Credited on the record as The Incomparable Hank Penny.
A Letter From Home
1968 · Wasp WR-117 · Tacoma, Washington
- Artist
- Hank Penny
- Credited on the record as
- The Incomparable Hank Penny
- Title
- A Letter From Home
- Release
- A Letter From Home / Keep's On Haunting Me
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Wasp # WR-117
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Songwriter
- Hank Penny
- Genre
- Country · Country · Novelty
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Letter From Home, A (Penny, Hank) Tacoma, Washington, USA. Country. Comedy recitation about a letter to a buddy in Vietnam about his wife having a fun time at home with other men. Originally released by Hank Penny in 1955 for the Korean War. Other Vietnam versions of the song by Joe Medwick, Johnny Bond, Charlie Wiggs, and Dick Bruce. Classified as a "jody" song?? Billboard, 30 July 1955: "This is a recitation...Penny reads a letter to a buddy in Korea, wherein he relates the happenings back home - his wife's gay behavior etc. It might be distressing to the buddy, but it's loaded with yocks for the listener with a slight touch of sadism"1Sources1Billboard, 30 July 1955↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Wasp WR-117-A, orange-and-white label, P.O. Box 7171, Tacoma, Wash.; "A Letter From Home" (Hank Penny), time 4:05, Penny Music (BMI); credited to "The Incomparable Hank Penny"; recorded at Wiley Sound Studios, Tacoma, Wash.; "Ron Biberthaler Productions" printed on the rim. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American western swing musician, born 18 August 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama; died 17 April 1992. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Soldier's Perspective · Jody · VC · Draft Dodger · Draft
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Jody Songs · Draft Songs