Land of the U.S.A." (George Green), sung by… #906 Hershey Cohen Orchestra feat. Jeanne Baxter A Prayer for Our Boys Single · The Land of the U.S.A. / A Prayer for Our Boys · Green Valley # AIP-1005 · USA
Credited on the record as Hershey Cohen Orch..
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Both sung by Jeanne Baxter(Green Valley Records # AIP-1005). Unknown location.
Patriotic. Traditional jazz. Religion. Plight of the soldier.
"A Prayer for Our Boys"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation: see “The Land of the U.S.A.” above (same release).
#907 Bill Justice The End of Vietnam Single · The End of Vietnam / When It's Reveille Time in Heaven · JOJ # PRP-42101-42102 · USA
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End of Vietnam, The (Bill Justice). Country. Patriotic. Around 1973-1975? Narrator pleased that war is over. War, fighting for freedom.Notes
JOJ Records, P.O. Box 751, Raleigh, N.C.; Side 1 (PRP-42101); "The End of Vietnam" (Justice), time 2:05, Clay Music, BMI; Arthur Smith Studios, Charlotte,… #908 The "Perry" Bros Not Another Viet Nam Single · Not Another Viet Nam / I Woke Up This Morning · A Single 'O # 1001 · USA
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Not Another Viet Nam (The "Perry" Bro's). Country. Patriotic. Reference to WW2 and Korea. About loss of two brothers.Notes
"A Single 'O, Record" 1001 (SoN 41071), gold label; "Not Another Viet Nam" (Bob Perry), 2:57, Single 'O Pub. Co.; credited to The "Perry" Bro's.; produced… #909 Janey Hart & Olin Berry Vietnam Single · I've Lost You / Vietnam · Back Forty # 45-6813 · USA
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Vietnam (Janey Hart & Olin Berry) (Back Forty Records # 45-6813)Country music.
Part narrated by a soldier's sweetheart who wanted her boyfriend to stay in…
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Back Forty Records 45-6813-B; "Vietnam" (Troy Tucker – Olin Berry), vocal duet, 3:56; Back Forty Music Co., 501 E. 5th St., Austin, Texas. [From the… #910 Tommy Finch A Marine's Diary Single · A Marine's Diary / Can't Take It Baby · Wynwood # WR 2099 · USA
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Wynwood Records WR 2099 A, green label, 3709 Marmon Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21207; "A Marine's Diary" (Roy Finch), 2:24, Beachcomber Music (BMI); produced by… #911 The Green Machine Hey Hippies Single · Hey Hippies / Stand and Be Counted · Idol # ID 1001 · USA
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Garage rock, patriotic.US marines band - went to Vietnam?
Possible response to Barry McGuire "Eve of Destruction" - although not referenced.
A side:…
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Idol, black-and-silver labels with a seated-idol logo, "Produced by Robert E. Productions"; ID 1001: "Hey Hippies", 2:36; ID 1002: "Stand and Be Counted",… #912 The Green Machine Stand and Be Counted Single · Hey Hippies / Stand and Be Counted · Idol # ID 1001 · USA
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B-side: soldier narrating, going off to war.Fighting for his country and for freedom.
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Idol, black-and-silver labels with a seated-idol logo, "Produced by Robert E. Productions"; ID 1001: "Hey Hippies", 2:36; ID 1002: "Stand and Be Counted",… #913 Chuck Dockery & His Four Buddies I'd Rather Fight Than Pay Single · I'd Rather Fight Than Pay / Soldiers Last Letter · Dearborn # D-545 · USA
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Dearborn D-545, 45 RPM, vocal, turquoise label with magenta ring, "Manufactured by Dearborn Records Inc. Dearborn, Michigan", marked "Promotional Copy"… #914 Chuck Dockery & His Four Buddies Soldiers Last Letter Single · I'd Rather Fight Than Pay / Soldiers Last Letter · Dearborn # D-545 · USA
Annotation: see “I'd Rather Fight Than Pay” above (same release).
#915 Green Apples Dirty Girl I Miss You So Single · Girl I Miss You So / To the Max · Mid Evyl # M 101 · USA
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"Girls I Miss You So" Garage, soldier's perspective, patriotic, medals. Christmas reference
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Mid-Evyl Records M 101 B, green label; "Girl I Miss You So" (M. Rosebrook), published by Jobber Jaws Publishing, time 2:24; arranged by Rosebrook,… #916 Pittsburgh Phil Vietnam Single · Don't Tell Her Lies / Vietnam · Bob Cat # 1022 · USA
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Garage rock, patrioticPittsburgh Phil released this alternative version of Ronnie Cochran's "Vietnam (Freedom for Man)" , on the label Bob Cat - exactly the same address as Bobshosky Record Co., located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (18 miles northeast of Pittsburgh). Written by Leonard L. Bobshosky, who registered the copyright of…
#917 Robin Lee Medal of Honor Single · Medal of Honor / Feet of Clay · Big Sound # 302 · USA
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"Medal of Honor" (Big Sound # 302) by Robin LeePop. Patriotic. Man drafted to war. Marries girlfriend. Wife receives letter informing her of death,…
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Big Sound 302 (T4KM-2116), gold label, 529 3rd St., Wausau, Wisc.; "Medal of Honor" (R. Schenzel), 3:49, Rojad Music, BMI; music by Sounds Unlimited.… #918 Jerry Hopkins Daddy's in Vietnam Single · Blonde's Have More Fun / Daddy's in Vietnam · Dart # 145 · USA
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Daddy's in Vietnam (Jerry Hopkins). Country. Narrated from perspective of soldier who has never met his daughter. Patriotic reference - fighting to keep…Notes
Dart Records 145 (45-X-a-45-B); "Daddy's in Vietnam" (Jerry Hopkins), Amjerry Music (BMI), time 2:57; Jerry Hopkins. This copy is inscribed and signed… #919 Buddy Starr & George C. Partin Vietnam Single · Vietnam / Shine Oh! Shine · Kangaroo # K-32 · USA
Credited on the record as Buddy Starr and The Starliners featuring George C. Partin.
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"Vietnam" - featuring George C. PartinCountry. Patriotic. Criticises anti-war demonstrations, draft card burning, sit-ins etc.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Kangaroo Records K-32-A, blue label with "Koo-Koo" kangaroo cartoon, 302 E. Dewey Ave., San Gabriel, Calif.; "Vietnam" (George C. Partin), time 2:58, Les… #920 Jan Kittredge Our Prayers for Our Boys in Vietnam Single · Our Prayers for Our Boys in Vietnam / I'm Fighting for My Country · Zippy # 102 · USA
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Zippy Record Company, P.O. Box 12347, Fort Worth, Texas, 102, 45 RPM, yellow label, "a Lee Production"; "Our Prayers for Our Boys in Vietnam" (Jan… #921 Sammy Masters The Letter (From South Viet Nam) Single · The Letter (From South Viet Nam) / Little Ben · Galahad # G-538 · USA
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"The Letter (From South Vietnam)" Norwalk, California.
Galahad Records # G-538
Produced by Scott Turner.
Country. Patriotic. Religion. Soldier sent a letter…
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Red Galahad Records label with a mounted-knight logo, "Box 82, Norwalk, California", G-538-A; "The Letter (From South Viet Nam)" (S. Masters), Central… #922 Sammy Masters Little Ben Single · The Letter (From South Viet Nam) / Little Ben · Galahad # G-538 · USA
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Red Galahad Records label with a mounted-knight logo, "Box 82, Norwalk, California", G-538-A; "The Letter (From South Viet Nam)" (S. Masters), Central… #923 Pvt. Abair Pvt. Abair, USMC Single · Pvt. Abair, USMC / A Voice in the Wind · Coins # APC-VA5 · USA
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Coins APC-VA5, mono, black label with gold print; produced by Abajon Productions, Inc., direct distribution by The Rabbit, P.O. Box 381, Tallahassee,… #924 Pvt. Abair A Voice in the Wind Single · Pvt. Abair, USMC / A Voice in the Wind · Coins # APC-VA5 · USA
Annotation: see “Pvt. Abair, USMC” above (same release).
#925 Slim Anderson Navy Wings of Gold Single · Navy Wings of Gold / The Place I Cry · K-Ark # 725 · USA
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K-Ark Records, record no. 725 A, 45 R.P.M., 728 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tennessee; "Navy Wings of Gold" (S. Anderson – G. W. Jenkins), Stringtown Music,… #926 Mike Thomas Freedom Boys Single · Too Young / Freedom Boys · Tin Pan Alley # 53-549 · USA
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Tin Pan Alley Records TPA 53-549B ("Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."), light-blue label; "Freedom Boys" (Glenn Dalman), Juke Box Alley (ASCAP), time 3:45;… #927 Rodd Keith Thirteen Marines Single · Thirteen Marines / The Vietnam Story · Preview # 1550 · USA
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Song poem Preview Records 1550, blue and silver label, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood; both sides by Thomas Sears, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P., sung by Rodd Keith:… #928 Rodd Keith The Vietnam Story Single · Thirteen Marines / The Vietnam Story · Preview # 1550 · USA
Annotation: see “Thirteen Marines” above (same release).
#929 Gene Marshall The Great Richard Nixon Part I Single · The Great Richard Nixon Part I / The Great Richard Nixon Part II · Preview # 2412 · USA
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Preview Records 2412, green label, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood; side 2412-1 "The Great Richard Nixon Part I" (John Montague), 3:42; side 2412-2 "The Great… #930 Gene Marshall The Great Richard Nixon Part II Single · The Great Richard Nixon Part I / The Great Richard Nixon Part II · Preview # 2412 · USA
Annotation: see “The Great Richard Nixon Part I” above (same release).
#931 Gene Marshall Flag's Flying Single · Flag's Flying / It Is a Time to Remember · Preview # 2343 · USA
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Preview Records 2343-2, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, purple-and-silver label; "Flag's Flying" (Bill Burns), Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P., 2:20. [From the record… #932 Gene Marshall Nurse, Nurse Single · Nurse, Nurse / You Made Me Blue · Preview # 1739 · USA
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Nurse, Nurse (Marshall, Gene)Song-poem, traditional pop.
Vietnam-era: praise for the nurses, helping those at war.
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Preview Records, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, 1739-1, blue-and-silver label; "Nurse, Nurse" (Waskey Walls), 2:00, Arthur Music (ASCAP). [From the record sleeve… #933 Gene Marshall Old Glory Single · Little Lady With Dimples / Old Glory · Preview # 1728 · USA
#934 Gene Marshall The Amazing Helicopters Single · The Amazing Helicopters / This Is Our Country · Preview # 1870 · USA
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Preview Records 1870, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, blue and silver label with spotlight and musical-note design; side 1870-1 "The Amazing Helicopters" (Chick… #935 Gene Marshall This Is Our Country Single · The Amazing Helicopters / This Is Our Country · Preview # 1870 · USA
Annotation: see “The Amazing Helicopters” above (same release).
#936 Gene Marshall Facing Death Each New Day Single · There'll Be No One to Weep / Facing Death Each New Day · Preview # 2300 · USA
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Song poem, traditional pop, P.O.W., Paris Peace talks, K.I.A.Injured and caputre, in a prison cell in North Vietnam
No future, forgotten and maltreated
Paris peace talks are going on for over 2 years, no change
The prisoner died - hope this is a message to the peace groups (does he mean peace protesters "undermining" talks, or the…
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Preview Records 2300-2, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, purple label, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; "Facing Death Each New Day", Leonard E. Kirk, 3:10. [From the… #937 Rodd Keith & Terry Peters My Uncle Sam Album · Sunshine and Soul · M.S.R. # 205 · USA
Credited on the record as Rodd Rogers & Terry Peters.
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My Uncle Sam (Rogers, Rodd & Terry Peters)M.S.R. Records # 205
Song-poem. Garage rock. Draft. VC. Patriotic.
Criticised the Democrat party for misleading…
#938 Fred Carson The Men That Fight for Our Country Single · The Men That Fight for Our Country / Daddy and Mother · M.S.R. # 654 · USA
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Fred Carson - Men That Fight for Our Country (Carson, Fred)M.S.R. Records # 654
Song-poem. Traditional pop. Patriotic. Religion. Peace. Flag
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M.S.R. Records 654-1, maroon label, 6331 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Ca.; "The Men That Fight for Our Country" (Ruth Tarchala), 3:20, MAHZL Publishing,… #939 Fred Carson When the Cowboys Go to War Single · When the Cowboys Go to War / A Prairie Home · M.S.R. # 644 · USA
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When the Cowboys Go to War (Carson, Fred)Song-poem, traditional pop.
Cowboy drafted to war. Fights the Japanese and Hitler.
Vietnam era - reference to…
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M.S.R. Records 644-1, "6331 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA."; "When the Cowboys Go to War" (Rosetta Baker), 2:25, MAHZL Publishing BMI; Fred Carson;… #940 Clarence M. Coffel A Nation's Prayer Single · A Nation's Prayer / Some Day · REO # 43785 · USA
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Song poem, religion, patriotic (probably VN era)God make world a better place, noble men for democracy and freedom
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REO Records (43785), 45 RPM, REO (ASCAP), Minneapolis, Minn.; "A Nation's Prayer" (Clarence M. Coffel), time 3:20; vocal, Clarence M. Coffel. [From the… #941 Mabel Puckett To My Son in Vietnam Single · To My Son in Vietnam / Mother Keep Faith With Me · Promo # 2660 · USA
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Promo Records, 200 23rd Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, light blue label, "For Promotion Purposes Only", 45 RPM; A-side 2660A "To My Son in… #942 Mabel Puckett Mother Keep Faith With Me Single · To My Son in Vietnam / Mother Keep Faith With Me · Promo # 2660 · USA
Annotation: see “To My Son in Vietnam” above (same release).
#943 Lance The Combat Pilots Test Single · The Combat Pilots Test / America, War, Crises and Peace · Tin Pan Alley # TPA 11-383 · USA
Notes
Song-poem. Traditional pop. New York.Partial recording only.
Combat Pilots Test (Lance)
America, War, Crises and Peace (Wilsons, The)
Notes
Tin Pan Alley Records TPA 11-383, 45 RPM, black-and-silver label with lyre logo, "Mfg. by Tin Pan Alley, Inc., 1650 Broadway, N.Y.C."; both sides… #944 Dick Martin Viet Nam Single · Viet Nam / The Viet Nam Song · Film City # FC-3008 · USA
Notes
Film City 539, turquoise label, P.O. Box 296, Hollywood, Calif. 90028; matrix FC-3008-A-45 and FC-3008-B-45. A-side "Viet Nam" (Dick Martin), time 1:52,… #945 Lance Hill Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam Single · Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam / Kentucky, the Blue Grass State · Sherwood # G-1321 · USA
Notes
Memories of a G.I. in Vietnam (Hill, Lance)Song-poem. Country. Plight.
Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Notes
Sherwood Records No. G-1321 (G-1321A), white and red label, P.O. Box 275, Nashville 2, Tennessee; "Memories of a G.I. in Viet Nam" (Kenneth Hull & Violet… #946 Lance Hill Old Glory Speaks Single · Old Glory Speaks / Letter to Uncle Sam · Sherwood # G-1306 · USA
Notes
Old Glory Speaks (Hill, Lance)Letter to Uncle Sam (Hill, Lance)
Song poem, country, fanfare, patriotic.
Old Glory Speaks: Flag narration - reference to…
Notes
Sherwood Records No. G-1306 (G-1306A / G-1306B), white label with red script logo, P.O. Box 275, Nashville 2, Tennessee; "Old Glory Speaks", 2:42, and… #947 Lance Hill Letter to Uncle Sam Single · Old Glory Speaks / Letter to Uncle Sam · Sherwood # G-1306 · USA
Annotation: see “Old Glory Speaks” above (same release).
#948 Rich Knight Goodbye Son Single · Goodbye Son / Victory · Sherwood # G-1159 · USA
Notes
Goodbye Son (Knight, Rich)Victory (Richards, Ken)
Song-poem, fanfare, both sides. Patriotic. Vietnam-era.
A-side: father proud of son going off to war.…
Notes
Sherwood Records No. G-1159; side A (G-1159A) "Goodbye Son" (Eva Watrous Reale), 2:43, Rich Knight; side B (G-1159B) "Victory" (Eva Watrous Reale & Art… #949 Fortune Ho Chi Minh Trail Single · Ho Chi Minh Trail / You're Coming Back to Me · Songuild # 932 · USA
Notes
song poemNotes
Songuild Records 932-2, white label with red instrument design; "Ho Chi Minh Trail" (Frank Louis Rowe), 2:45, MAHZL Publishing, BMI; Fortune. [From the… #950 Various Artists Battle With Vietnam Single · My Desires / Battle With Vietnam · Halmark # 750842 · USA
Notes
Battle With Vietnam (Various Artist)Song poem, traditional pop. No specific artist named.
Song-writer: Bobby Letterman, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Combat…
Notes
"Halmark" "Sound of Excellence" 750842, side two, 45 RPM, unbreakable, high fidelity; two songs with their writers' names and addresses: "Eternity" (Bob… #951 Bob Storm & Lillian Evans The Photo That He Loved Single · The Photo That He Loved / Oh Promise · Halmark # 8818 · USA
Notes
Photo That He Loved, TheSong poem. Traditional pop. Patriotic
Soldier died with his sweethearts photo in his hand.
Family mourns.
Died for the red, white,…
Notes
Halmark "Sound of Excellence" LH-8818, 45 RPM, "High Fidelity"; "The Photo That He Loved", Lillian Evans; Bob Storm, musical director. [From the record… #952 Bob Storm This Is America Single · This Is America / When the Girl You Love Loves You · Golden-Tone # 200,961 · USA
Notes
This Is America (Storm, Bob)Song poem, patriotic, traditional pop.
Land we love, of liberty and freedom.
People died for the country.
Generic, Vietnam-era…
Notes
Golden-Tone Records 200,961, 45 RPM; "This Is America" (E. M. McDonough-Roy Nelson). No time or publisher printed. [From the record sleeve and labels] #953 Sonny Marshall Hymn to a Flag Single · Hymn to a Flag / Beautiful St. Croix · REO # 5128 · USA
Notes
Hymn to a Flag (Marshall, Sonny)Song poem. Fanfare, patriotic.
Soldiers gave all so that the flag may wave
Reference to the far east.
Generic Vietnam-era…
Notes
REO Records 5128-2, 45 RPM, maroon label; "Hymn to a Flag" (Clarence M. Coffel), 3:30, REO (ASCAP), 2130 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Myers, Fla.; "Vocal Sonny… #954 Ben San Nicolas Coming Home From Viet Nam Single · Coming Home From Viet Nam / Light From a Distance · Peace [San Francisco] # GSC-2322 · USA
Credited on the record as Ben San Nicholas.
Notes
Song poem, patrioticNotes
Peace Records GSC-2322-A, maroon label with silver print, "Golden State Custom Records", Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif.; title printed "Comming… #955 The Drifter Lonely Soldiers Prayer Single · Lonely Soldiers Prayer / Timies Prayer · Nu-Sound # 81N-456 · USA
Notes
Lonely Soldiers Prayer (Drifter, The)Song poem, patriotic, anti-protest. Religion. Country
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Driving into town - old glory waving.…
Notes
Nu-Sound Records 81N-456, "A Division of Nashville Music Productions", Side B, 45 RPM, stereo, yellow label; "Lonely Soldiers Prayer" (K.L. Holder), 2:58,… #956 Jacqueline Wellman Billy Went to War Single · Billy Went to War / Pulling Petals From a Daisy · Stop # ST 316 · USA
Notes
Stop Records, Inc. ST 316 (ST 5775), 45 RPM, white D. J. copy label, "Distributed by Stop Records Inc. · 809-B 18th Ave., S. Nashville, Tenn."; "Billy… #957 David Russell I'm Just a Lonely Soldier Single · I'm Just a Lonely Soldier / Blue Memories · Red Star # 16295 · USA
Annotation
Notes
I'm Just a Lonely Soldier (Russell, David) (Red Star # 16295)Country. Patriotic
Narrated from perspective of soldier fighting in Vietnam to protect US freedom and liberty against communism.
Propagated the domino theory - that the collapse of South Vietnam into the control of the communist north would trigger the collapse of democracy…
Notes
Red Star 16295, side A, 45 RPM, red label with silver print and stars; "I'm Just a Lonely Soldier" (Roark); David Russell. [From the record sleeve and… #958 Jim Mansell The Wars Go On Single · The Wars Go On / Fool'N · Throne # 506 · USA
Notes
Throne 506-1, light-blue label with crown logo, 10102 Indep. Ave., Indep., Mo.; "The Wars Go On" (Mansell), 2:57, Throne Pub., BMI; produced by Bud… #959 Tena Quick Vietnam Blues Single · Vietnam Blues / I Wonder Who's Loving You Now · Jon-Ark # JA 604 · USA
Notes
Jon-Ark Records JA 604, Jonesboro, blue label; "Vietnam Blues" (Earnestine Quick), time 2:38, Arkansas Poinsettia Pub. Co., Inc. BMI. [From the record… #960 Billy Choate What a Man He Is Single · What a Man He Is / Many Years Ago · Bisbee # 80635 · USA
Notes
The song "What a Man He Is" (Choate, Billy)Notes
Bisbee 80635A, side 1, 45 RPM, purple label; "What a Man He Is" (words Choate, music Rich), 3:15, Potent Music, BMI. [From the record sleeve and labels] #961 Tom Gill Heritage of Freedom Single · Heritage of Freedom / The Legend of Uncle Sam · Hilltop # H-3030 · USA
Credited on the record as SFC Tom Gill, U.S. Army.
Notes
Hilltop Records, "A Product of Pickwick International", H-3030, stereo, Southtown Music BMI; side A H-3030A (PRP 23341) "Heritage of Freedom" (Tom Gill),… #962 Tom Gill The Legend of Uncle Sam Single · Heritage of Freedom / The Legend of Uncle Sam · Hilltop # H-3030 · USA
Credited on the record as SFC Tom Gill, U.S. Army.
Annotation: see “Heritage of Freedom” above (same release).
#963 Guy Lahr I Am an American (Give Me Your Tired) Single · I Am an American / Alone in Vietnam · Throne # 102167 · USA
Credited on the record as Guy Lahr & The Mt. Olive 100 Voice Choir.
Notes
Throne 102167, Independence, Missouri, white label with blue crown; side 1 "I Am an American" (Give Me Your Tired) (Irving Berlin-Lazarus), Guy Lahr & The… #964 Aubrey Roberts U.S.A. Single · U.S.A. / Little White Cross · Table Rock # TRS-105 · USA
Notes
Little White Cross (Roberts, Aubrey)(U.S.A. - a Vietnam songs as well?)
Bluegrass. From Omaha, Arkansas.
Notes
Table Rock Records TRS-105, label with a lake scene and fisherman in a boat; A-side "U.S.A." (A. Roberts), 2:22, and B-side "Little White Cross" (A.… #965 Aubrey Roberts Little White Cross Single · U.S.A. / Little White Cross · Table Rock # TRS-105 · USA
Annotation: see “U.S.A.” above (same release).
#966 Jim Single Somewhere in Viet Nam Single · Somewhere in Viet Nam / You're Back to Your Old Ways Again · Lowery # 429 · USA
Annotation
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Lowery #429 (Record No. 429, Side 1), orange label with the Lowery bird-and-turntable logo; "Somewhere in Viet Nam" (Jim Single-Van Temple), Lowery Music,… #967 Charles Grimsley The Silent American Single · The Silent American / Big Al · Twin # TRP-G9 · USA
Credited on the record as The Honorable Charles Grimsley.
Notes
Silent American, The (Grimsley, Charles)Nixon's silent majority, patriotic.
Probably from 1969-71
Notes
Twin Record Productions TRP-G9, "Division of Trip Universal Records", "World of Hits" globe logo, 1175 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami, Florida, Suite 413;… #968 Bill Cagle and The Spirit of '68 The Other Ninety Nine Thunder # 1101 · USA
Notes
The Other Ninety NineTraditional pop, fanfare, patriotic, from Columbia, Mississippi, USA
Where are they? The decent folk, rally the 99%
Silent Majority -…
#969 Ernie Cash What's This Nation Doin' Next Single · What's This Nation Doin' Next / Empty Bottle · Voice of Country # 2 · USA
Notes
What's This Nation Doin' Next (Cash, Ernie)Notes
Voice of Country VOC 002, 45 RPM, VOC 102; "What's This Nation Doin' Next" (F. Reed-E. Cash-N. Cash), 2:04, Window Music BMI; Ernie Cash (Vocal); "Pro.:… #970 Sgt. F. Murphy Legend of the 173rd Single · Legend of the 173rd / Carol Ann · Action # 1116 · USA
Credited on the record as Sgt. F. Murphy & The Squad.
Notes
Orange Action Records label, 1116, Side 1, 45 rpm, "2207 El Camino Real, San Mateo, Calif. (415) 341-1500"; "Legend of the 173rd" (Sgt. F. Murphy), Coreg… #971 Esco Hankins & Jackie Telegram From Viet Nam Album · Working God's Fields · Jewel [Cincinnati] # LPS 210 · USA
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Telegram From Vietnam (Hankins, Esco & Jackie)Country gospel.
Hankins from Maynardville, Tennessee. Recorded in Ohio.
#972 Bob Willits & The Dave Kolle Show Soldiers Dream Single · Soldiers Dream / You Don't Hurt Me Anymore · Kolle # 45-1002 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Dream (Willits, Bob)Country music. Unknown location and date.
Soldier dreamed of being back in the US. General peace message. But soldier said…
Notes
Kolle Records 45-1002, white label; "Soldiers Dream" (Joe Babcock), 2:53, Glaser Pub., BMI; produced by Chuck Glaser. [From the record sleeve and labels] #973 McPherson Bros. A Soldier in Vietnam Single · A Soldier in Vietnam / Harvest Rain · Salem # 563 · USA
Credited on the record as McPherson Bros. & The Smokey Mountaineers.
Notes
Salem No. 563, Side 1, 45 RPM, light-blue label; "A Soldier in Vietnam" (C. G. McPherson), Sugarloaf Pub. Co., BMI, time 2:35; credited to McPherson Bros.… #974 Otha Howard & Brothers Vietnam Single · Vietnam / You Drink Too Much · Dogue # DR 1001 · USA
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Dogue Records DR 1001 (T4KM 8398), pink label, Dogue, Virginia, SP 5-3091; Side 1, 45 RPM; "Viet Nam" (Howard); recorded by Richmond Sound Stages,… #975 Curly Johnson Blue Soldier Single · Blue Soldier / Viet Nam · Pathway # P-1049 · USA
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Pathway P-1049, gold label, "A Pathway Production", 45 RPM, "Let's Walk Together", 508 Maus, Ypsilanti, Mich.; side A (X4KM-2598, 825P-1049) "Blue… #976 Curly Johnson Viet Nam Single · Blue Soldier / Viet Nam · Pathway # P-1049 · USA
Annotation: see “Blue Soldier” above (same release).
#977 The Preaching Singing Bricker Family Fields of Viet Nam Single · Fields of Viet Nam & He Came a Long Way from Heaven / The Answer Came · Harvest [DeFuniak Springs] # 6375 · USA
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Harvest Records, DeFuniak Springs, Fla., Record No. 6375 (SO: 3205), yellow label. This side carries two songs, "Fields of Viet Nam" and "He Came a Long… #978 Carrie J. Sappenfield Vietnam Single · Vietnam / The Truck Drivin' Man · Tell International # 45-371 · USA
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Tell International Records 45-371, green label; "Vietnam" (June Sappenfield), 2:41, Merritt & Norman Music – BMI, Repeat Music BMI; produced by Prentis… #979 The Country Gentlemen Viet Cong Roulette Single · Viet Cong Roulette / Ballad of John F. Kennedy · Itawamba # 25071 · USA
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Itawamba Records #25071-2, red label; "Viet Cong Roulette" (Leon Grissom), time 3:00, La-Lou Music, BMI; "Professional Sound". [From the record sleeve and… #980 Don Honeycutt Nine Men Single · Nine Men / God Forgive Me (When I Whine) · Echo-Hill # E.H. 13 · USA
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Echo-Hill E.H. 13 (PRP-37461), stereo, black label; "Nine Men" (Don Honeycutt), 3:38, Orra-May Music (BMI); produced by D. L. Morrow; "Recorded at… #981 The Blue Cross Trio Viet-Nam Guitar Single · Viet-Nam Guitar / An Empty Mansion · Skyland # 4056 · USA
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Skyland Records 4056, "Div. of Champ Record Co., Nashville, Tenn.", blue label; "Viet-Nam Guitar" (Arr: Porter Crowe), 4:09; The Blue Cross Trio (Ruth and… #982 Jimmy Lumsden Childs Postcard to God Single · Childs Postcard to God / Because She's Mine · Jim-Co # J.C. 1001 · USA
Notes
Childs Postcard to God (Lumsden, Jimmy)Notes
Jim-Co "Featuring The Country Ace", J.C. 1001, side one, 45 RPM (T4KM-5194), "Broadcast Clearance Granted"; "Childs Postcard to God", 3:00, written and… #983 Davis Brothers Pray for the Boys (In Viet Nam) Single · Pray for the Boys (In Viet Nam) / He's Living · Flag # 5010 · USA
Notes
Flag Records A-5010, blue label; "Pray for the Boys (in Viet Nam)" (Herb & J. C. Davis), 1:56, Jo-Mac Music SESAC. [From the record sleeve and labels] #984 Mrs. Milender Copley Our Boys in Viet Nam Single · USA
#985 Calvin Prickett Jr. I'm Going to Viet Nam Single · I'm Going to Viet Nam / Sitting by the Telephone · Apogee · USA
Credited on the record as Calvin Prickett, Jr. with Curly Williams and The Southernaires.
Annotation
Notes
I'm Going to Viet Nam (Prickett, Calvin Jr.)Country music. Unknown date and location.
Featured Curley Williams on fiddle.1
Narrator a soldier on his way to Vietnam.
To help the other soldiers fight for freedom.
Patriotic, plight of the soldier.
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Hi-Fi Apogee Records, yellow label, side A, no catalogue number printed; "I'm Going to Viet Nam" (Calvin Prickett, Jr.), Tex-Sound Music, BMI, 2:20;… #986 Joe Beaver The Call Single · The Call / Wife of the Party · Panther # 365 · USA
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Panther Records, Record No. 365 (SoN 65452), 45 RPM, yellow label with panther logo, "Dist. by Meloney Music, Statesville, N.C."; "The Call" (Joe Beaver),… #987 Mike Franklin A Boy's Prayer Single · A Boy's Prayer / Construction Man's Son · Z/V # ZB-10001 · USA
Notes
Boy's Prayer, A (Franklin, Mike)Notes
Z/V Records ZB-10001 (SoN 111781), stereo, 45 RPM, light blue label; "A Boy's Prayer" (Mike Franklin), 3:32, Z/V Pub. Co., ASCAP; produced and arranged by… #988 Ernie Gregory I'm Going to Protest Single · I'm Going to Protest / I'll Take My Life · Breeze # 535 · USA
Credited on the record as Ernie Gregory and The Monticello Beginners.
Notes
I'm Going to Protest (Gregory, Ernie)Country. Anti-protest movement.
Livingston, Tennessee.
Breeze Records # 535
Notes
Breeze Records, 209 S. Church St., Livingston, Tenn. 38570, Record No. 535 (ARP-1373), 45 RPM, pink label; "I'm Going to Protest" (DeLano Gregory), Atwell… #989 Jerry Hewitt Violent Demonstrations Single · Violent Demonstrations / In My Heart and on My Mind · Music Mill # MM-1015 · USA
Notes
Violent Demonstrations (Hewitt, Jerry)Country. Anti-protesters.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Music Mill # MM-1015
Notes
Music Mill MM-1015-A, 45 RPM, P.O. Box 9428, Fort Worth, Texas; "Violent Demonstrations" (Warren N. Barker - John Lackey), 2:47, Levelland, BMI; produced… #990 Bill Callahan Sound of Freedom Single · Sound of Freedom / Please Don't Disturb · Starview # S-1009 · USA
Notes
Starview S-1009-A, P.O. Box 2302, Bakersfield, California, orange label with a black starburst band; "Sound of Freedom" (Bill Callahan), Gealco Music… #991 Ray Dickson Let Our President Be Single · Let Our President Be / Lost Without You · Oakridge # 1973 · USA
Notes
Yellow Oakridge Records label, 1973-B; "Let Our President Be" (R. Dickson), Oakridge Music, Zodiac Music, 27 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, Cal., BMI, 2:26;… #992 Tommy Cox What's the Matter Single · What's the Matter / Pillow Dreams · T.A.C. # 102 · USA
Notes
T.A.C. Records 102 (005), "3779 Graceland Dr., Memphis, Tenn. 38116"; "What's the Matter" (Tommy A. Cox and Hazel Hollowell), 2:00, Coby Music Co. BMI;… #993 Ol' Mike & Terry Burford These Are the Times We're Living In Single · These Are the Times We're Living In / The Bear With the Chartreuse Hair · Kanwic # HFCS-175 · USA
Annotation
Notes
These Are the Times We're Living In (Ol' Mike & Terry Burford)Country radio deejays. Picture of them singing together:1
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Kanwic Records HFCS-175A, 45 RPM, "Compatible stereo/mono"; "These Are The Times We're Living In" (Mike Oatman), 2:42, Moreno Music, ASCAP; produced by… #994 Jerry Gray Old Glory Single · Old Glory / Darling Don't Blame Me · Sound City # 2244 · USA
Notes
Old Glory (Gray, Jerry)Sound City Records - Bailey, North Carolina.
Country music.
Combat song, Vietnam-era.
Patriotic, flag-waving.
Reference to…
Notes
Sound City Records #2244-A (SoN 76881), "Sound City Production", 45 rpm, marked "Plug side"; "Old Glory" (Jerry Gray – John Mills), 2:16, TaTa Grande Pub.… #995 Billy Rockett Mail Call Single · Mail Call / Parting Ways · Lap # 1004 · USA
Notes
Mail Call (Rockett, Billy)Country. Generic patriotic.
Plea to send letters to the soldiers.
They're not fighting for medals, but for freedom.
