Bring My Buddies Back
1971 · Stone Lady 6 · USA
- Artist
- Change of Pace
- Title
- Bring My Buddies Back
- Release
- Bring My Buddies Back / Blood's Much Thicker Than Water
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Stone Lady # 6
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Soul song called "Bring My Buddies Back" (Stone Lady # SL-006), which had a very similar sound and theme to Freda Payne's Bring the Boys Home - except in this case the plea came from a war veteran, asking the government to end the war and send his friends home. The very first line actually referenced Payne, saying: "Hey Freda, maybe you were right". The song went on to recall one of his friends dying in Vietnam because of the "lack of doctors". Not much is know of this group. They probably came from the East Coast - their label Stone Lady was based in New Jersey, founded by David L. Sheffield, who composed this and most of the songs on their album. The members of the group were Luis Farinas (tenor vocals), Doug Green (lead vocals), Greg Jackson (tenor vocals), and Tony Matthews (bass vocals). This song also featured on the album Bring My Buddies Back (Stone Lady # 1001), the front cover of which has a painting of marching troops in Vietnam.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - soul/funk group active around 1971 who recorded for the Stone Lady Recording Company; 'Bring My Buddies Back' (written by David Sheffield, arranged and co-produced by Art Wilson) was the title track of their LP (Stone Lady SL 1001, 1971) and also a 45 (SL-006). No membership documented. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs