Crumbled Letter
1971 · K-Ark K 1076 · St. Louis, Missouri
- Artist
- Paul McDowell
- Title
- Crumbled Letter
- Release
- A Crumbled Letter / Rovin' Gambler
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- K-Ark # K 1076
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Songwriter
- Joe Platano
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Crumbled Letter, A (McDowell, Paul) Country. Nashville, Tennessee. Vietnam-era - son's letter to his mother. But them mother received letter informing her of his death. Patriotic, flag-waver. Reference to medals.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - Paul McDowell recorded "A Crumbled Letter" b/w "Rovin' Gambler" on K-Ark Records (1076, published by Fairdealing Music), a 1971 country 45. Discogs describes him only as a 1960s-70s US country artist. He is distinct from the country singer Ronnie McDowell and from the British singer and broadcaster Paul McDowell of the Temperance Seven - neither of whose discographies contains the title. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Patriotic · Flag · Medals · K.I.A.