Fred Vela

La madre del soldado

Falcon 1514 · McAllen, Texas

La madre del soldado – Fred Vela (A-side label)

Artist
Fred Vela
Title
La madre del soldado
Release
La madre del soldado / La baraja
Label
Falcon # 1514
Format
7" · Single
Language
Spanish
Country
McAllen, Texas, USA
Songwriter
Marco Rivera
Genre
Hispanic Music · Tejano · Tex-Mex
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation — US Domestic Perspective Songs

"La madre del soldado" ("Soldier's Mother") (Falcon # 1514) focused on the perspective of a mother whose son was fighting in Vietnam. Featured on one of the Arnaldo Ramírez Mexican-American record labels in McAllen, Texas: ARV, Falcon, Bronco, and Bego.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Falcon Record Company 1514, 45 RPM, orange label, 821 North 23rd., McAllen, Texas; "La Madre del Soldado" (Marco Rivera), Ramms-BMI, 3:06; matrix F-4725. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Saigon · Home Front Perspective · K.I.A.

In collections

US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs

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