Letter to a Buddie
1966 · Boogaloo 1002 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Joe Medwick
- Title
- Letter to a Buddie
- Release
- Letter to a Buddie / Stealing
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Boogaloo # 1002
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Hank Penny
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
"Letter to a Buddie" (... # 55101) by Joe Medwick, released in 1963 - contained an early reference to Vietnam. Also released on Houston, Texas label Boogaloo Records (# 1002) - this was probably the original release, with Medwick based in Texas, and the song being picked up by the larger New York based label .... Born 22 June 1931, Houston, TX, United States Died 12 April 1992, Houston, TX, United States (1) spoken-word. soulful, blues background music. "Dear buddy, there ain't much going on here I sure do envy you over there in Vietnam Right in the thick of things Bet you never have a dull moment out there old boy Say, I went to see your wife last night Read all your letters, it was a little bit mushy, but I don't blame you Sally is a swell girl, I wonderful figure, good looks, what a personality You know the guys still whistle at her when she walks down the street Oh, your brother-in-law Sam dropped in He was wearing that brown suit you bought just before you left Sally gave it to him because she thought it would be out of style by time you got back... Oh one of the guys bought your golf clubs, he paid Sally $25 for the set That's a lot more she got for your movie projector and…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 22 June 1931, Houston, Texas, USA. Died 12 April 1992, Houston, Texas, USA