The Ballad of Our Times
1966 · Bo-Donn FW-6111 · Oxford, Pennsylvania
- Artist
- Bob King & The King's Court
- Title
- The Ballad of Our Times
- Release
- The Ballad of Our Times / You Jealousy
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Bo-Donn # FW-6111
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA
- Songwriter
- Bob King
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Ballad of Our Times, The (King, Bob) Folk rock. Soldier's perspective. Patriotic reference. Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA. Uncle Sam has called - soldier doesn't want to fight, but he must be a man. Tell his son that his father fights for freedom in, and for, Vietnam.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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; credited to Bob King and the King's Court. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]