Gene Marshall

Orphan Soldiers

Preview 2331 · Hollywood, California

Orphan Soldiers – Gene Marshall (A-side label)

Artist
Gene Marshall
Title
Orphan Soldiers
Release
Orphan Soldiers / The Vietnam War
Label
Preview # 2331
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Hollywood, California, USA
Songwriter
Arthur W. Warra
Genre
Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Annotation

Vietnam War, The (Marshall, Gene) Orphan Soldiers

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Song Poems

- Traditional pop, song poem, both sides, anti-war, protest - Label: Preview Records # 2331 - "Orphan Soldiers" - Songwriter: Arthur W. Warra - Boys in a orphan home, playing soldier in the yard, make believe at war, but didn't know the meaning of it all - leans anti-war message - No mothers and fathers to love them

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs

Song poem

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Preview Records 2331, purple and silver label with spotlight and music-note design, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood. "Orphan Soldiers" (Arthur W. Warra), 2331-1, 3:44, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; flip side "The Vietnam War" (Samuel A. Goodwin), 2331-2, 3:50, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Born San Francisco, California, USA

Themes

Song Poem · Anti-War · Orphan

In collections

Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Song Poems

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