Ballad of Our Times
1966 · Bo-Donn FW-6111 · Oxford, Pennsylvania
- Artist
- Bob King & The King's Court
- Title
- 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
About the artist
Unknown - 'The Ballad of Our Times' backs 'You Jealousy' on Bo-Donn Records 6111 (a 1960s-70s Oxford, Pennsylvania label), with an alternate Scorpio pressing; the group also cut the patriotic 45 'Wrap My Body in Old Glory' (Bo-Donn, 1972). Anthologized on Bear Family's 'Next Stop Is Vietnam' box. [Source: Discogs]