Stringbean

Credited on the record as Stringbean and His 5 String Banjo.

Crazy Viet Nam War

1966 · Starday 752 · Nashville, Tennessee

Crazy Viet Nam War – Stringbean (A-side label)

Artist
Stringbean
Credited on the record as
Stringbean and His 5 String Banjo
Title
Crazy Viet Nam War
Release
Crazy Viet Nam War / Hey Old Man (Can You Play a Banjo)
Year
1966
Label
Starday # 752
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Songwriter
David Akeman
Genre
Country · Bluegrass
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Annotation

Crazy Viet Nam War (Stringbean) WW2 / Anti-War / Plight

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Starday 752 (7886), 45 RPM, yellow and black sunburst label, "From Nashville, Tennessee — The Musical Heart of America"; "Crazy Viet Nam War" (D. Akeman), Starday/BMI, 2:42, "A Tommy Hill Starday Studio Production"; Stringbean and His 5 String Banjo (Vocal). [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Stringbean (David Akeman) born in Annville, Kentucky

Themes

WW2 · Anti-War · Soldier's Perspective

In collections

Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]

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