G.I. Joe
Janet JDTR A30 · Charlestown, Indiana
- Artist
- Charlie Stewart
- Title
- G.I. Joe
- Release
- G.I. Joe / Kangaroo Court
- Label
- Janet # JDTR A30
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Charlestown, Indiana, USA
- Songwriter
- D. Wagers, Charlie Stewart
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
G.I. Joe (Stewart, Charlie) Country, patriotic, anti-protest. Charlestown, Indiana, USA. Soldiers are backbone of the nation. Keeping peace from their bunkers in Vietnam Draft card burning is wrong Reference to the Purple Heart and the Silver Star
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Rock and roll and country songwriter and performer from Indiana, active from the late 1950s into the 1980s and often billed with The Gem Tones. Praguefrank's documents sessions from 1959 to 1988, largely in Indianapolis, for Naborr, Janet, Jewel, Show Land and Fiddle & Bow; 'G.I. Joe' b/w 'Kangaroo Court' was released on Janet Records (JDTR A30) in 1967, produced by Doug Wagers. [Source: Praguefrank's; Discogs; RateYourMusic]
Themes
Patriotic · Pro-Soldier · Anti-Protest · Draft Card Burning · Combat · Vet · Disabled Vet · Medals · Purple Heart · Silver Star · Draft
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs