Ballad Of The Green Berets
1966 · RCA Victor LPM-3670 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Kate Smith
- Title
- Ballad Of The Green Berets
- Release
- Kate Smith Today
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- RCA Victor # LPM-3670
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Easy Listening · Easy Listening
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
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: The Beach Bums - Ballad of the Yellow Beret (1966) Nancy Ames - He Wore the Green Beret (1966) Craig Arthur - The Son of a Green Beret (1966) Selected covers of Ballad of the Green Berets: Duane Eddy - The Biggest Twang of Them All (1966) The Lancastrians - The Ballad of the Green Berets (1966) Paul Lavalle - Salute to Our Fighting Men in Vietnam (1966) Lonesome Valley Singers - Men in the Green Berets (1966) Lloyd Green - Day for Decision (1966) The Deputies - The Ballad of the Green Berets (1966) Herb Eaton - Ballad of the Green Beret (1966) Johnny Mac - Ballad of the Green Beret (1966) Crum Brothers - A Ballad of the Green Beret (1967) Autry Inman - Ballad of Two Brothers (1968)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American singer ('God Bless America'), born 1 May 1907 in Greenville, Virginia; died 17 June 1986 in Raleigh, North Carolina. [Source: Wikipedia]