Sonny Marshall

Hymn to a Flag

REO 5128 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hymn to a Flag – Sonny Marshall (A-side label)

Artist
Sonny Marshall
Title
Hymn to a Flag
Release
Hymn to a Flag / Beautiful St. Croix
Label
REO # 5128
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Songwriter
Clarence M. Coffel
Genre
Fanfare · Fanfare
Primary theme
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

Annotation

Hymn to a Flag (Marshall, Sonny) Song poem. Fanfare, patriotic. Soldiers gave all so that the flag may wave Reference to the far east. Generic Vietnam-era patriotic

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Song Poems

- "Hymn to a Flag" - Label: REO Records # 5128 - Songwriter: Clarence M. Coffel - Artist: Sonny Marshall - akas: Sammy Marshall, Sonny Marcell, Sonny Maracel - Song poem. Traditional pop, patriotic. - Soldiers gave all so that the flag may wave (pro-soldier, flag, patriotic) - Nobel and free - Reference to the far east. - Generic Vietnam-era patriotic - Minneapolis, MN

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

REO Records 5128-2, 45 RPM, maroon label; "Hymn to a Flag" (Clarence M. Coffel), 3:30, REO (ASCAP), 2130 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Myers, Fla.; "Vocal Sonny Marshall". [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Song Poem · Patriotic

In collections

Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]

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