Notes
LAP International 1004 (1004-A), white label marked "Promotional Copy" and "Not for Sale"; "Mail Call" (Rockett), time 2:15, Mr. Blue Music (BMI); Billy… #996 Brad, Dave & Donna I'm an Unknown Soldier Single · I'm an Unknown Soldier / Freedom's Flower · Linjo # LINJO 107 · USA
Notes
I'm an Unknown Soldier (Brad, Dave & Donna)Contemporary folk.
Soldier in the jungle.
References to protesters and demonstrations, draft card burning.
Patrioti…
Notes
Linjo Records, 427 W. San Antonio, El Paso, Texas, LINJO 107-A, pale blue label stamped "Sample — Not for Sale"; "I'm an Unknown Soldier" (Dave Kahne &… #997 Tommy Marshall Requiem for a Soldier Single · Requiem for a Soldier / Trumpet Players Dream · Merri # M-6016 · USA
Credited on the record as Tommy Marshall and Percussion.
Notes
Requiem for a Soldier (Marshall, Tommy)Fanfare, narration. Patriotic.
A boy lies in the jungle, KIA, near Hanoi.
Died for the USA - so do not forget him.
Notes
Merri Records M-6016-A, 45 RPM, marked "Narration - Instrumental"; "Requiem for a Soldier" (Marshall McNutt), 2:22, Mendocino Music, BMI; credited to… #998 Gordon Baxter Why Must the Brave Die Young Single · Why Must the Brave Die Young? / We Just Called Him Sam · Spindletop # SR-0016 · USA
Notes
Why Must the Brave Die Young? (Baxter, Gordon)We Just Called Him Sam
Country narration. Patriotic, peace. Port Arthur, Texas.
A-side - hell of war, fight…
Notes
Spindletop Records SR-0016, 45 RPM, orange and black label stamped "Demonstration Not For Sale", 1812 Procter, Port Arthur, Texas; "Why Must the Brave Die… #999 Gordon Baxter We Just Called Him Sam Single · Why Must the Brave Die Young? / We Just Called Him Sam · Spindletop # SR-0016 · USA
Annotation: see “Why Must the Brave Die Young” above (same release).
#1000 John Blue & Company Draped in the Red, White and Blue Single · Draped in the Red, White and Blue / (To You Good Day) Miss Calloway · Kaimotion # K-0001 · USA
Notes
Draped in the Red, White and Blue (Blues, John & Company)Country. Patriotic, impact of war at home.
Boy waiting at a train station for his father to return…
Notes
Kaimotion K-0001 (8295), yellow and green label; "Draped in the Red, White and Blue" (K. Fred Newton), time 2:37, Kaimotion Music, BMI; produced by… #1001 Jan Norris Three Brave Men Single · Three Brave Men / Country Singer · Sky # 54 · USA
Notes
Three Brave Men (Norris, Jan)Country pop. Tennessee. Patriotic.
Narrator's father died in World War Two (France).
Husband died in conflict (Korea??) She…
Notes
Sky Records 54A (ZTSB-128510), "D. J. Copy"; "Three Brave Men" (Max R. Norris), 2:36, Cuqe Music, BMI; produced by Lightnin Chance for M. R. Norris Prod.;… #1002 Betty Bonds There Are Some Things That Need A'Fixin' Mr. Nixon Single · There Are Some Things That Need A'Fixin' Mr. Nixon / Let Freedom Reign · ITCA # 006 · USA
Notes
Let Freedom Reign (Bonds, Betty)Country. Vietnam-era generic patriotic.
B-side: Nixon, Watergate, reference to war and peace.
Notes
Title printed There Are Some Things That Need A 'Fixin' Mr. Nixon. ITCA also issued Betty Bonds's I Get More Lovin' Him In Everyday as 009 in 1974. [From… #1003 Betty Bonds Let Freedom Reign Single · There Are Some Things That Need A'Fixin' Mr. Nixon / Let Freedom Reign · ITCA # 006 · USA
Notes
Let Freedom Reign (Bonds, Betty)Country. Vietnam-era generic patriotic.
B-side: Nixon, Watergate, reference to war and peace.
Notes
Title printed There Are Some Things That Need A 'Fixin' Mr. Nixon. ITCA also issued Betty Bonds's I Get More Lovin' Him In Everyday as 009 in 1974. [From… #1004 Don and Earl America, Please Love It or Leave It Single · America, Please Love It or Leave It / No Taps in Heaven · Gospel Light # GLDE 0193 · USA
Notes
Don and Earl Record Co. Gospel Light GLDE 0193, red label with cross, 45 rpm; side A "'America, Please Love It or Leave It'" (Williams-Mays), time 3:20;… #1005 Don and Earl No Taps in Heaven Single · America, Please Love It or Leave It / No Taps in Heaven · Gospel Light # GLDE 0193 · USA
Annotation: see “America, Please Love It or Leave It” above (same release).
#1006 Don Webb Victory, Victory Is Our Cry Single · Jessup # DW-226 · USA
Notes
Victory, Victory Is Our Cry (Webb, Don)Country. Patriotic, anti-protest.
Calls for victory in Vietnam - no compromise.
Notes
Jessup Records Inc. DW-226 (0960A), gold and yellow label with a guitar logo; "Victory, Victory Is Our Cry" (D. Webb) (L. Jessup), time 3:02, La Car… #1007 Melody Rose Dear Uncle Sam Answer Single · Dear Uncle Sam Answer / My Heart Would Surely Die · Starlite # 869S-5691 · USA
Notes
Dear Uncle Sam Answer (Rose, Melody)Country, patriotic, impact of war at home.
Soldier drafted - proud to serve. But KIA in Vietnam.
His sweetheart wrote to…
Notes
Starlite 869S-5691 (T4KM-5692), 45 RPM, "Plug", "D. J. Copy – Not for Sale"; "Dear Uncle Sam Answer" (W. Chapman), vocal with instrumental. [From the… #1008 Melody Rose Lonely Soldier Single · Country All the Way / Lonely Soldier · Starlite # 45-1012 · USA
Notes
Lonely Soldier (Rose, Melody)Country, soldier's perspective, pro-soldier, patriotic. Flag.
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
So many lonely soldiers - so many…
Notes
Starlite Records 45-1012 B, yellow label; "Lonely Soldier" (Melody Rose), 2:37, Eloise Music BMI; "Produced in Nashville, Tenn. at Starlite Studio,… #1009 David Allen God Please Have Mercy in South Viet Nam Single · God Please Have Mercy in South Viet Nam / Using My Bible for a Road Map · Tyger River # TR-1000 · USA
Credited on the record as David Allen and The Tyger River Boys.
Notes
God Please Have Mercy in South Viet Nam (Allen, David)Bluegrass. Union, South Carolina, USA.
Boys taken from loved ones, fighting and dying in Vietnam
For…
Notes
Tyger River Records TR-1000 (PRP-29111), Side One, aqua label with a drawing of a house by the river; "God Please Have Mercy in South Viet Nam" by Gene… #1010 George Maxwell Tin Soldiers Single · Tin Soldiers / San Antonio · Zak-Tone # ZT-1035 · USA
Notes
Tin Soldiers (Maxwell, George)Country pop.
Criticism of conscientious objectors and hippies.
Real war going on, no longer toys.
A threat to freedom.…
Notes
Zak-Tone ZT-1035, 45 RPM; "Tin Soldiers" (Jean Nelson), 2:37, SESAC. [From the record sleeve and labels] #1011 Marie Roberson The Patriot Single · Shadow Path / The Patriot · Blake # 233 · USA
#1012 The Carlyles The Stars and Stripes Are Here to Stay The Stars and Stripes Are Here to Stay / Please Give Me an Island · USA
Notes
Patriotic pop.Time to help America, hold up the flag
For democracy and freedom
Notes
DC 111469; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); United States. [From Rate Your Music] #1013 Dominion Bluegrass Boys America's President Single · America's President / I'll Be Home Again · Grassound # 2120 · USA
Notes
America's President (Dominion Bluegrass Boys)Bluegrass, anti-protest.
Riots in the street and cities.
But give some credit to the president
25 year old man…
Notes
Grassound 2120, stereo, cream label with green lettering; "America's President" (J. Cecil Hall), Grassound Pub., BMI, time 2:18; Grassound, 120 Old Piney… #1014 The Pilgrims Quartet Bridge to Viet Nam Album · The Pilgrims Quartet Family Album · Project 70 Custom # PS-4058 · USA
Notes
Front cover titled "The Pilgrims Quartet Family Album" in gold script, with a colour photograph of the quartet and their families (wives, children and an… #1015 Lee Ferguson Soldier of Fortune Single · Soldier of Fortune / Kennedy Was a Man of Power · Salem # 566 · USA
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Soldier of Fortune (Ferguson, Lee)Country folk. Salem, Virginia, USA.
Soldier's perspective. A Man who likes to ramble across the US, from town to town.…
Notes
Salem Record No. 566 (PRP 4341), light-blue label with twin profile-head logos; "Soldier of Fortune" (Lee Ferguson), 3:00, Sugarloaf Publishing Co.,… #1016 Company Four The Flag Single · The Flag / Our Fighting Men · Eyshelle # E-102 · USA
Credited on the record as Company Four featuring Bill Carper.
Notes
Flag, The (Company Four)Our Fighting Men (Company Four)
A-side: folk rock, soldier's perspective. Off to war with younger brother, promises mum he will…
Notes
Eyshelle E-102, 45 RPM, "DJ Copy — Not for Sale"; Company Four featuring Bill Carper. "The Flag" (Doiron-Carper), AR-1001-A, 2:23; flip side "Our Fighting… #1017 Company Four Our Fighting Men Single · The Flag / Our Fighting Men · Eyshelle # E-102 · USA
Credited on the record as Company Four featuring Bill Carper.
Annotation: see “The Flag” above (same release).
#1018 Wallace Haynes More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads Single · More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads / No Vietnam in Heaven · Tag # TAG-011 · USA
Notes
More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads (Haynes, Wallace)No Vietnam in Heaven (Haynes, Wallace)
Country, patriotic, religion
A-side: demonstrations,…
Notes
Tag Records, "Div. of Varsity", 1705 Church St., Nashville, Tenn., silver label; A-side TAG-011A "More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads" (Wallace… #1019 Wallace Haynes No Vietnam in Heaven Single · More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads / No Vietnam in Heaven · Tag # TAG-011 · USA
Annotation: see “More Praying Mothers & Bible Reading Dads” above (same release).
#1020 Carson Brothers Break the News to Mother Single · Low Bridge / Break the News to Mother · Gun # 17822 · USA
Notes
Break the News to Mother (Carson Brothers)Folk, patriotic.
Combat description: flag down in the battlefield.
So soldier ran to save it.
But KIA - break the…
Notes
Gun Records 17822, Schrewbury, Mass., 45 R.P.M.; "Break the News to Mother" (Ken Carlson), ARUTU Music, BMI, 2:43; Carson Brothers. [From the record… #1021 Walton Ofstedahl Dear God Don't Let War Be the Master Single · Unlock Your Heart / Dear God Don't Let War Be the Master · Coulee # C45-117 · USA
Notes
Dear God Don't Let War Be the Master (Ofstedahl, Walter)Cantillation style music. Patriotic, religion.
Soldier's perspective: I've been fighting all day in…
Notes
Coulee C45-117-B (6-6645B), 45 RPM, gold label; "Dear God Don't Let War Be the Master" (L. Seekamp), time 2:59, published by Aqua City, BMI; vocal by… #1022 The Poet Glenn The Plaque Single · Pueblo / The Plaque · Shazam # 601 · USA
Notes
Plaque, The (Poet Glenn, The)Fanfare. Canton, Illinois.
Memorial for soldiers gone.
Widows and mothers cry.
Men did not die in vein - but for freedom.
Vietnam-…
Notes
Shazam Records 601, TM-3039; Shazam Music Pub., BMI, P.O. 555, Canton, Ill.; "The Plaque" (G. Genseal), The Poet Glenn; "Arr. & Prod. by W. Hopper & D.… #1023 Merritt Herring Talkin Protest Blues Single · Talkin Protest Blues / Most People Worry · Arhoolie # 510 · USA
Notes
Talkin Protest Blues (Herring, Merritt)Notes
Arhoolie 45-510 A, vocal, pink and black guitar-logo label, P.O. Box 5073, Berkeley, Calif.; "Talkin Protest Blues" (M. Herring), Tradition Music (BMI),… #1024 Mary Juma Motherhood, Apple Pie, and the Flag Single · Motherhood, Apple Pie, and the Flag / Money Honey · Hope # 2057 · USA
Notes
Motherhood, Apple Pie, and the Flag (Juma, Mary)Country, patriotic.
You can demonstrate, sit-ins, love-ins, march on D.C., be hippies.
But don't forget the…
Notes
Hope, red label, "Phone - 206-876-2836", mono, Side 1 (1-2057), 7" 45 RPM; "Motherhood, Apple Pie, and the Flag", Mary Juma. No writer, publisher or time… #1025 Jimmie James If You Don't Like This Country Single · If You Don't Like This Country / America · Unity # 305 · USA
Notes
If You Don't Like This Country (James, Jimmie)America (James, Jimmie)
Traditional pop, patriotic, anti-protest.
South Gate, California, USA.
A-side: free…
Notes
Unity Records, Inc. 305, 3292½ Tweedy Blvd., South Gate, Calif., red, white and blue label with clasped black and white hands; 305-A "If You Don't Like… #1026 Jimmie James America Single · If You Don't Like This Country / America · Unity # 305 · USA
Annotation: see “If You Don't Like This Country” above (same release).
#1027 Charlie Stewart G.I. Joe Single · G.I. Joe / Kangaroo Court · Janet # JDTR A30 · USA
Notes
G.I. Joe (Stewart, Charlie)Country, patriotic, anti-protest.
Charlestown, Indiana, USA.
Soldiers are backbone of the nation.
Keeping peace from their bunkers…
Notes
Janet Records, "Division of Derby Town Records", JDTR A30 (SRPC 021), Side 1, yellow label; "G. I. Joe" (D. Wagers–Charlie Stewart), CUZZ Pub. Co., BMI,… #1028 Harvey Cramer By George, There's a Way Single · By George, There's a Way / Stand Up for America · PJ # 1001 · USA
Notes
Stand Up for America (Cramer, Harvey)B-side: Patriotic - reference to war and soldier, Vietnam era.
Country - Florence, Alabama.
(A-side: George Wallace…
Notes
PJ Records, Record No. 1001, Florence, Ala. 35630; "By George, There's a Way" (J. Joiner – O. Peden) (PRP 4771), 2:59, and "Stand Up for America" (J.… #1029 Harvey Cramer Stand Up for America Single · By George, There's a Way / Stand Up for America · PJ # 1001 · USA
Annotation: see “By George, There's a Way” above (same release).
#1030 Velma Blackwood Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere Single · Our George Wallace / Star Spangled Banner · Etowah # ES 119 · USA
Notes
Star Spangled Banner (Blackwood, Velma)Country. Alabama.
A-side: Wallace tribute after being shot.
B-side: tribute to the flag and soldiers in war -…
Notes
Etowah ES 119 B, 2:00; produced by Velma Blackwood; recorded at Etowah Sound Studio, Attalla, Ala.; engineer Bob Jones; dobro Bob Jones, drums Jody Vance,… #1031 Bill Wheat Wake Up America Single · Wake Up America / What Makes Me Love You · Independent # 101 · USA
Notes
Wake Up America (Wheat, Bill)Probably 1969 - country, pro-Wallace, religion, segregation, anti-communist, Vietnam
Released in Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA.
Fight…
Notes
Independent No. 101 (SoN 57462), 3:15; (Bill Wheat); music by The Travelers; Big Howdy Music, BMI; 1406 Dan St., Bogalusa, La. [From the record label] #1032 Ernest Presnell Jr. Allegiance to Old Glory Single · Allegiance to Old Glory / Freedom's fee · Freedom # FR-4478 · USA
Notes
Allegiance to Old Glory (Presnell, Ernest Jr.)Freedom's Fee (Presnell, Ernest Jr.)
Anti-protest, patriotic, fanfare.
A-side: men fighting for freedom, but…
Notes
Freedom FR-4478, yellow label, 45 rpm, recorded at Mark Five; side one "Allegiance to Old Glory" (E. Presnell, Jr.), time 2:56 (PRP 17551); side two… #1033 Ernest Presnell Jr. Freedom's Fee Single · Allegiance to Old Glory / Freedom's fee · Freedom # FR-4478 · USA
Annotation: see “Allegiance to Old Glory” above (same release).
#1034 Lonnie McDonald The Minor's Plea Single · The Minor's Plea / Victory Song · Howdy # H-1114 · USA
Notes
Minor's Plea, The (McDonald, Lonnie)Victory Song (McDonald, Lonnie)
Jazz pop & country novelty. Vietnam mentioned on the picture sleeve.
Hollywood,…
Notes
Howdy Records H-1114, yellow label, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Calif.; "The Minor's Plea" (Lonnie McDonald), 2:05, Howdy Music (BMI) (12865);… #1035 Lonnie McDonald Victory Song Single · The Minor's Plea / Victory Song · Howdy # H-1114 · USA
Annotation: see “The Minor's Plea” above (same release).
#1036 Tommy Riddle Unclaimed Soldier Single · Poppa Poppa Da Da / Unclaimed Soldier · Spinn # S-1001 · USA
Annotation
Notes
Unclaimed Soldier (Riddle, Tommy)Country, patriotic. Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
Soldier KIA far away from home, to keep the US free.
Died for you and me. Vietnam-era patriotic.
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Spinn Records S-1001 (SoN 57582), mono, 45 RPM, blue label printed in silver; "Unclaimed Soldier" (Tommy Riddle), Moss Rose Pub. Inc., Nashville, Tenn.,… #1037 Jack Lindsay Who Will Carry the Flag? Single · Workin' Out of Town / Who Will Carry the Flag? · Onnysay # SW45-1002 · USA
Notes
Who Will Carry the Flag? (Lindsay, Jack)Fanfare, patriotic, anti-protest. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Some fight. Some protest / demonstrate
Disrespect to the…
Notes
Onnysay Records SW45-1002 (29948), Onnysay Records, Box 9154, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920; "Who Will Carry the Flag?" (B. B. Boyd, Jr. & J. Helton), time 2:17,… #1038 Leb Brinson He Traded a Valley of Blue Grass Single · Time After Time / He Traded a Valley of Blue Grass · Dal-Mor # CSS 695 · USA
Notes
He Traded a Valley of Blue Grass (Brinson, Leb)Country, patriotic. Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Traded valley of blue grass for a jungle battle.
For his…
Notes
Dal-Mor Records Inc. No. CSS 696, red-and-yellow pinwheel label, rim text "Dal-Mar Records, Inc."; "He Traded a Valley of Blue Grass" (Cecil Null), 2:07,… #1039 Tina Marie Raise Up Our Flag (For God and Country) Single · Raise Up Our Flag (For God and Country) / Old Family Recipe · Sims # 105 · USA
Notes
Raise Up Our Flag (For God and Country) (Marie, Tina)Country, patriotic, religion. Los Angeles, California.
Tribute to the flag. Generic, Vietnam-era
Notes
Sims Records SIMS-105, Side A, 45 R.P.M., marked "D.J. Copy"; "Raise Up Our Flag" (For God and Country) (Bill M. Franks), 3:13, Eight Track Music, BMI.… #1040 The Lowell Lundstrom Team A Soldiers Prayer Single · A Soldiers Prayer / Be Nice to the Little Guy · Heart Warming # HW 5065 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Prayer, A (Lowell Lundstrom Team, The)Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Pop, religion, patriotic.
Jungle battle, soldier started praying - life in god's…
Notes
Heart Warming Records HW 5065, Side 1, High Fidelity, matrix U3KM-4783, black-and-silver label; "Message for America – Sisseton, South Dakota"; "A… #1041 Tom O'Neil Our Flag Will Wave Forever Single · Signs of Leaving / Our Flag Will Wave Forever · Cheatham # C-124 · USA
Credited on the record as Tom O'Neal.
Notes
Our Flag Will Wave Forever (O'Neil, Tom)Country, soldier's perspective, draft, KIA.
Dallas, Texas, USA.
Stood at your grave - we were always together, from…
Notes
Cheatham Records C-124 (T4KM-2446, 721C-2445), white label printed in red, 2016 N. Prairie, Dallas 4, Texas; "Our Flag Will Wave Forever" (Juanita Mack),… #1042 Gene Rickett The Unknown Soldier (Known But to God) Single · The Defined Lord's Prayer / The Unknown Soldier (Known But to God) · Weelittle # 45-5004 · USA
Credited on the record as Gene Rickett with The Santmyer Family.
Notes
Unknown Soldier, The (Known But to God) (Rickett, Gene)Country, patriotic, religion. Annandale, Virginia, USA.
Visited Arlington cemetery, tomb of unknown…
Notes
Weelittle Records 45-5004 (PRP 25772), narrative; "The Unknown Soldier (Known But To God)" (Gene Rickett), 1:49, Weelittle Publishing Co., BMI; Gene… #1043 Ron Lawrence A Soldier's First Night Single · A Soldier's First Night / Sad Song · Steffes # 1289 · USA
Notes
Soldier's First Night (Lawrence, Ron)Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic
He has returned home from war all lonely.
Rows of crosses tell the story of…
Notes
Steffes 1289-A, "935 Cleveland (Missoula, Mont.)", "Manuscript Release"; "A Soldier's First Night" (Arnold & Ron Feauto), 2:48. [From the record sleeve… #1044 Carroll Emmorey Fight for Our Rights in Viet Nam Single · Fight for Our Rights in Viet Nam / Back Home on the Farm · Mike # 2039 · USA
Notes
Mike Records 2039 A, 45 RPM, red label headed "Rambling Ranch Hands"; "Fight for Our Rights in Viet Nam", written "by Carrol Emmorey" and performed by… #1045 Chad Chadwell I'm Home From Viet Nam Single · I'm Home From Viet Nam / The Shadow of Phantom 309 · Wilco # W-190 · USA
Credited on the record as Chad Chadwell with The Country Buddies.
Notes
I'm Home From Viet Nam (Chadwell, Chad)Country. Patriotic, anti-protest. Soldier's perspective, disabled veteran.
Bakersfield, California, USA -…
Notes
Wilco Records, 700 North Chester Ave., Bakersfield, Calif. 93308, W-190 (W-190-1), side 1, 45 RPM, red label; "I'm Home From Viet Nam" (Chad Chadwell),… #1046 Billy Wilson We're Fighting Men Single · We're Fighting Men / Thou Shalt Not · Master # M-1082 · USA
Credited on the record as Billy Wilson with the Country Boys.
Notes
We're Fighting Men (Wilson, Billy)Country, patriotic. Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA.
Soldier's perspective: we fight for god and country
Vietnam-era generic…
Notes
Master Records M-1082 (MR 10822), purple label, Box 725, Stone Mountain, Ga.; "We're Fighting Men" (Pauline McManus - Randy Oness), 3:04, Alison Music… #1047 Gene Wyatt Fightin' for the Free Land Single · Fightin' for the Free Land / Searching for a New Love Affair · Dollie # 502 · USA
Notes
Fightin' for the Free Land (Wyatt, Gene)Country, patriotic, anti-protest. Draft card burning. Nashville, Tennessee.
Baby doesn't know father has died in…
Notes
Dollie Records, Record No. 502 (TK4M-1929), light-blue label; "Fightin' for the Free Land" (Dee Marais), Cedarwood-Heads Up, BMI, 2:28; Heads Up… #1048 Kent Westberry God and Country, Apple Pie, Willex and You Single · God and Country, Apple Pie, Willex and You / Back in Seattle Again · Willex # 45-72-1 · USA
Notes
God and Country, Apple Pie, Willex and You (Westberry, Kent)Country, patriotic
I'd die for god and country.
Vietnam-era - early 70s?
Notes
Willex Records, Record No. 45-72-1, globe logo with red stars; "God and Country, Apple Pie, Willex and You" (Kent Westberry & Hal Harbour), 2:15, West… #1049 Hal Southern Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag Single · Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag / Patriotism Proclamation · Rev # REV-0-X01 · USA
Notes
Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag (Southern, Hal)Patriotism Proclamation (Dalton, Juanne L.)
Country, patriotic, anti-hippie, anti-protest
A-side:…
Notes
Rev REV-0-X01, red, white and blue label; A-side "Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag" (Hal Southern), Hal Southern, 4:55; B-side "Patriotism… #1050 Toon Smith The Plaque Single · The Plaque / Ode to a Coal Diggin' Man · Lemon # 555 · USA
Credited on the record as Toon Smith with Ponser-Ragsdale-Sandall.
Notes
Plaque, The (Smith, Toon)Fanfare, patriotic. Nashville, Illinois, USA
Looked at the war plaque in town: young men gave their lives
Many widows, children and…
Notes
Lemon Records, "Sour Label Sweet Sound", Nashville, Ill. 62263, Lemon No. 555, Side B; "The Plaque" (G. R. Genseal), Shazam Pub., BMI, 2:33, "Arranged by… #1051 John Whipp The Flagg Single · The Flagg / That Almighty Dollar · Arby # 45-105 · USA
Notes
Flagg, The (Whipp, John)Country, patriotic. St. Clairsville, Ohio, USA
Tribute to the flag - represents freedom
With our men in war - WW1, WW2, Korea,…
Notes
Arby Records 45-105-A (SO12144), red, white and blue label with a black cat figure; "The Flagg" (Bob Gallion), Bo-Gal Music, BMI; produced by Bob Gallion;… #1052 Carl Young Give Them Part of You Single · Give Them a Part of You / Another Man's Land · Eastern # ERS-506 · USA
Notes
Give Them a Part of You (Young, Carl)Country, patriotic, anti-protest, anti-hippie. Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Protesters taking drugs, long hair, shabby…
Notes
Eastern ERS-506 (RI3467A), Side One, stereo, 45 RPM, red label with faint gold print; "Give Them Part of You" (C. Young), Sawgrass Music, Nash., Tenn.,… #1053 J.S. Wescott Serviceman's Letter to the President Single · Serviceman's Letter to the President / Come Home America · Not On Label · USA
Notes
Serviceman's Letter to the President (Wescott, J.S.)Come Home America (Wescott, J.S.)
Folk, soldier's perspective. Anti-war, patriotic
A-side: losing lots…
Notes
Plain white private-pressing label with no label name or catalogue number; "Serviceman's Letter to the President", J. S. Wescott, Side A, 45 RPM. [From… #1054 J.S. Wescott Come Home America Single · Serviceman's Letter to the President / Come Home America · Not On Label · USA
Annotation: see “Serviceman's Letter to the President” above (same release).
#1055 Dewey Thornton Seeing Is Believing Single · Please Cut the Rice / Seeing Is Believing · Dewco # DR-1011 · USA
Notes
Seeing Is Believing (Thornton, Dewey)Country, patriotic. Midland, Texas, USA
60s era anti-protest, demonstrations, burning flags
Bums and unbelievers
Tidal…
Notes
Dewco Records DR-1011-B, 3205 W. Golf Course Rd., Midland, Texas, OX 4-3105, orange label; "Seeing Is Believing" (D. Thornton), Permian Pub. Co. (BMI),… #1056 The Singing Nunnery Sisters The Vietnam Prayer Single · The Vietnam Prayer / A Soldier's Prayer · Jaf-Tone # 6434 -5 · USA
Notes
Vietnam Prayer, The (Singing Nunnery Sisters, The)Soldier's Prayer, A (Singing Nunnery Sisters, The)
Religion, patriotic, traditional pop. Pro-soldier
Cayce,…
Notes
Jaf-Tone Records Presents, pale-green labels, "Cayce, S.C., Phone 803-796-0905", 45 RPM Hi-Fi; Side One (6434): "The Vietnam Prayer" (Charles Knipe),… #1057 The Singing Nunnery Sisters A Soldier's Prayer Single · The Vietnam Prayer / A Soldier's Prayer · Jaf-Tone # 6434 -5 · USA
Annotation: see “The Vietnam Prayer” above (same release).
#1058 Hazel Duncan Mr. President Single · Mr. President / Is This All You Want · Crossfire # CF-104 · USA
Credited on the record as Hazel Duncan with Roy and the So and So's.
Notes
Mr. President (Duncan, Hazel)Country, anti-protest, patriotic.
Lake Elsinore, California
Letter to the president about Vietnam
Is it true people are…
Notes
CrossFire CF 104-A, yellow and red label, CrossFire Records, Rte. 2, Box 75, Lake Elsinore, Calif. 92330; "Mr. President" (Hazel E. Duncan), Rolling… #1059 Terry Teene Wounded Buddy Single · Made in U.S.A. # 2 / Wounded Buddy · American # AC-2 · USA
Notes
Wounded Buddy (Teene, Terry)Country. Soldier's and home front perspective. M.I.A. Patriotic
Label: Glendale, California, USA
Family only son goes M.I.A. in…
#1060 The Easter Brothers Prayers for Viet Nam Single · Prayers for Viet Nam / God Isn't Dead · Commandment # C-45-200 · USA
Credited on the record as Easter Bros. and Green Valley Quartet.
Notes
Prayer for Viet Nam (The Easter Bros. & Green Valley Quartet)Bluegrass, religion, soldier's perspective, anti-protest
We need more prayer mothers. World…
Notes
Published by Bumble Bee Music (BMI); pressed by Royal Plastics Corporation (1180-C-45-200). [From Discogs]Commandment C-45-200-2 (1180-C-45-200-2-A);…
#1061 Jim Dockery Tragic Memories Single · Tragic Memories / Please, Please, Please · D And W # 348 · USA
Credited on the record as Jim Dockery and The Cascades.
Notes
Tragic Memories (Dockery, Jim)Country, soldier's perspective. Disabled vet, PTSD, patriotic
Ashville, North Carolina, USA
Dreams at night about time in…
Notes
B-side credited to Al White And The Cascades. [From Discogs]D and W Records 348, Side 1, Asheville, N.C. [From the record label]
#1062 Lee Roberts My Son Single · Let's Talk About Love / My Son · Wedge # SR-1028 · USA
Notes
My Son (Roberts, Lee)Country, patriotic, anti-protest, home front perspective, K.I.A.
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died for you and me, at the age of 21. At 19,…
Notes
Wedge Records SR-1028. [From Discogs]Wedge Records SR-1028-B, 2:05; (Robert L. Spiller); Big Wedge Music Pub., BMI. [From the record label]
#1063 The Musical Perdues Pray for the Boys in Vietnam EP · Pray for the Boys in Vietnam / Freedom · Century # 23407 · USA
Notes
Pray for the Boys in Vietnam (Musical Perdues, The)Bluegrass, patriotic, religion, anti-war.
Boys fighting overseas, dying for you and me.
Keeping country…
Notes
Century 23407, 45 RPM, side 1: Pray for the Boys in Vietnam (Perdue), Harvey Perdue, Jr., vocalist; Freedom (arr. Perdue), trio Carolyn, Mary and Harvey,… #1064 The Big Texan and his Cherokee Tophands The Viet Nam Story The Viet Nam Story / Marines to the Rescue · USA
Notes
Viet Nam Story, The (Big Texan, The)Marines to the Rescue (Big Texan, The)
Temple, Texas. Country, patriotic, pro-government, pro-soldier
A-side: After…
#1065 The Big Texan and his Cherokee Tophands Marines to the Rescue The Viet Nam Story / Marines to the Rescue · USA
Notes
Viet Nam Story, The (Big Texan, The)Marines to the Rescue (Big Texan, The)
Temple, Texas. Country, patriotic, pro-government, pro-soldier
A-side: After…
#1066 Gene Malone To Viet Nam and Back Single · If I Had My Life to Live Over / To Viet Nam and Back · Southland # 100 · USA
Notes
Country, home front perspective, patriotic. My boys life taken in Vietnam
America is with the soldiers, in free life of in a prison yard (P.O.W.?? Or…
Notes
Southland Records, 2381 South Bellevue, Memphis, Tenn.; 100 (0500), time 2:40; (Audie Malone); Press Music Co. Inc., BMI. [From the record label] #1067 Michael Quirk We've Managed to Forget You, Johnny Boy Single · Phoenix of California # M-15Q · USA
Notes
We've Managed to Forget You, johnny Boy (Quirk, Michael)Folk rock, mistreatment of vets, protest, patriotic
California, USA
You've done your job helping…
Notes
Michael Quirk also issued Lonely Men In Blue on Phoenix Of California L-14R (1971). [From Discogs]Phoenix of California M-15Q (WFW 203), 2:08; (E. M.…
#1068 Roy Roberts The Living and the Dying Single · The Living and the Dying / Melancholy Guitar · Patriotic # A-500 · USA
Notes
Living and the Dying, The (Roberts, Roy)Narration, fanfare, patriotic, anti-protest, pro-soldiers
Criticism of peace marchers, draft card burning
Protest to…
Notes
Label: Patriotic Productions Inc., side 1, A-500; ASCAP; 1:43. "The Living and the Dying", author unknown, narration by Roy Roberts, with "God Bless… #1069 Uncle Eli This Gun Single · This Gun / Battle of New Orleans · RCA Victor # 47-8795 · USA
Notes
This Gun (Uncle Eli)Country narration, anti-protest, patriotic, hawkish, pro-guns
We need our guns - Revolutionary War, Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea
Now in…
Notes
Promo, not for sale; side B label reads Plug Side. Produced by Bob Ferguson and Jerry Reed. [From Discogs]RCA Victor 47-8795 (TWKM-0658), plug side, not…
#1070 Charles Horne God and Vietnam Single · God and Vietnam / I've Become a Man in Vietnam · REM # 45-417 · USA
Notes
God and Vietnam (Horne, Charles)I've Become a Man in Vietnam (Horne, Charles)
Country, patriotic, religion, soldier's perspective, combat
Nashville,…
Notes
REM 45-417, 45 rpm; "God and Vietnam" 2:55, "I've Become a Man in Vietnam" 2:36. [From Rate Your Music] #1071 Charles Horne I've Become a Man in Vietnam Single · God and Vietnam / I've Become a Man in Vietnam · REM # 45-417 · USA
Notes
God and Vietnam (Horne, Charles)I've Become a Man in Vietnam (Horne, Charles)
Country, patriotic, religion, soldier's perspective, combat
Nashville,…
Notes
REM 45-417, 45 rpm; "God and Vietnam" 2:55, "I've Become a Man in Vietnam" 2:36. [From Rate Your Music] #1072 Terry I Have a Little Sailor Boy Single · I Have a Little Sailor Boy / Moon-Bound With You · C.M. Elser # 834G-2510 · USA
Notes
I Have a Little Sailor Boy (Terry)Country, home front perspective, patriotic, religion
Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Son fighting in a war, doing a job to keep us…
Notes
C.M. Elser Records 834G-2510 (X4KM-2510), BMI, 2:47; (Metz-Elser-Tobin*); Elser Records, 3112 N. Delmar Ct., Peoria, Ill. [From the record label] #1073 Jesse and Nancy Jo Barton and The Road Rangers Letter to a Soldier Single · Letter to a Soldier / Forgive and Forget · Clay [Cahokia] # 21664 · USA
Notes
Letter to a Soldier (Barton, Jesse and Nancy Jo)Country, patriotic, home front perspective, religion
So lonely since our son left.
