Great Jumpmaster in the Sky
1969 · Storm LSP 2702 · Spokane, Washington
- Artist
- Ed Raney
- Title
- Great Jumpmaster in the Sky
- Release
- Songs of the Sky Soldier
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Storm # LSP 2702
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Spokane, Washington, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
military / in country
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Storm Records LSP 2702, stereo; produced by Jjeld Music, 2702 E. Wellesley, Spokane, Wash.; public performance clearance BMI; manufactured by Rite Record Productions, Inc. The front cover is a colour portrait of a helmeted paratrooper in camouflage with the 173d Airborne shoulder patch, and credits "Ballad of the 173d Airborne Brigade" written by SSG James R. Raney and "Ol' Lead Bottom" written by PFC William R. Raney USMC, "Sung by Ed Raney"; the back shows a parachutist under an open canopy. The sleeve notes say the songs were written in part by Staff Sergeant James R. Raney, pictured on the cover, with his older brother Ed (honourably discharged from the U.S. Air Force) and younger brother Bill (serving in the U.S. Marine Corps) also contributing, and that they give "an honest look at our fighting men in Vietnam". They describe "The Jump" as a factual narration of the first combat…
About the artist
Older brother of SSG James R. Raney of the 173d Airborne Brigade; received an honourable discharge from the U.S. Air Force a few years before this album, and also wrote songs for it. [Source: record sleeve and labels]
Themes
From the release Songs of the Sky Soldier