Are They Really Free
1965 · Opal NR 5242 · Winston, Georgia
- Artist
- Danny Mote
- Title
- Are They Really Free
- Release
- Are They Really Free / Merry Merry Christmas
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Opal # NR 5242
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Winston, Georgia, USA
- Songwriter
- D. Mote
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Are They Really Free (Mote, Danny) Country. Narrator a soldier - fought for freedom, but back at home there is inequality and low wages So he questioned whether they were really free. 123Sources1Atlanta's Upper Westside: Opal Records and Danny Mote↩2opalrecords.com↩3opalrecords.com: Vintage 45 rpm records (archived copy)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Opal NR 5242, light-blue label; "Are They Really Free" (D. Mote), Howl Music, BMI, time 2:21. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American country singer and guitarist based in Atlanta, Georgia, listed by RCS (Rockin' Country Style) as an Atlanta artist and recording for regional labels in the 1960s. [Source: RCS (Rockin' Country Style); Discogs]