Hope this letter finds…
Notes
Clay Recording Co. 21664, 2:33; (Jesse Barton); Country Stream Pub., BMI; P.O. Box 1683, Cahokia, Ill. [From the record label] #1074 Kelly Brothers, Newt & Abner Oh, Lord, Will You Please Protect Our Country EP · Embrace # 100 · USA
Credited on the record as The Kelly Brothers.
Notes
Oh, Lord, Will You Please Protect Our Country (Kelly Brothers)Star Light, Star Bright (Protect My Soldier Dad Tonight) (Kelly Brothers)
Bluegrass gospel,…
Notes
Four-track gospel EP, all written by The Kelly Brothers. [From Discogs]Embrace Records 100-A, two songs per side; (Kelly Brothers); BMI; Embrace Records,…
#1075 Kelly Brothers, Newt & Abner Star Light, Star Bright (Protect My Soldier Dad Tonight) EP · Oh, Lord, Will You Please Protect Our Country · Embrace # 100 · USA
Credited on the record as The Kelly Brothers.
Notes
Oh, Lord, Will You Please Protect Our Country (Kelly Brothers)Star Light, Star Bright (Protect My Soldier Dad Tonight) (Kelly Brothers)
Bluegrass gospel,…
Notes
Four-track gospel EP, all written by The Kelly Brothers. [From Discogs]Embrace Records 100-B, two songs per side; (Kelly Brothers); BMI; Embrace Records,…
#1076 Eddie Isaacs The War in Vietnam Single · The War in Vietnam / The Other Side of Misery · Edro # 112011 · USA
Notes
War in Vietnam, The (Isaacs, Eddie)Other Side of Misery, The (Isaacs, Eddie)
Jackson, Kentucky, USA.
Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, mistreatment…
Notes
Edro 112011; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); United States. [From Rate Your Music] Edro Records, 389 Broadway Street, Jackson, Kentucky. [From the Rate Your Music… #1077 An Unknown Soldier The Letter Single · The Letter / Winged Soldiers · Saber # E-503 · USA
Notes
Both sides, patriotic, anti-protest, San Antonio, Texas, USA.Reference to Korea, WW2, disabled vet
A-side: The Letter
Dear mum and dad, I know you were hurt…
Notes
Saber E-503-A, 3:06; (Orr-Berlin); Escadrille Music, BMI; Escadrille Enterprises, 711 Alamo Natl. Building, San Antonio, Tex. [From the record label] #1078 Escadrille Chorus Winged Soldiers Single · The Letter / Winged Soldiers · Saber # E-503 · USA
Notes
Both sides, patriotic, anti-protest, San Antonio, Texas, USA.Reference to Korea, WW2, disabled vet
A-side: The Letter
Dear mum and dad, I know you were hurt…
Notes
Saber E-503-B, 1:57; (Orr - Pratka); Escadrille Music, BMI; Escadrille Enterprises, 711 Alamo Natl. Building, San Antonio, Tex. [From the record label] #1079 Ray Rafferty The Price of Freedom Single · The Price of Freedom / Daddy Roll'Em · REB # 1007 · USA
Annotation
The Price of FreedomCountry, patriotic
Man is born in storm - fear and strife, the price of freedom
1776, country became free, many died
Today we fight another war, preserving freedom across the sea, some will die
Fighting dictators through history.
Copywrite 1966
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Published by Will Rossiter. [From Discogs]Copyright 1966. [From the record] 45rpm single, Duel 2001; side B "The Price Of Freedom" (McGinnis). [From…
#1080 Gordon Odell Here I Am in Vietnam Single · Here I Am in Vietnam / Honky Tonk Street · Hillbilly Heaven # 45-4701 · USA
Notes
Copywrite 1971Notes
Produced by Earl Dixon. [From Discogs]Copyright 1971. [From the record]
Hillbilly Heaven Records 45-4701, 3:02; (Gordon O. Swift); Earl Dixon Pub., BMI;…
#1081 Fred Newton Draped in the Red, White and Blue Single · Draped in the Red, White and Blue / I'll Cry Tomorrow · Top Cat # 967 · USA
Credited on the record as The Singing Jailer Fred Newton and The Kings.
Notes
Country, patriotic, K.I.A., home front perspective.Boy at train station watched as soldier's came home from Vietnam.
Waiting for daddy. But he returned in…
Notes
Title printed Draped In The Red, White & Blue. Published by Twenty Grand Music (BMI); pressed at MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville. [From Discogs]Top Cat…
#1082 Tim Cook The Bond of Company B Single · The Bond of Company B / A Song · Not On Label # DY 378 · USA
Notes
Contemporary folk - sound-effects of WW2Tribute to soldiers, released Vietnam-era
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DY 378; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); United States. [From Rate Your Music] #1083 Larry G. He's All Dressed Up in His Red, White and Blue Single · He's All Dressed Up in His Red, White and Blue / You Gotta Change Your Way of Livin · Tex-Tone # L-500 · USA
Credited on the record as Larry G. from Big D..
Notes
Country music. Texas. Both sides. Anti-war, but also anti-protest.- "He's All Dressed Up in His Red, White and Blue"
- Tex-Tone L-500-1; Garvan Pub. Co.;…
#1084 Larry G. You Gotta Change Your Way of Livin Single · He's All Dressed Up in His Red, White and Blue / You Gotta Change Your Way of Livin · Tex-Tone # L-500 · USA
Credited on the record as Larry G. from Big D..
Notes
Country music. Texas. Both sides. Anti-war, but also anti-protest.- "Gotta change your way of livin"
- Tex-Tone L-500-2; Garvan Pub. Co.; L. A. Garling,…
#1085 Blue Grass Jim Let Her Wave Single · Did You Ever, Ever, Ever / Let Her Wave · Fine-R-Tone # 9 · USA
Notes
Country / bluegrassAnti-protest, flag burning, demonstrations, patriotic.
Notes
Promo. Published by Scarlo. Matrix aea 6539/6540. [From Discogs]Fine-R-Tone Custom Record Service 9 (aea 6540), D J copy, marked "Patriotic"; Scarlo, BMI;…
#1086 Men of Lee Men of Lee EP · USA
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Vietnam-era generic patriotic titles.Notes
7-7576; Vinyl 7" (45 rpm); United States. [From Rate Your Music] #1087 Jim Creede God Bless America Again Single · God Bless America Again / My Last Affair · Mineral # M-501 · USA
Notes
60s patriotic narrative, traditional pop.America is in trouble again.
Notes
Produced and arranged by Marvin Montgomery. Lacquer cut by Dick McGrew. Published by Glendell Music Inc. and Return Music Corp. An acetate from… #1088 Eddie Robertson Marine Single · Man on the Moon / Marine · ABC Artists # Artists 8279 · USA
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"Marine", traditional pop, patriotic, home front perspective.Missing my marine, I'm devoted to you.
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ABC Artists Records 8279-B, Side 2, 3:56; (Isabelle B. Selio); arr. & prod. by Roger Wolff. [From the record label] #1089 Various Artists A Salute to the Armed Forces Medley Single · A Salute to the Armed Forces Medley / Stagger Lee · Statler # S. 827 · USA
Credited on the record as Unknown Artist.
Notes
Patriotic tribute to armed forces.Instrumental, fanfare, probably Vietnam-era
Notes
Educational record. Side A is instrumental; side B has a 2-bar intro followed by 64 bars. [From Discogs] Statler Music, 1795 Express Drive North, P.O. Box… #1090 Bobby Andrew Wake Up America Single · Wake Up America / In a Minute I'll Love You Again · Pawnee # 98-29 · USA
Notes
Country, anti-protest, patrioticChange your tune, the Russians are coming.
Those who don't care, sitting back on welfare.
How much is freedom worth? - do…
Notes
Pawnee 98-29, Side A, 2:05; (Bobby Andrew); Pawn Shop Publ. Co., BMI; produced by Andrew-Sullivan. [From the record label] #1091 Larry Taquin This Is How I Want to Go Single · This Is How I Want to Go / Season's of My Heart · Courtn' # 5013 · USA
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Country, patriotic, anti-protest, soldier's perspectiveDon't blame country, this is how I want to go, K.I.A.
It's for a good cause, right and wrong.
Folks…
Notes
Published by Hope-A-Hit (BMI). Matrix C-255/C-526. [From Discogs]Courtn' 5013 (C-255), 3:10; (Larry Taquin); Hope-A-Hit, BMI. [From the record label]
#1092 Bill Hanks Another Brave Man Another Brave Man / Your Key Don't Fit · Sparrow # SP-911 · USA
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Sparrow, Nashville, Tennessee. [From the Rate Your Music label page] #1093 Gene Marshall Three Cheers for the U.S.A. Single · Three Cheers for the U.S.A. / Me and the Moon · Preview # 1814 · USA
Notes
song poem, patrioticNotes
Preview Records, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, 1814-1; "Three Cheers for the U.S.A." (Marguerite Welty), 2:19, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; Gene Marshall. [From the… #1094 Bob Storm The Story of G.I. Joe Single · The Love of Your Mother / The Story of G.I. Joe · Madre # 201,078 · USA
Notes
Song poem, patriotic, traditional popProudly marching to victory.
Keeping American free.
In a strange land across the sea, shedding blood.
When trouble, G.I.…
Notes
Madre 201,078, 45 RPM; "The Story of G.I. Joe" (J. Edward Evans, Cash Evans), time 2:40, Calbel Music Co. (BMI); produced by Joe Saia at the AAA Recording… #1095 Rodd Keith March, March on to Freedom Single · I Can't Say Goodbye to San Diego / March, March on to Freedom · Preview # 1154 · USA
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March, March on to FreedomPatriotic, song poem
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Preview Records Inc. #1154-B; "March, March on to Freedom" (Veronica Taylor), 2:05, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; Rodd Keith. [From the record sleeve and… #1096 R. B. Sullivent I Wish I Could Say Hello - To the Boys in Vietnam Single · One More Roll of the Dice / I Wish I Could Say Hello - To the Boys in Vietnam · Ace # ACE-572 · USA
Notes
I Wish I Could Say Hello - To the Boys in VietnamPatriotic, anti-protest. Reference to WW1, WW2, Korea. Narrated from perspective of a disabled vet.
Notes
Ace ACE-572 (TSS 1670812.A/B in the deadwax), "Music by The Dixie Playboys"; the B-side is sung by R. B. Sullivent (Clau Dean-Lindsey sings the A-side).… #1097 Mel Rearick A Letter to the President Single · A Letter to the President / Cincinatti, Ohio · ARM # 1001 · USA
Credited on the record as Mel Rearick (Narrator), Homer Grosz and the Country Squires Band.
Notes
Bluegrass, soldier's perspective.Both anti-war / peace and patriotic.
Probably Nixon era, early 70s.
Letter to the president - know you're busy with riots,…
Notes
ARM #1001 A, green label, RD #3 – Box 392A, Leechburg, Pa. 15656, 45 RPM, matrix 22515-2; "A Letter to the President" (James Liprando), time 3:30; Mel… #1098 Norm Burns One Flag Forever Single · Loving Mother of Mine / One Flag Forever · Sterling # S-291 · USA
Credited on the record as Norman Burns.
Notes
Song poem, traditional popGeneric patriotic.
Freedom's lights, proudest in the world
For you, do or die
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Sterling Records S-291 (11410), unbreakable, 45 RPM, ASCAP, blue label; "One Flag Forever" by Mary Genco & Ted Lane, 2:10; vocal Norman Burns with Ted… #1099 T'n T & Friends American Patriotism Single · Cry of the Whippoorwill / American Patriotism · United Tates # 45-102 · USA
Notes
- Country, patriotic narrative- I was proud to serve, carry the flag
- But some in the country have lost pride.
- I believe in peace and freedom, sons are…
#1100 The Bell Boys Love the Navy Single · Baby Let's Twist Again / Love the Navy · Mirror # 2246 · USA
Credited on the record as The Bell Boys (Featuring Jeff Reynolds).
Notes
Traditional pop, fanfarePatriotic praise for the navy.
Maybe late 50s or early 60s?
Notes
Mirror Records 2246 (621622), 1:50, BMI; (Eddie Franklin). [From the record label] #1101 Ray Cooley Your Star's Your Stripes Her Name Is Sue / Your Star's Your Stripes · USA
Notes
Traditional popGeneric patriotic, praising flag
Stand for freedom
#1102 Judy Grant Jimmy Single · Don't Take Your Love From Me / Jimmy · Bonanza Record Co. # BO 691 / BO 692 · USA
Notes
JimmyTraditional pop, home and soldier's perspective. A little patriotic content.
My Jimmy has been called by Uncle Sam for our country
I'll miss and love…
Notes
Side numbers BO 691-A and BO 692-B. [From Discogs]Bonanza Record Co. BO 692-B, 2:55; (J. L. Jackson); Katy Music, BMI. [From the record label]
#1103 Bobby Rose American Soldier Single · American Soldier / A Long Ways From Home · Renown # 1011 · USA
Notes
Country, soldier's perspective, patriotic.Ordered out tomorrow, to help another country.
May never see USA again, friends, girlfriend
I'll do my part, we…
Notes
Renown 1011. [From Discogs]Renown Records 1011, 2:12; (Bobby Rose); Renown Records & Publications, BMI; arranged and produced by Howard Rambeau. [From the…
#1104 Billy Mack A.P.O. Viet Nam Single · A.P.O Viet Nam / A No Good Son of a Gun · Ambush # 16691 · USA
Notes
Ambush Records, Side 1 (PRP 16691), Clay Music, BMI; "A.P.O. Viet Nam" (D. McMillian), time 2:00; recorded at Arthur Smith Studios, Charlotte, N.C. [From… #1105 Jim McGinnis The Price of Freedom Single · Fast Gun / The Price of Freedom · Duel # 2001 · USA
Notes
Country, patriotic, anti-protestLife and death goes on
High price, but war must go on.
What happened to America, people burning old glory
That must be…
Notes
45rpm single, Duel 2001; side B "The Price Of Freedom" (McGinnis). [From 45cat] #1106 Sgt. Jim Euel Purple Heart Single · Purple Heart / Choy Hoy · Jet # 69-119 · USA
Notes
Country, patriotic, medals. Produced in studio in Charlotte, North Carolina
Notes
Jet Records 69-119A; "Purple Heart" (J. Tolbert) 3:40 / "Choy Hoy" (J. Tolbert) 2:00; Sgt. Jim Euel sings; published by Clay Music (BMI); produced by… #1107 Sgt. Jim Euel Choy Hoy Single · Purple Heart / Choy Hoy · Jet # 69-119 · USA
Notes
Country, patriotic, medals. Produced in studio in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Jet Records 69-119B; "Purple Heart" (J. Tolbert) 3:40 / "Choy Hoy" (J. Tolbert) 2:00; Sgt. Jim Euel sings; published by Clay Music (BMI); produced by… #1108 Cannonball Eli God and My Son Single · God and My Son / Wabash Cannonball · Mountain Gateway # MGS 1236 · USA
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"God and My Son" . Patriotic, religion, parents perspective #1109 The Kiddies With You Single · Christmas Joy / With You · Shanek # L-277 · USA
Notes
Christmas theme, released in Hollywood, California.B-side, "With You" has "Letter From Viet Nam" hand-written on it. Need to verify lyrics.
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Shanek L-277, released in Hollywood, California. The B-side "With You" has "Letter From Viet Nam" handwritten on the label (copy seen); lyrics not yet… #1110 Pfc. Dale S. McWright My Brother Single · My Brother / The Marine Hymn · Film # FR-04568 · USA
Annotation
Written on the sleeve: "Dale McWright Wrote and recorded his only composition "My Brother" In memory of his Brother Ed, Who died in Vietnam from battle wounds Nov, 15, 1966. After Dale Heard his recorded version He shyly grinned and said "Do you think the Disc Jockeys will play it?" Dale Also Lost his life During the Battle for Hue, Feb,…Notes
Film Records Inc. FR-04568, 45 RPM; A "My Brother" (Dale S. McWright) 2:45, Woodbury Music Co. (BMI); B "The Marine Hymn" (traditional, arranged by Del… #1111 Rev. C. M. King Requiem to Lt. Calley Single · I Am So Glad I Am Here / Requiem to Lt. Calley · Mark I # 45-111 · USA
Notes
Gospel, My Lai / Pro-Calley. PatrioticDry Branch, Georgia, USA
Notes
B-side; the flip "I Am So Glad I Am Here" (3:29) is credited to Rev. C. M. King, the Requiem carries no writer credit. Jupace Music (BMI), pressed by… #1112 Adolf F. Oehler Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring / I'm Happy Again · Finch # 6114-17 · USA
Notes
Vietnam-era patriotic. Traditional popNotes
Finch Records, 2430 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. [From the Rate Your Music label page] #1113 Sam Carcioppolo A Boy We Knew Single · A Boy We Knew / If You Could Only See · Purple Plum # PP-101 · USA
Credited on the record as San Carcioppolo.
