A Country Boy in the Army
1961 · Dot 45-16305 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- Dorsey Burnette
- Title
- A Country Boy in the Army
- Release
- A Country Boy in the Army / Dying Ember
- Year
- 1961
- Label
- Dot # 45-16305
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Evans, Tobias
- Genre
- Country · Country Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Country Boy in the Army (Burnette, Dorsey) Traditional pop, Christmas song. Soldiers with 3 days leave makes it home for Christmas day. Spent all his money on presents for family and sweetheart.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Dot 45-16305 (MB-16365), "Ultra High Fidelity", black label; "A Country Boy in the Army" (Evans-Tobias), Lyle-Hollyjo Music, ASCAP, 2:11; Dorsey Burnette, arranged and conducted by Billy Vaughn; Dot Records, Inc., Hollywood, California, "A Division of Paramount Pictures Corporation". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Memphis, Tennessee, US. Died Canoga Park, California, US.