Credited on the record as Free Fare, Mike Putman (Vocal).
Birth of a Soldier
1975 · Showcase SO 13883 · USA
- Artist
- Free Fare
- Credited on the record as
- Free Fare, Mike Putman (Vocal)
- Title
- Birth of a Soldier
- Release
- Birth of a Soldier / Get Away
- Year
- 1975
- Label
- Showcase # SO 13883
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Mike Putman
- Genre
- Rock · Psychedelic Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Birth of a Soldier (Free Fare) Psychedelic rock. Showcase # SO 13888
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Showcase SO 13883, side A, mono; "Birth of a Soldier", Mike Putman (writer), 3:10; Free Fare, Mike Putman (vocal); produced by Lance Abair. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American touring rock group with rotating membership, assembled and fielded from c.1969 into the 1980s by Young American Showcase (YAS) of St. Petersburg, Florida, which sent multiple line-ups on US high-school tours each school year; singles on the YAS label featured different lead vocalists including Danny Skidmore, Terry Casburn and Wes Turner. [Source: Limestone Lounge forum (Wes Turner account) / MetaFilter]