Notes
Country, patrioticNotes
The same coupling was issued by Sammy Carr on Ford 170, promo, published by Merry-Go-Round Melody Co. and Purple Plum Prod., lacquer cut at Bell Sound… #1114 Norm Burns Our Country United Single · The Lonely Evergreen / Our Country United · Sterling # S-523 · USA
Credited on the record as Norm Burns & The Five Stars.
Notes
- song poem, traditional pop- generic patriotic (Vietnam-era)
- Justice is our goal
- Sterling Records S-523 (27274), 45 R.P.M., blue label; "Our Country…
#1115 Damita We Won't Say Goodbye Single · We Won't Say Goodbye / Operator · Bang Bang # FM 4103 · USA
Notes
"We Won't Say Goodbye- song poem, traditional pop,
- home front perspective, patriotic
- Since you sailed away, I promised I would not cry
- In Vietnam, our…
#1116 Jack Tucker and the Oklahoma Playboys Sam From Vietnam Album · One Corner of Your Heart · Young Country # YC-103 · USA
Credited on the record as Jack Tucker And The Oklahoma Playboys.
Notes
Country, patrioticJoined the army, killed in action, he will be remembered
Notes
Twelve-track LP, also numbered YCX-103. Same From Vietnam is A5 (2:19). Producers L. J. Eiffert and Zelma Borunda; engineer Jim Mooney; sleeve notes Larry… #1117 Wayne Barrett Tennessee Green Single · Tennessee Green / How Many Hearts? · Genie [Murfreesboro] # GE501 · USA
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- Country, patriotic, soldier's perspective- Fighting over here for Uncle Sam - combat zone
- Missing home and the one I love
- Bury me in the flag
- PS said…
#1118 Dan Henderson Dear Son Single · Puppets / Dear Son · Dynamic # DY-119 · USA
Notes
Dear Son (Henderson, Dan)Soldier's perspective - leans towards anti-war, but also contained patriotic sentiment
Christmas Vietnam.
From San Antonia, Texas
Notes
Dynamic Records DY-119-2, Epp's Music, BMI; "Dear Son" (Henderson, Vasquez); producer Abe Epstein Studios; "Made in USA by Epstein Enterprises, San… #1119 The Now Sound P.O.W.'s Letter (From N. Vietnam) Single · P.O.W.'s Letter (From N. Vietnam) / I Thought That Heaven (Was in the Skies) · Mickey # MR-45-0020 · USA
Notes
- Garage rock / folk- Letter from a P.O.W., soldier's perspective
- Patriotic - fighting to stop communism
- Mickey Records MR-45-0020-A (9892), orange…
#1120 Barbara Foster White Crosses Single · White Crosses / Gung Ho · Preview # 2911 · USA
Notes
- song poem, Hollywood, California, USA- patriotic both sides, traditional pop
- A-side: liberty has a cost
- sons bold and brave gave their lives for the…
#1121 Hank Dauphin and The Southern Playboy's The Medic Single · The Medic / Secret Rendevous · HD # P-021 · Japan
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- Country, patriotic, medic's perspective- Soldier on leave in Saigon, reference to visiting Vietnamese girls
- Also reference to soldier's killed in action
…
#1122 Dick Kent Vietnam Single · Now, Now / Vietnam · M.S.R. # 446 · USA
Notes
- Song poem, traditional pop, patriotic- Boys keep marching on, many battles
- Giving life for victory
- Children will read about it in history
- Song poem…
#1123 Vicki Your Daddy Was a Soldier Single · Booze Is the Answer / Your Daddy Was a Soldier · Parktowne # PT-61 · USA
Notes
- Traditional pop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA- Cover of Ruth Wallis, 1940s (WW2), revived
- Mum was a WAC, heroes
- It's worth fighting for - patriotic
-…
#1124 Irwin Levine & The American Children Let's All Sing a Song About America Single · Red White & Blue # RWB-1776 · USA
Notes
- Probably released for the Bicentennial, but no date on record- "Levine said that during the 60s, he and Russell wrote a song about patriotism, "Let's…
#1125 Gloria Weston Missing in Action (In Viet Nam) EP · Hot Game of Dice · Tornado # T-107 · USA
Notes
- "Missing in Action (In Viet Nam)"- Performer: Gloria Weston
- Label: Tornado Records
- Songwriter: David L. Perkins
- Traditional pop
- P.O.W., M.I.A. issue
-…
#1126 Unknown Artist The Fighting G.I. Single · Have You Prayed About It / The Fighting G.I. / Today All the Gods Will Smile · Halmark # 751108 · USA
Credited on the record as Uncredited.
Notes
- "The Fighting G.I."- Artist: Unknown
- Label: Halmark # 751108
- Songwriter: Lawrence E. Harrison (Vets VA Hospital, VA 23667)
- Traditional pop, patriotic
-…
#1127 Jimmie James Our Colors Single · Our Colors / It Would Be Fun · Film City # FC-4129 · USA
Notes
- "Our Colors"- Label: Film City Records # FC-4129
- Songwriter: Julie Hardy
- Traditional pop
- Patriotic - we are proud of the flag
- Faith in liberty,…
#1128 Gene Marshall This is Your Country - This is My Country Single · The Hanging Tree / This is Your Country - This is My Country · Preview # 2302 · USA
Notes
- "This is Your Country - This is My Country"- Label: Preview Records # 2302
- Songwriter: Gertrude W. Bell
- Traditional pop
- Very generic Vietnam-era…
#1129 The Real Pros Our Flag Single · I Went A-Runnin' / Our Flag · Cinema # 7107 · USA
Notes
"Our Flag"- Label: Cinema Records # 7107
- Songwriter: Anne E. Drummond
- Traditional pop
- Very generic, general, does not mention war, soldiers, or Vietnam
-…
#1130 Gary Roberts Our Flag Single · Our Flag / It's So Nice to Be in Love · Sterling # S-739 · USA
Notes
- "Our Flag"- Label: Sterling Records # 36769
- Songwriter: Ronan J. Belter, Lew Tobin
- Generic patriotic
- Praise for the flag
- Keep it free, we will fight…
#1131 Rodd Keith The A.D.C. Single · The A.D.C. / The Six Ninety First · Film City # FC 1071 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers with the Film City Orchestra.
Notes
- Traditional pop, patriotic, both sides- Label: Film City Records # FC 1071
- Artist: Rod Rogers aka Rodd Keith
- Songwriter: Clarence M. Boness (both…
#1132 Rodd Keith The Six Ninety First Single · The A.D.C. / The Six Ninety First · Film City # FC 1071 · USA
Credited on the record as Rod Rogers with the Film City Orchestra.
Annotation: see “The A.D.C.” above (same release).
#1133 Randy Rudolph We Are the Guys That Win Wars Single · We Are the Guys That Win Wars / Stop Your Wishing · Preview # 1565 · USA
Notes
- "We Are the Guys Who Win Wars"- Label: Preview Records # 1565
- Songwriter: Capt. Steven A. Antonelli (military)
- Traditional pop, military perspective,…
#1134 Bob Storm The Eagle Single · The Eagle / The Man From Glory · Halmark # 1690 · USA
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- "The Eagle"- Label: Halmark # 1690
- Artist: unknown performer
- Songwriter: Glenn Dalman – Ted Rosen
- Musical Director: Bob Storm, Jerry Dee
- Traditional…
#1135 Mike Thomas A Lonely Girls Prayer Single · Corinthians / A Lonely Girls Prayer · Tin Pan Alley # TPA 77-698 · USA
Notes
- "A Lonely Girls Prayer"- Label: Tin Pan Alley # TPA 77-698
- Songwriter: Vivian Anderson
- Tin Pan Alley, Inc., Sarasota, Florida 33578
- Traditional pop,…
#1136 Buck Gallagher Replacement in Viet Nam Single · Replacement in Viet Nam / Man of Great Sorrow · Duel # 1007-05 · USA
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New recruit in VN, combat description. New boy, K.I.A. in first battle but fought heroically. How old? He may have been 18, but no time to get to know… #1137 Rodd Keith Keep America Free Single · Preview # 1229-B · USA
Credited on the record as Rodd Keith Singers.
Notes
Preview 1229-B, lyrics by Phillip J. Tisa. Preview Records Inc., light-blue label, 1229-B; "Keep America Free" (Phillip J. Tisa), 2:00, Arthur Music,… #1138 Bob Hulse and Guy Lahr Alone in Vietnam (You'll Never Walk Alone) Single · I Am an American / Alone in Vietnam · Throne # 102167 · USA
Credited on the record as Bob Hulse-Guy Lahr & The Mt. Olive 100 Voice Choir.
Notes
Throne 102167, Independence, Missouri, white label with blue crown; side 1 "I Am an American" (Give Me Your Tired) (Irving Berlin-Lazarus), Guy Lahr & The… #1139 Dean Duncan Ambush 15 Gone Single · Ambush 15 Gone / Skinny Man · Dean Duncan # DD 100 · USA
Notes
Ambush 15 Gone (Duncan, Dean) Country pop - combat song.
15 started out into the jungle to hunt the Viet Cong.
Ambushed, all 15 died. Telegrams sent home…
Notes
Dean Duncan Records DD 100-B, side 2 (ZTSB 111092), red label; "'Ambush 15 Gone'" (Dean Duncan). [From the record sleeve and labels] #1140 Forrest Tucker America, Stand Up Single · Rome # RF72080 · USA
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America, Stand Up (Tucker, Forrest) Fanfare, pop. Post-war. 1979 or early 1980s
Iranian hostage crisis. Carter? Reagan? Released Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mr.…
Notes
Rome RF72080 (800750), side one, light-blue label with armoured-knight emblem, 1414 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43205; "America, Stand Up" (writers:… #1141 The Wilsons America, War, Crises and Peace Single · The Combat Pilots Test / America, War, Crises and Peace · Tin Pan Alley # TPA 11-383 · USA
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- Song-poem. Traditional pop. New York. Both sides.- Label: Tin Pan Alley # TPA 11-383
- "America, War, Crises and Peace"
- Artist: The Wilsons
- Songwriter:…
#1142 Eddie Bond Back to Viet Nam Single · Back to Viet Nam / I Just Found Out · Millionaire # MC-108 · USA
Credited on the record as Eddie Bond and the Stompers.
Annotation
Eddie Bond and the Stompers’ song "Back to Viet Nam" (Millionaire Record Co. # MC-108) took the perspective of a soldier addressing his wife. The soldier had previous served his country in Korea, thinking that "our fighting days were done" . However, the government called him to serve again, in Vietnam, and he will do his patriotic duty: "… Notes
Millionaire Record Co., Memphis, Tennessee, MC-108 (SK4M-0935), yellow label with the slogan "That Million Dollar Memphis Sound"; "Back to Viet Nam" (Jim… #1143 Johnny Price Ballad of Our P.O.W.'s Single · Ballad of Our P.O.W.'s / Santa, Bring Daddy for Christmas · Priceless # PR-708 · USA
Annotation
The song "Ballad of Our P.O.W.'s" (Priceless # PR-708) by Johnny Price, a country singer based in Nashville, Tennessee, who sounded very similar to Johnny Cash, as suggested in the artist name. A familiar commercial technique, as seen with the country artist Johnny Paycheck. Johnny Price released the song "The Lieutenant's Last Salute" (R…Notes
Priceless PR-708, white-and-red label, P.O. Box 1391, Nashville, Tenn.; "Ballad of Our P.O.W.'s" (J. Price), SON 100131, time 3:07, and "Santa, Bring… #1144 Lyle McPheeters Battle Field Preacher Single · Bannister # BA. 107 · USA
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Battle Field Preacher (McPheeters, Lyle) Country, soldier's perspective, religion
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Came into out outfit - in the raging battle he…
Notes
Bannister Records, record no. BA. #107-A, white label, 45 RPM, 5907 E. Admaril Pl., Tulsa, Okla. 74115; "Battle Field Preacher" (Lyle McPheeters), Okie… #1145 Big Tom The Mai Lai Incident Single · The Mai Lai Incident / The Fort Stewart Soldier · Deep South # 1009 · USA
Credited on the record as Big Tom (Thomas Bowen).
Notes
- Mai Lai Incident, The (Big Tom)- Fort Stewart Soldier (Big Tom)
- Country. My Lai. Pro-Calley.
- A-side: soldier's followed orders. Mission accomplished.
-…
#1146 Jessie and Eddie Before the War Single · Please Mr. President / Before the War · Colleen # 3310 · USA
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Colleen Records 3310-B, orange label, 45 rpm, Hi-Fi, "Made in U.S.A. @ Registr. Pend."; "Before the War" (Jessie Staggs - Gene Wells), Father & Sons Publ.… #1147 Walt Wilder Chicago's 7 Single · Chicago's 7 / Chicago's Old Town · Phils # 1025 · USA
Annotation
Born Earl Walter Rodden on 6 January 1936 in Taloga, Oklahoma, USA he died 13 September 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was a member of the Nashville Songwriter’s Association and Country Music Association (CMA).1 His record "Chicago's 7" (Phils Records # 1025) referred to the arrest of high profile activists outside the 1968…Notes
Phils Records, record no. 1025-1, 705 N.W. 4th St., Okla. City, Okla.; Big Swing, BMI ©; "Chicago's '7'" (Tom Greco, Walt Wilder), 2:25. [From the record… #1148 Royce Lamm Colt 45 Single · Luke the Drifter / Colt 45 · T.N.B. # 100 · USA
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Colt 45 (Lamm, Royce) Country. Patriotic.Tribute to the colt 44 (but song called colt 45!).
It will take care of you. Reference to WW1, WW2, Korea.
Now…
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T.N.B. Productions TNB 100, B side, cream label with brown script; "Colt 45" (Bill Todd – Norman Nielson), 2:45, Javic Music, BMI; produced by Jimmy Capps… #1149 Howard Chandler For All the Soldiers Single · For All the Soldiers / Little Boy From Missouri · Marble Hill # 318 · USA
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For All the Soldiers (Chandler, Howard) Country. Early 1970s?
Letter to Congressman to back the boys in Vietnam.
Stand by the president (Nixon?), and…
Notes
Marble Hill 318 (PRP-28591), white label with red and brown hill logo, Marble Hill, 3291 Park, Memphis, Tenn.; "For All the Soldiers" (W. J. Moore), 3:05,… #1150 Margie Murray Dear Son in Viet Nam EP · The Heart You Broke / Dear Son in Viet Nam · Air # EP 150 2-1 · USA
Notes
- "Dear Son in Viet Nam" (Murray, Margie)- Label: Air Records # EP 150 2-1
- Artist: Margie Murray
- Songwriter: Frankie Wilcher
- Song poem, traditional…
#1151 Monty Tapp Freedom Means Veterans Single · Freedom Means Veterans / Our Old Lovesong · Tapp # U-18931 · USA
Notes
Freedom Means Veterans (Tapp, Monty) Recorded Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Record label & artist: Churubusco, Indiana, USA
Country narration, patriotic,…
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Tapp U-18931 M, Side 1, maroon label with silver stars-and-stripes Tapp logo; "Freedom Means Veterans" (M. Tapp, BMI), 2:58; Tapp Audio… #1152 Floyd Sears Gallant Young Soldier Single · Gallant Young Soldier / Lonesome Little Bird · Silver Star [Nashville] # 1018 · USA
Notes
- "Gallant Young Soldier" - Label: Silver Star # 1018
- Songwriter: Joe Norris
- Country, song-poem label
- Soldier of the Green Beret lies in a coffin…
#1153 The Children of Plenty (God Save the Soul Of) A Boy Bound for Glory and fix Release Title typo 'Byo' to 'Boy' Single · God Save the Soul of a Byo Bound for Glory / Try to Catch the Sun · Metromedia # MM-190 · USA
Notes
(God Save the Soul of) A Boy Bound for Glory (Children of Plenty, The) Folk rock, soldier's perspective. Religion
Very far from home, protect him
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Metromedia Records MM-190 (ZTSP 220773), white label marked "Radio Station Copy – Not for Resale" and "Plug Side"; "(God Save the Soul Of) A Boy Bound for… #1154 The New Hope Quartet God Send My Daddy Home From Vietnam Album · Keep-a-Moving · Perfection Sound # Plp 5103 · USA
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God send My Daddy Home From Vietnam Country gospel, religious. Featured 7 year old Renee Jenkins.
