Letter to the President
1966 · Jack O' Diamonds 1001 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Billy Smith
- Title
- Letter to the President
- Release
- Letter to the President
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Jack O' Diamonds # 1001
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Alex Zanetis
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Letter to the President (Billy Smith) Country narration. Patriotic, and peace. Also Christmas. Letter from a soldier to the president. Proud to fight for a just cause , but please end the war. Soldier in combat - wounded or killed while writing the letter.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - 1960s country singer-songwriter who cut 'Letter to the President' (Jack O' Diamonds 1001, 1966, produced by Nashville steel guitarist Ben Keith) and 'Foolish Dreams' / 'I'm Hurtin'' (Eagle, 1967); Discogs describes him only as a US country performer 'probably from Florida'. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Patriotic · Anti-War · Soldier's Perspective · Combat · Christmas · K.I.A.
In collections
Christmas Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs