Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag
Rev REV-0-X01 · USA
- Artist
- Hal Southern
- Title
- Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag
- Release
- Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag / Patriotism Proclamation
- Label
- Rev # REV-0-X01
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Hal Southern
- Genre
- Country · Traditional Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag (Southern, Hal) Patriotism Proclamation (Dalton, Juanne L.) Country, patriotic, anti-hippie, anti-protest A-side: racial strife, war, permissiveness and self-destruction We must uphold conservative values Fight to protect freedom B-side: JFK quote: "...what you can do for your country..." Agitators are dividing the country. Majority mus govern (Nixon?)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Rev REV-0-X01, red, white and blue label; A-side "Mom, Apple Pie, the Bible and the Flag" (Hal Southern), Hal Southern, 4:55; B-side "Patriotism Proclamation" (Juanne Dalton), Juanne L. Dalton, 2:52; both Mayon Music (ASCAP) and "Produced by Hal Southern". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Hal Southern (real name Hal Clark, also credited Hal Sothern) was an American country singer and songwriter, billed as 'Mr Hillbilly Heaven' after co-writing 'I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven' with Eddie Dean - a song made famous by Tex Ritter. His catalogue runs to eighteen releases including the LP 'Mr Hillbilly Heaven' (Country Gold 200). [Source: Discogs; SecondHandSongs]
Themes
Patriotic · Civil Rights · Religion · Flag · Anti-Hippie · Counter-Culture & Hippies · Drugs · Anti-Protest · Anti-Communism
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]