About father killed in action in Vietnam - received a…
Notes
Perfection Gospel Sound Studios Plp-5103, "Compatible Stereo", Side 1 matrix HY-1123, 109 N. Atlanta St., Smyrna, Ga.; back cover "Record #5103". "God… #1155 Smiley Smith I Wish I Had a Draftcard Single · I Wish I Had a Draftcard / The Miner's Reward · Beverly # 112 · USA
Annotation
The song "I Wish I Had a Draftcard" (Beverly # 112) took a strong patriotic line on the draft issue, criticising draft card burners and draft dodgers. A spoken-word track, the narrator marched along, with a nine year old, at a patriotic demonstration on Veteran's Day, carrying a sign in support of the draft, which represented "a calling… Notes
Beverly Record No. 112 (SO 3075), red label with silver print; "I Wish I Had a Draftcard" (J. Kelvie/J. Long), Sandalwood Music – BMI and Curt Gibson… #1156 Bill Pickett I'm Fighting for My Country Single · Our Prayers for Our Boys in Vietnam / I'm Fighting for My Country · Zippy # 102 · USA
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Zippy Record Company, P.O. Box 12347, Fort Worth, Texas, 102, 45 RPM, yellow label, "a Lee Production"; "Our Prayers for Our Boys in Vietnam" (Jan… #1157 Wes Felice and His Country Boys Just Back From Vietnam Single · Just Back From Vietnam / Guitar Boogie · Raynard # 843K-1072 · USA
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Just Back From Vietnam (Wes Felice). Country. Vietnam veteran returns to US, trying to make it home to family by hitchhiking. But gets accused and…
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Raynard 843K-1072 (U4KM-9599), maroon and silver label, Dave Kennedy Recording Studios, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; "Just Back From Vietnam" (W. Felice - R.… #1158 Jan Snyder The Last Letter From Heartbreak Viet Nam Single · Goodbye My Darling / The Last Letter From Heartbreak Viet Nam · Air # S-2515 · USA
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- "Last Letter From Heartbreak Viet Nam"- Performed: Jan Snyder
- Label: Air Records # S-2515
- Songwriter: James H. Burns
- Song poem, traditional pop.…
#1159 Leroy Black Leroy Speaks to the Local Board Single · Leroy Black Meets Mr. Par / Leroy Speaks to the Local Board · X-Tra · USA
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Leroy Speaks to the Local Board (Black, Leroy) Comedy, spoken-word. African-American. Draft.
Leroy called the draft board having received a letter from…
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Orange X-Tra Records label, 45 rpm, Side 2; "Leroy Speaks to the Local Board" (J. Norris), Leber Pub. BMI, time 2:37. No catalogue number is printed on… #1160 Buddy McDavid & Band Let's Stand Up America Single · Mister President / Let's Stand Up America · Krawall # 188 · Germany
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Mister President (McDavid, Buddy) Let's Stand Up America
P.O.W.
Country pop, 1980s. Released in Germany.
Notes
Turquoise Krawall ("record's Krawall") label, Best.-Nr. A 0188, LC 8907, GEMA, 45 rpm. A-Seite: "Mister President", 2:43; B-Seite: "Let's Stand Up… #1161 Garland Jones Set Him Free Single · Set Him Free / Life Her Way · Carrier # C-101 · USA
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Set Him Free (Jones, Garland) Fanfare pop. My Lai, pro-Calley.
Battle confusion - enemy attacked, needed to protect his soldiers.
Crime was a mistake.…
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Carrier Records C-101 (F-1100), yellow label marked "Promotion Copy" and "Not for Sale"; "Set Him Free" (Robert E. Dix), 3:56, Sildix Music Co. (ASCAP) &… #1162 Myrtis Hardeman Mercy on Saigon Single · Speak to Vietnam / Mercy on Saigon · NRC # 45-007 · USA
Credited on the record as Myrtis Hardeman, The Blind Gospel Singer.
Annotation
Described on the single as "The Blind Gospel Singer", released in Georgia, Atlanta, USA - otherwise nothing else is know about this artist - in fact, even the description is not entirely accurate, as it's Blues more than Gospel. Both sides of course are related to the Vietnam War, containing anti-war and religious sentiment. There is no… Notes
NRC 740 / 45-007, blue label headed "Myrtis Hardeman, 169 Elm St. Apt. 47, Atlanta, Georgia"; side 1 "Speak to Vietnam", side 2 "Mercy on Saigon", both… #1163 Buddy McDavid & Band Mister President Single · Mister President / Let's Stand Up America · Krawall # 188 · Germany
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Mister President (McDavid, Buddy) Let's Stand Up America
P.O.W.
Country pop, 1980s. Released in Germany.
Notes
Turquoise Krawall ("record's Krawall") label, Best.-Nr. A 0188, LC 8907, GEMA, 45 rpm. A-Seite: "Mister President", 2:43; B-Seite: "Let's Stand Up… #1164 Jerry Soyka My Lord Is No Hippie Single · My Lord Is No Hippie / Ledgon Piece of Mind · Ranger # R 431 · USA
#1165 Fred Travalena Never Asked (P.O.W. - M.I.A. Theme) Single · Travlo # FTSS-3938 · USA
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Never Asked (P.O.W. - M.I.A. Theme) (Travalena, Fred)Notes
Travlo FTSS-3938, Side 1 stereo (A) and Side 2 mono (B), both "Never Asked" (P.O.W. – M.I.A. Theme); written, produced and arranged by Fred Travalena and… #1166 Monteleone, Genovese, Drago No Vietnam Single · MGD Prod. · USA
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Unknown, obscure Pop Rap collaboration, credited to Monteleone, Genovese, Drago - from Hammond, Louisiana. Although no date on the record, the song "No Vietnam" was about the Saddam Hussein invasion of Kuwait in 1991, one of dozens of 90s songs inspired by the First Gulf War (1990-91), also referred to as Operation Desert Shield and Opera…Notes
MGD Prod., P.O. Box 2453, Hammond, LA 70404, 504-345-8845; "No Vietnam" credited to Monteleone, Genovese and Drago on a red, white and blue banded label;… #1167 Tommy Smith Old Glory Single · Awesome # ASM 120 · USA
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Old Glory (Smith, Tommy) Country, patriotic. Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Regarding Texas V Johnson (1989) court decision on flag burning
I saluted the flag…
Notes
Awesome Records ASM 120, A side (U-25229), 1015 16th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212; "Old Glory" (Bruce Burch – Nelson Larkin – Elroy Kahanek), 3:08, Ensign… #1168 E.L. Atkins Old Glory Speaks Single · Old Glory Speaks / To the End and Back Again · Americountry # ACR-111 · USA
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Old Glory Speaks (Atkins, E.L.) Country, patriotic. Arlington, Texas, USA
Tribute to the flag
It waves over the graves in Arlington cemetery in…
Notes
Americountry ACR-111, stars-and-stripes label; "Old Glory Speaks" (L. Atkins), 3:22, Ashdra Publ. Co., P.O. Box 157, Arlington, Tx. 76010 (BMI); "An… #1169 C. Dean Draper The Only Hippie in Muskogee Single · The Only Hippie in Muskogee / Bring on the Wine · Curtain Call # 35691 · USA
Notes
Only Hippie in Muskogee, The (Draper, C. Dean) Country novelty - answer / response record to Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee"
Counter-culture,…
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Curtain Call Records, Inc. 35691, 778 S. Pearl, Denver, Colo., red label; "The Only Hippie in Muskogee" (Merle Haggard-C. Dean Draper), 2:46, Blue Book… #1170 Harold Putnam The Outcome of Vietnam Single · The Outcome of Vietnam / No Sympathy · Strato-Sound # SS-104 · USA
Credited on the record as Harold Putnam and The Country Playboys.
Annotation
The country song "The Outcome of Vietnam" (Strato-Sound Productions # SS-104) by Harold Putnam - the record had no date on, but based on the lyrics, it probably appeared around 1973-1975: "the war has ended in Vietnam" . Released in Bear Creek Park, Columbia, Tennessee. The song looked at the return of the P.O.W.s under Operation…Notes
Strato-Sound Productions SS-104 A, Side A, black and silver label, Bear Creek Pk., Columbia, Tenn.; "The Outcome of Vietnam", time 3:05, BMI; credited to… #1171 Juanne L. Dalton Patriotism Proclamation Single · Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag / Patriotism Proclamation · Rev # REV-0-X01 · USA
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Rev REV-0-X01, red, white and blue label; A-side "Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag" (Hal Southern), Hal Southern, 4:55; B-side "Patriotism… #1172 Buddy Patrick Pride and Honor America Single · Rome # RF71780 · USA
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Pride and Honor America (Patrick, Buddy) Fanfare, patriotic, post-war (late 70s? early 80s?
Potentially Iranian hostage crisis reference.
Released…
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Rome RF71780 (C), turquoise label with a Roman-soldier logo, 1414 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43205; Side One "Pride and Honor America" by Buddy Patrick,… #1173 Gene Strasser Prisoners of War Single · 24th Power / Prisoners of War · Delta [Nashville] # 1076 · USA
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Delta Records B1076, 45 RPM, white label, 807 17th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. 37203; "Prisoners of War" (Strasser-Winters), 2:00, Georgene & Wideopen Pub.,… #1174 Dick "Deacon" Martin Rice Paddy Daddy Single · Rice Paddy Daddy / Don't Walk No Line · Film City # FC-3083 · USA
Notes
- "Rice Paddy Daddy" - Label: Film City Records # FC-3083
- Songwriter: Dick "Deacon" Martin (same as artist)
- Song-poem, garage rock, novelty (musical…
#1175 Dick Martin Rice Paddy Daddy Single · Rice Paddy Daddy / Country Boy · Redwood [Burbank] # R-161 · USA
Notes
- "Rice Paddy Daddy" - Label: Redwood Records # R-161
- Songwriter: D. Martin (same as artist)
- Completed different recording, but the same tune and lyrics.…
#1176 The St. Nicholas Singers Say a Prayer for G.I. Joe Single · Say a Prayer for G. I. Joe / A Child Leads the Way · Danger # 3 · USA
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Say a Prayer for G.I. Joe (St. Nicholas Singers, The) Church music, Christmas.
Pray for the soldier - reference to Normandy (WW2), Da Nang (Vietnam), and…
Notes
Danger 003 (6-7218A), Danger Music, Box 31, Mpls., Minn.; "Say a Prayer for G.I. Joe" (Jim Adams), 2:28; publishers Catnip, BMI, Aqua City, BMI and… #1177 Duke and Doris Silent Majority Single · Silent Majority / Annie Come Home · E-Volve # E-815 · USA
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E-Volve Records E-815 (815-1880-A), E-Volve Record Co., 1293 Russwood Rd., Memphis, Tenn. 38122, green and yellow label with a highway interchange and… #1178 Johnny Price The Lieutenant's Last Salute Single · The Lieutenant's Last Salute / Marijuana, The Devil Flower · Rexell # 45-106 · USA
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The Lieutenant's Last Salute (Johnny Price)Notes
Rexell Record No. 45-106 (SON 95161), black label with silver print, P. O. Box 7431, Nashville, Tenn.; "The Lieutenant's Last Salute" (Johnny Price),… #1179 Larry Anderson A Soldiers Letter Single · They'll Never Take Her Love From Me / A Soldiers Letter · Tad # TA-008 · USA
Notes
Soldiers Letter, A (Anderson, Larry)Notes
Tad Records Record No. TA-008, Side B, marked "C&W", yellow label; "A Soldiers Letter" (L. Anderson), 2:14, Eight Day Music Co., BMI; produced by Tommy… #1180 Paul Really A Soldier's Letter to Congress Single · A Soldier's Letter to Congress / Ode to Sugar Creek · Sable # 45-104 · USA
Credited on the record as Paul Really with Jimmy Mullen Music.
Notes
Paul Really - Soldier's Letter to Congress, A (Really, Paul) (Sable # 45-104)Jackson, Mississippi. Spoken-word narration to marching drums
Draft…
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Sable Record No. 45-104-A, yellow label, "2224 Belvedere Dr., Box 10542, Jackson, Miss. 39209"; "A Soldier's Letter to Congress" (Houston Davis & Dave… #1181 Mike Thomas Son of Liberty Single · Son of Liberty / Christmas · Tin Pan Alley # 104-835 · USA
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- "Son of Liberty" - Label: Tin Pan Alley # 104-835
- Songwriter: Lane Marinello
- Song poem, garage rock.
- Treatment of a disabled veteran at home
- Tin Pan…
#1182 Dorval Lynn Smith Stand Up and Fight (The Rally) Single · Fish # FM-110 · USA
Credited on the record as Dorvall Lynn Smith.
Notes
Fish Records FM 110-1, stereo, white label marked "D J Copy"; "Stand Up and Fight (The Rally)" (Dorval Lynn Smith - D. Scotty Reed), published by Nickle… #1183 Mona Gill Stand Up for America Single · JB # JB 1255 · USA
Annotation
The songStand Up for America (Gill, Mona) (J B Records # JB 1255)Country. Nashville, Tennessee.
Patriotic, strongly critical of government 'weakness'. Hawkish.
World War Two, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Panama (is this late 70s then??)
And stand up for America while we still can"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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JB Records International JB 1255, white label; "Stand Up for America" (Mona Gill) on both sides, Side One A in stereo and Side Two B in mono, Brownleaf,… #1184 Cookie Jaggers The Soldier's Last Letter Single · The Soldier's Last Letter / Searchin · TCB # TCB-649 · USA
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TCB Records TCB-649-A (TCB-12982), 45 RPM, P.O. Box 4252, Odessa, Texas 79760; "The Soldiers Last Letter" (Ernest Tubb & H. Stewart), 4:01, BMI, copyright… #1185 Don Wallace The Square Single · The Square / My Dad · Foundation # FN 704 · USA
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Foundation Records FN 704, green label; "The Square" (Charles H. Brower-Billy Vaughn), 2:52, Vin-Sun Music Corp., ASCAP; produced by Tom Hays. [From the… #1186 Little Debbie Duncan The Vietnam Song Single · The Vietnam Song / Forget All Your Troubles · Haven # HM-101 · USA
Credited on the record as Little Debbie Duncan and Her Twilights.
Annotation
The track "The Vietnam Song" (Haven Records # HM-101) by the young child Little Debbie Duncan and Her Twilights - song composed by Bill Duncan - her father? This might be a song-poem record label. The track started with a group chorus, introducing the listener to the little girl. Then Debbie Duncan started telling the listener "about her… Notes
Haven Records HM-101, yellow label; "The Vietnam Song" (Bill Duncan), 2:40, Ranchette Pub., BMI; Little Debbie Duncan and Her Twilights; produced by Dick… #1187 Norman Burns This Is My Land, America Single · This Is My Land, America / Love Me · Shalomar # SH-103 · USA
Credited on the record as Norman Burns, Lew Tobin's Orchestra & Singers.
Notes
Shalomar Records SH-103 (L-69-1), 45 RPM, "D J Copy — Not for Sale"; "This Is My Land, America" (Ray Vance & Lew Tobin), 2:05, ASCAP; vocal Norman Burns… #1188 S. Sgt Jerry Stewart Tribute to a Soldier Single · Prisoner of War / Tribute to a Soldier · United Low Country · USA
Credited on the record as S. Sgt. Jerry Stewart and the Dean Brothers.
Notes
Prisoner of War (Stuart, Jerry) Tribute to a Soldier (Stuart, Jerry)
West Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Country
Patriotic, P.O.W. song
Side a: P.O.W.…
Notes
United Low Country Records, stereo, black and white label with multicoloured "United" logo and target emblem; no catalogue number printed on this side.… #1189 Ken Richards Victory Single · Goodbye Son / Victory · Sherwood # G-1159 · USA
Notes
- Both sides, country, patriotic- Nashville, Tennessee
- Label: Sherwood Records # G-1159
- Songwriter:
- "Victory"
- Songwriter: Eva Waltrous Reale, Art Cain
-…
#1190 Wally Willette Voice of a P.O.W. Single · Voice of a P.O.W. / Blue Broken Heart · TIM # 107 · USA
Annotation
The song "Voice of a P.O.W." (TIM # 107) by Wally Willette - he founded the label in 1964 (also known as Tops in Music), based in Pensacola, Florida. Distributed by Sounds of Nashville.1 The single is undated, but probably released during the war years. Fitting into the country music genre, Willette narrated the song from the perspective… Notes
TIM ("Tops in Music") 107-A (SON 97522), 45 RPM; "Voice of a P.O.W." (Doug Zepp), 2:10, Knox Music, Inc., BMI; produced and arranged by Knox Phillips.… #1191 Joe Shinall What Would You Do? Single · What Would You Do (In My Lai) / Loneliness · Peon # P-911 · USA
Notes
What Would You Do? (In My Lai) (Shinall, Joe) My Lai, William Calley song. Country
Peon Productions # P-911
Marietta, Georgia, USA
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Peon Productions P-911-A, 1810 S. Roswell Rd., Marietta, Ga.; "What Would You Do? (In My Lai)" (Shinall - Black), 2:32, Shinall-Chastain Publishing, BMI;… #1192 Mike Martin We Are the Americans Single · Ramar # RR-111 · USA
Credited on the record as Mike Martin and the Rumble.
Notes
We Are the Americans (Martin, Mike) Rockabilly, country pop. Patriotic. Jimmy Carter and Iran.
Why don't we hit Iran? Send in the marines.
Can't let…
Notes
Ramar Records RR-111, maroon label with silver print; both sides "We Are the Americans" (Michael Ray Martin), Songbreaker/Mike Martin Music, BMI, credited… #1193 Mike Martin We Are the Americans (Short Version) Single · We Are the Americans · Ramar # RR-111 · USA
Credited on the record as Mike Martin and the Rumble.
