The Dying Hero
1966 · Little Darlin' LD-0011 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Johnny Paycheck
- Title
- The Dying Hero
- Release
- Ballad of the Green Berets / The Dying Hero
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Little Darlin' # LD-0011
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Lytle, Mayhew, Kramer
- Genre
- Country · Honky Tonk
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Notes
Little Darlin' LD-0011, green and black "LD" label, "A Product of Audio Fidelity Records, Inc."; produced by Aubrey Mayhew. "Ballad of the Green Berets" (Sadler - Moore), Music Music Music, ASCAP, 3:29, matrix TK4M-1670; flip side "The Dying Hero" (Lytle - Mayhew - Kramer), Mayhew Music, BMI, 3:12, matrix TK4M-1671. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 31 May 1938, Greenfield, Ohio, USA. Died 18 February 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA