Credited on the record as Augustin Gallardo Y Su Conjunto.
Me voy para Vietnam
Bego BG-281 · McAllen, Texas
- Artist
- Augustin Gallardo
- Credited on the record as
- Augustin Gallardo Y Su Conjunto
- Title
- Me voy para Vietnam
- Release
- Me voy para Vietnam / Por fin llego
- Label
- Bego # BG-281
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- McAllen, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Jose B. Garcia
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Ranchera · Tex-Mex
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs
The song "Me voy para Vietnam" ("I'm Going to Vietnam") (Bego # BG-281) by Agustín Gallardo - although on this record his name appeared as "Augustin". The song was also on the album Pienso en ti. Billboard referred to this album on 13 May 1967, so presumably this single was also released in 1967.1 The record label was based in McAllen, Texas, USA, founded by Arnaldo Ramírez, who, as discussed above, also founded several Mexican-American labels in Texas: ARV, Falcon, and Bronco. He featured in Billboard on 25 November 1972, in an article focusing on the explosion of Tex-Mex music.2Sources1Billboard, 13 May 1967↩2Billboard, 25 November 1972↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Bego BG-281, red label with crown logo, P.O. Box 45, McAllen, Texas; "Me Voy Para Vietnam" (Jose B. Garcia), ranchera, 2:54; credited to Augustin Gallardo Y Su Conjunto. The label carries a dealer stamp of "El Norteño" Record Shop, W. Commerce, San Antonio, Texas. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Tex-Mex conjunto leader who recorded as Augustin (Agustin) Gallardo Y Su Conjunto for the Bego label; 'Me Voy Para Vietnam' (comp. Jose B. Garcia) appeared as a Bego 45 and on the LP 'Pienso En Ti', both documented in UCLA's Frontera Collection. [Source: UCLA Frontera Collection; Discogs]