Letter to the President
Major MS 1007 · Waynesboro, Virginia
- Artist
- Steve Dorrier
- Title
- Letter to the President
- Release
- Letter to the President / What's the Matter With Mommie
- Label
- Major # MS 1007
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
- Songwriter
- Minnie T. Bransford
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Letter to the President (Dorrier, Steve) Child narration. Father died in Vietnam, asked president to end the war. Peace / anti-war, but also patriotic sentiment. Waynesboro, VA Major Records (# MS 1007). Label founded by John Major, owner of two other Virginia labels - Lark Records (which released the Vietnam song To Vietnam by the The Currence Brothers), and MRC (which released Go Where the Action Is by George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners).
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
Child · Home Front Perspective · K.I.A. · Fighting For · Anti-War
In collections
Children on Record · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs