Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen
Gallant Men
1966 · Capitol 5805 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen
- Title
- Gallant Men
- Release
- Gallant Men / The New Colossus
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Capitol # 5805
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Charles Wood, John Cacavas
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Speech
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
The song Gallant Men (Dirksen, Everett) 1967 album: Gallant Men - Stories of the American Adventure cover: Gallant Men / Around the World by Ray Anthony
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Capitol 5805 (45-26495); "Gallant Men" (Charles Wood–John Cacavas), Chappell & Co., Inc., ASCAP, 2:38; arranged and conducted by John Cacavas; "An M.A. Mangum Production". The picture sleeve is designed as a flag, with the Senator's name in large letters on red and white stripes over a blue band of white stars, titling "Gallant Men" and "The New Colossus (Statue of Liberty)". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
US Senator from Illinois, born 4 January 1896 in Pekin, Illinois; his spoken-word 'Gallant Men' won a 1967 Grammy; died 7 September 1969 in Washington, D.C. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]