Johnny's Gone to Vietnam
1969 · Mutt & Jeff MJ22 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- Cal Green
- Title
- Johnny's Gone to Vietnam
- Release
- Johnny's Gone to Vietnam
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Mutt & Jeff # MJ22
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Green, Jefferson
- Genre
- Jazz · Jazz Fusion
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The soul jazz track "Johnny's Gone to Vietnam" (Mutt & Jeff Records # 22) as suggested by the title, was about a man who had gone to fight the war in Vietnam. This is an instrumental, so no political views can be determined from the actual record. It featured in the album Trippin' With Cal Green (Mutt & Jeff Records # MJ-001). Cal Green was born in Texas, in 1937.1Sources1a1artists.net↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Mutt & Jeff Records 22 (017), yellow label with hand-drawn stars, phone 213-461-4781, "Manufactured by Mutt & Jeff Productions, Inc."; "Johnny's Gone to Vietnam" (Green - Jefferson), Little Jeff (BMI), time 2:59; "From the LP title 'Trippin With Cal Green'"; produced by Joe Jefferson for Joey Jefferson Prod. Corp. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Cal Green (1935-2004), born in Dayton, Texas, was the R&B/jazz guitarist of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters from 1954 and co-writer of 'The Twist'; after relocating to Los Angeles for session and jazz-funk work he cut 'Trippin'' b/w 'Johnny's Gone To Vietnam' (Mutt & Jeff 22, 1972, produced by Joey Jefferson). He died in Lake View Terrace, California. [Source: All About Blues Music; Discogs]