Dear Mom
1969 · Alta 45-172 · Hurricane, West Virginia
- Artist
- Wally Hale
- Title
- Dear Mom
- Release
- Dear Mom / By This Time Next Summer
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Alta # 45-172
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
- Songwriter
- Bill Browning
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Dear Mom (Hale, Wally) By This Time Next Summer Alta # 45-172 From Hurricane, West Virginia. Both sides. Country. Soldier wrote home to mother, asking her to pray for the boys in Vietnam. Mentioned mall call time. Some mild patriotic sentiments, regarding duty to fight until victory. Looked forward to returning home.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Alta, Record No. 45-172, "Division of Midway – Alta, Box 148, Hurricane, W. Va.", gold label; Side One: "Dear Mom" (Bill Browning), 3:05; Side Two: "By This Time Next Summer" (Bill Browning), 2:52; both Thorn & Brown, BMI. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]