A Hero's Death
1966 · Decca 32032 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Wilma Lee
- Title
- A Hero's Death
- Release
- A Hero's Death / Three Widows
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Decca # 32032
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Lynn Davis
- Genre
- Country · Traditional Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Hero's Death, A (Lee, Wilma) Country. Born West Virginia. Died in Tennessee. A-side: old man at station to meet his son, in a coffin - KIA. Died a hero, a soldier. B-side: tribute to the widows of JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, and J.D. Tippit.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Decca Record No. 32032 (117,717), pink promotional label marked "Promotion Copy, Not for Sale", Mfd. by Decca Records, Inc., New York; "A Hero's Death" (Lynn Davis), 2:55, Acuff-Rose Publ. Inc., BMI; vocal with instrumental accompaniment. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 7 February 1921, Valley Head, West Virginia, USA. Died 13 September 2011, Sweetwater, Tennessee, USA
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]