Ballad of Richard Nixon
1973 · Golden Star GS-719 · Dallas, Texas
- Artist
- Van Vannoy
- Title
- Ballad of Richard Nixon
- Release
- Ballad of Richard Nixon / He's Been Twice As Good to Me
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- Golden Star # GS-719
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Bill Rogers
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
"Ballad of Richard Nixon" - country track, taking a pro-Nixon position. Argued that Nixon had been wrongly accused by the Democrats with regards to Watergate, and that he is innocent until proven guilty. This song is also a Vietnam War-related - saying that Nixon kept his promise and brought the soldiers it home. The narrated also said that the war was started by the Democrats.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Broadway musical Golden Star Records GS-719 A, blue label with silver print, 719 Glendale, Dallas, Texas 75214, telephone numbers 821-0307 and 279-2795; "Ballad of Richard Nixon" (Bill Rogers), Teelbilly Publ., BMI, time 3:38, with the credit "Rogers & Vannoy". [From the record sleeve and labels]