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Ramar Records RR-111, maroon label with silver print; both sides "We Are the Americans" (Michael Ray Martin), Songbreaker/Mike Martin Music, BMI, credited… #1194 From America Welcome Home Single · USA
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Welcome Home (From America) Post-war 80s, pop.
Tribute to those who fought in Vietnam.
Received poor treatment at home.
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Side A MA-106 A (U-24804), plain red label printed only with the title "Welcome Home" and the credit "'From America'", 3:37, BMI; no label name is… #1195 Shorty Martinez Ya volvi de Vietnam Single · El padre de un Soldado / Ya volvi de Vietnam · Gapoca # GA-252 · USA
Credited on the record as Shorty Martinez y su conjunto.
Annotation
Double-sided Vietnam War single featuring the track "El padre de un soldado" ( "The Father of a Soldier" ). The song writing credit is given to Francisco Montalvo. Copyright was filed in 1968 - thus the same song that appeared on the Los Ideales del Norte single El padre de un soldado / Cartas que vienen discussed below.1 This also… Notes
Gapoca Records GA-252, Hi-Fi, 45 RPM, P.O. Box 21100, Hou. Tex. 77026, orange label with stars; both sides are labelled "Corrido" and credited to Shorty… #1196 The Highlanders Yankee Soldiers Single · Yankee Soldiers / Climbing the Walls · Stop # ST-117 · USA
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Yankee Soldiers (Highlanders, The) (Stop # ST-117) Country. Draft. Civil war song - released in Vietnam era.
Nashville, Tennessee.
As I stood in my…
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Stop label with stop-sign design, ST-117 (SoN 42652); "Yankee Soldiers" (C. Trantham-G. Trantham), time 2:44, Window Music, Inc., BMI; produced by Pete… #1197 Gene Marshall Gung Ho Single · White Crosses / Gung Ho · Preview # 2911 · USA
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- Song poem, Hollywood, California, USA- Patriotic both sides, traditional pop
- Label: Preview Records # 2911
- Songwriter: Ed LeBlanc (both songs)
-…
#1198 Curt Curtis Mr. President - Free Lt. Calley Single · Mr. President - Free Lt. Calley / My Foolish Heart · K-Ark # K#1073 · USA
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My Lai, Lt. Calley, NixonCountry. Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Producer John Capps; Stringtown Music (BMI). Curtis also cut "Rochester, Minnesota" (Lynn, 1968) as Curt Curtis and the Rochester All-Stars. #1199 Dick Martin The Viet Nam Song Single · Viet Nam / The Viet Nam Song · Film City # FC-3008 · USA
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- Song-poem, traditional pop, patriotic- Label: Film City Records # FC-3008
- Songwriter: Dick Martin (both songs)
- Hollywood, California
- "The Viet Nam…
#1200 The Goodtimers Peace EP · Peace / Why Did It Have to Be · Command Performance # CEP 133 · USA
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- "Peace" - Label: Command Performance Records # CEP 133
- Songwriter: Carter W. Floyd
- Folk rock
- Patriotic, freedom and democracy
- Anti-protest,…
#1201 Rodd Keith Coming Home From Viet Nam Single · Coming Home From Viet Nam / Cracka Da Coal Boys · M.S.R. # 523 · USA
Credited on the record as Rodd Rogers.
Notes
- "Coming Home From Viet Nam"- Label: M.S.R. Records # 523
- Songwriter: Vincente San Nicolas
- Lyrics are almost identical to the single "Coming Home From…
#1202 Sammy Marshall The Bird (Missile) Single · The Bird (Missile) / Game of Love · Cheyenne # 601 · USA
Credited on the record as Sammy Marshall and The Rays.
Notes
- "The Bird (Missile)"- Label: Cheyenne Records # 601
- Songwriter: Gertrude Faith
- Artist: Sammy Marshall and The Rays
- Label owned by Gertrude Faith
-…
#1203 Rodd Keith Ballad of the U.S. Marines Single · Darling Oh My Darling / Ballad of the U.S. Marines · M.S.R. # 424 · USA
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- "Ballad of the U.S. Marines"- Label: M.S.R. Records # 424
- Songwriter: Shirley Peacock
- Note: need image, need song
#1204 Sonny Marshall America, Land of the Free Single · There Could Never Be Another You · Air # 2504 · USA
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- "America, Land of the Free"- Artist: Sonny Marshall (aka Sammy Marshall, Sonny Marcell, Sonny Maracel)
- Label: Air Records # 2504
- Songwriter: Fred J.…
#1205 Wally Burke G.I. Joes Single · G.I. Joes / No Part Time Love · Master # 1084 · USA
Credited on the record as Wally Burke with Studio Combo.
Notes
- "G.I. Joes"- Label: Master Records # 1084
- Songwriter: Al Bly
- Note: need image, need song
- Probably patriotic
#1206 Unknown Artist The Glory of War EP · Father in Heaven Guide Me · Halmark # LH-9619 · USA
Credited on the record as Uncredited.
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Notes
- "The Glory of War"- Artist: uncredited / unknown
- Label: Halmark # LH-96191
- Songwriter: Robert Krupa
- Note: need song, need image. Assume patriotic, VN-era
Sources
- 1 Song Poem Music ↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
#1207 Pepe Maldonado El hijo del soldado razo Single · El hijo del soldado razo / Aquel amor · Ideal [San Benito] # 45-2312 · USA
Credited on the record as Pepe Maldonado Y Su Conjunto.
Annotation
Another cover of the song "El hijo del soldado razo" (Ideal # 2312) by Pepe Maldonado - born in 1941 in Rio Grande City, Texas, USA. His family moved to Edinburg, Texas, USA, where he founded the recording studio and record label Del Sur.12 He also is known as Jose "Pepe" Maldonado Sr. and Pepe Maldonado y Su Conjunto. He also released…Notes
Ideal 45-2312 (Ideal Recording Company, San Benito, Texas), A-side, 3:12; no writer credit on the record (José A. Morante on the other versions). A… #1208 Manuel Guerrero & Toby Torres El hijo del soldado razo Single · El hijo del soldado razo / Hojita verde · Sombrero # SO-2264 · USA
Credited on the record as Manuel Guerrero y Toby Torres con Los Arcos.
Annotation
Another cover song of "El hijo del soldado razo" (Sombrero # SO-2264) released in San Antonio, Texas, USA.Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Sombrero SO-2264-A, 2606 Ruiz St., San Antonio, Texas (N.R.C. Productions); Corrido; written by José A. Morante. No date. #1209 William Horncloud Sioux Flag Song Compilation · Sioux Favorites · Canyon # ARP 6059 · USA
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The track "Sioux Flag Song" (Canyon Records # ARP 6059) sung by William Horncloud, probably released around 1968-1970, although songs seem to have been recorded before this, featuring on various 78s. Notes on the record said "A flag song, which always honors the flag of the United States, is also used to open a formal celebration. There…Notes
Canyon Records ARP 6059, track A2; no date printed (reviewed in Ethnomusicology in 1971; the recordings first came out on 78s). Sleeve: flag songs "are… #1210 Slim Thompson The Ballad of Jimmy Lee Single · Please Excuse the Bottle / The Ballad of Jimmy Lee · Big River # VA-BR-002 · USA
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Ballad of Jimmy Lee (Thompson, Slim)Country, home front perspective. Draft, patriotic.
Letter came drafting only son - gone to a far off land.
Wounded, shot…
Notes
Label: Big River Records VA-BR-002; written by Harley Thompson; credited "Slim Thompson and the Christian Bros."; New Rome Music, BMI; time 3:16. [From… #1211 Jimmie Grant Amnesty Single · Amnesty / Judgement Day · Ma Bell # MBR-45-001 · USA
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Criticism of draft dodgers and amnesty.Narrated from perspective of disabled Vietnam veteran.
Had to fight, right or wrong.
Those that ran shouldn't get…
Notes
Label: MBR-45-001 (VPMF-4358); written by J. L. Grant; Riviera Music, BMI (2:32); producers J. B. Henderson, H. R. Bain, J. L. Grant; Ma Bell Records,… #1212 Elbie Jay L.B.J. Single · Poppy Puppy Love / L.B.J. · Artemiss # 5987 · USA
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- Country, racist, anti-Civil Rights, anti-LBJ- Reference to the Vietnam War, demonstrations
- Artemiss 5986/5987; arranged and produced by Toney A. Mann;…
#1213 Len Ray Thank You Mr. Nixon Single · Cinnamon # C-820 · USA
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Thank You Mr. Nixon (Ray, Len) Country pop, Nixon, Watergate, vet, soldier's perspective, P.O.W.
I'm a service man you bought back from Vietnam. Returned…
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Cinnamon C-820, stereo / mono promo (C-820-AS, NR5388-1 / C-820-AM, NR5388-2), time 3:43; (Len Ray); publisher Gingerbread Music; distributed by Cinnamon… #1214 Melba Till Allen Dear America — Part 1 Single · Dear America · Cap # NRF-105 · USA
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Spoken narrative, patriotic, P.O.W. / M.I.A.Tribute to servicemen fighting on foreign soil to protect freedom.
Yet sell wheat to Russia while P.O.W.'s left…
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Cap Records NRF-105, 45 RPM: side one "Dear America — Part 1", side two "Dear America — Part 2"; written by Carl Jones, Dear America Pub., ASCAP. Melba… #1215 Melba Till Allen Dear America — Part 2 Single · Dear America · Cap # NRF-105 · USA
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Cap Records NRF-105, 45 RPM: side one "Dear America — Part 1", side two "Dear America — Part 2"; written by Carl Jones, Dear America Pub., ASCAP. Melba… #1216 Pfc. Dale S. McWright The Marine Hymn Single · My Brother / The Marine Hymn · Film # FR-04568 · USA
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Other side of My Brother (VWSP5779). [From Discogs] #1217 Various Artists Basic Training Sounds to Remember - Army Training Center, Fort Knox, KY Single · Basic Training Sounds To Remember # TS74-660 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Documentary, field recordings, spoken word of US army training Army propaganda, recruitment record [From Justin… #1218–1232 Jon Bellows Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam EP · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
All 5 songs from this ep in the archive are in this collection
#1218 G.I.'s Prayer - Hello God #1229 God Bless America #1230 A Sgt. Finds God #1231 Ring of the Hammer #1232 Weapon of Prayer
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#1218 Jon Bellows G.I.'s Prayer - Hello God EP · Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
Credited on the record as Jon Bellows with Eddie Karnes.
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Track A1 of the 7" EP (AR-137); the other four tracks are also in the archive. Mixture of songs and spoken word. Led by Rev. Eddie Karnes from Tacoma,… #1229 Jon Bellows God Bless America EP · Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
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Track A2 of the 7" EP Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam (AR-137), led by Rev. Eddie Karnes of Tacoma, Washington; vocals Eddie Karnes and Jon… #1230 Jon Bellows A Sgt. Finds God EP · Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
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Track A3 of the 7" EP Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam (AR-137), led by Rev. Eddie Karnes of Tacoma, Washington; vocals Eddie Karnes and Jon… #1231 Jon Bellows Ring of the Hammer EP · Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
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Track B1 of the 7" EP Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam (AR-137), led by Rev. Eddie Karnes of Tacoma, Washington; vocals Eddie Karnes and Jon… #1232 Jon Bellows Weapon of Prayer EP · Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam · World Harvesters # AR-137 / SR-137 · USA
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Track B2 of the 7" EP Dedicated to Your Servicemen in Vietnam (AR-137), led by Rev. Eddie Karnes of Tacoma, Washington; vocals Eddie Karnes and Jon… #1219 Merv Rosell Merv Rosell Presents Viet Nam Voices Album · Dean Brown # DBP-108 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. Christian missionary, spoken-word Patriotic, religion, propaganda [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] #1220 George Wallace Wallace Souvenir Album Album · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. References Vietnam [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM] WWR 1266–267,268; Vinyl LP (33 rpm, Mono); United… #1221 Robert Welch The Truth About Vietnam Album · The Truth About Vietnam / More Truth About Vietnam · The John Birch Society # KBS-105 · USA
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Album line, contains Vietnam references. The Truth About Vietnam By Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society. (1) [From Justin A. Brummer notes… #1222 Perry Como Special Christmas Show: Home for the Holidays Single · Music in the Air · United States Air Force # Program No. 85 · USA
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United States Air Force Presents Music in the Air, Program No. 85, Roncom Music ASCAP, dialogue out 4:40, M.F. 5:00. [From the record label]Recruitment…
#1223 Kay Starr Stroll Me Single · Music in the Air · United States Air Force # Program No. 5 · USA
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United States Air Force Presents Music in the Air, Program No. 5, Wemar BMI, DO 4:15, MF 5:00. [From the record label]Recruitment record: the song is not…
#1224 D. A. Snider Letter to America Single · LS # LS 189 · USA
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LS Records LS 189, mono and stereo sides, 3:53; (D.A. Snider); arranged by Bill Dekle; Tammy Lee Music BMI; produced by H. Hodges & D.A. Snider. [From the… #1225 Barbara McNair He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Single · Music in the Air · United States Air Force # Program No. 6 · USA
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United States Air Force Presents Music in the Air, Program No. 6, Chatham ASCAP, DO 3:44, MF 5:00. [From the record label]Recruitment record: the song is…
#1226 Shell Stand Up America Single · Booger's on the Wall / Stand Up America · USA
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Stand Up America (Shell) Texas Country, patriotic, hawk Proud to be American. Wars on top of wars we've won. Some think we are weakening (a reference to… #1227 Ms. Helen Ludlam Be Proud Americans! Single · Be Proud Americans! / Isn't It Wonderful to Be Alive? · A # Bell 507 · USA
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Fanfare, narrative A-side: hard economic times, inflation, unemployment. Stop blaming govt and the Arabs. Rise above the gloom, keep head high. US rich in… #1228 Various Artists The Ballad of the Green Berets EP · An Avon Book Souvenir - The Ballad of the Green Berets · Avon # MM82865 · USA
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Cover of Sadler. Also spoken word from Robin Moore - who co-wrote "Ballad of the Green Berets", and the book associated with it. [From Justin A. Brummer…Archival
#1233 James Carr Let's Face Facts 1975 · Archival · Freedom Train · Vivid Sound # VG 3006 · Japan
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James Carr recorded a wonderful version of the heartfelt song "Let's Face Facts" about a soldier drafted to war - originally written and released by The Masqueraders in 1967 ( "Let's Face Facts" : Wand Records # WND 1168). The Carr version was probably recorded in the same year, or 1968, but bizarrely sat on the shelves and did not appear… #1234 Richard J. Daley 1968 Recorded 1968 · released 1979 · Archival · Mayor Daley on the Record · WMAQ-NBC Radio # WMAQ-670 · USA
Credited on the record as Mayor Daley.
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Compilation of speeches by former Mayor of Chicago Daley, including the track "1968" (NBC Records # WMAQ-670), about the demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention. The back of the LP sleeve said: "here...there is the celebrated shoot-to-kill statement of riot-seared 1968". Note that the producer used the biased and…Notes
Released March 1979; side A track 2 ("1968"); reported by Bill Cameron; pressed at MCA Pinckneyville.Lyric theme data
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1,230 songs · 975 releases · 843 artists · 642 labels · 1960–1979 · 4 more list entries have no record page yet and are not counted here
Time period
- 1966 is the peak year, with 220 songs.
- 1965–68 holds 497 of the 812 dated songs — more than half in four years.
- 1,229 of the 1,230 were released during the war years. Only one comes after: Jack Lindsay, “Who Will Carry the Flag?”.
- 418 records are undated.
Artists
- 843 artists for 1,230 songs. The most represented is The Lonesome Valley Singers, with 30.
- 459 of the artists are still unidentified beyond the record: no line-up, no biography.
- Nine are credited to various artists — compilations and cast recordings.
Songwriters
- Songwriter gender is recorded for 692 of the 1,230 songs: 584 by men, 78 by women and 30 by mixed teams — women wrote 11% of those.
- By performer: 1,021 men, 126 women, 44 not identified and 38 mixed groups (recorded for 1,229).
- 1,027 named songwriters. The most often credited is Richard E. Jonas, with 22.
Labels
- 452 of the 642 labels appear exactly once; Preview has the most, with 39.
- 204 sit on a major or well-known imprint — RCA Victor, Decca, Capitol, King, Columbia, Epic, Mercury, Warner Bros.. The other 1,026 are on independent, regional or private labels.
- 15 are private pressings with no label at all.
- 99 45s put both of their sides into this list.
Locations
- 1,188 of the 1,230 are American. California leads with 140, then Tennessee 121 and New York 101.
- New York City accounts for 96 records, more than any other city; Nashville has 85, Hollywood 78.
- 42 come from outside the US: 13 Canadian, eleven Australian, six German, four British, two Austrian, two Japanese, and others.
Themes
- By perspective: 1,119 patriotic, pro-government or anti-protest; 74 home front or soldier's perspective; 36 peace, protest and anti-war; one post-war.
- 242 distinct sub-themes across 1,230 songs.
- Soldier's Perspective is the single biggest subject — 315 songs, one in four.
- Next come Religion (170), Anti-Protest (167), K.I.A. (132) and Demonstration (119).
- 61 are answer records, most of them to “Eve of Destruction”.