Porque estamos en Vietnam

Annotation — Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs

"Porque estamos en Vietnam" ("Why We Are in Vietnam") - a various artist compilation of 10 Vietnam War songs, in the Tex-Mex / tejano genres, including the single of the same name above. Released on Bronco (# BRLP-043) - record label owned by Arnaldo Ramírez, who also founded the Mexican-American record labels ARV, Falcon, and Bego, also based in Texas. He featured in Billboard on 25 November 1972, in an article focusing on the explosion of Tex-Mex music.1 Born on 9 April 1918, in Mission, Texas, USA, he died there on 11 May 1993. 9 out of 10 of these songs took a patriotic perspective, with only one calling for peace in Vietnam.2 Sources1Billboard, 25 November 1972↩2Billboard, 11 May 1993↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

"Porque estamos en Vietnam" ("Why We Are in Vietnam") - a various artist compilation of 10 Vietnam War songs, in the Tex-Mex / tejano genres, including the single of the same name above. Released on Bronco (# BRLP-043) - record label owned by Arnaldo Ramírez, who also founded the Mexican-American record labels ARV, Falcon, and Bego, also based in Texas. He featured in Billboard on 25 November 1972, in an article focusing on the explosion of Tex-Mex music.1 Born on 9 April 1918, in Mission, Texas, USA, he died there on 11 May 1993. 9 out of 10 of these songs took a patriotic perspective, with only one calling for peace in Vietnam.2Sources1Billboard, 25 November 1972↩2Billboard, 11 May 1993↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Bronco BRLP-043, red labels with the black rearing-horse Bronco logo, "A Division of Falcon Record Co. McAllen, Texas", label title "Vietnam -Por que estamos en Vietnam-"; back cover "Otra producción 'Falcon' en alta fidelidad", manufactured by Falcon Record Co., McAllen, Texas. Lado A: "Una carta a mi hijo" (Gabino García; Vicente Gutiérrez, Ramms-BMI) 3:05, "Paz en la tierra" (Juan Alfredo Pérez; Juan Alfredo Pérez, Ramms-BMI) 2:37, "La canción del soldado" (Juan Alfredo Pérez; Francisco Salazar) 2:17, "A la guerra me llevan" (Gilberto Pérez; arr. G. Pérez) 2:50, "El hijo del soldado" (Freddie Gómez; José A. Morante) 3:10; Lado B: "Por que estamos en Vietnam" (Arnaldo Ramírez; Arnaldo Ramírez, Ramms-BMI) 3:30, "El padre del soldado" (Henry Zimmerle; Francisco Montalvo) 3:30, "Esperanza de un soldado" (Los Dos Rebeldes; López-Maldonado) 2:20, "La novia del soldado" (Eligio Salinas…

About the artist

Arnaldo Villarreal Ramirez (April 9, 1918 - May 11, 1993), born and died in Mission, Texas. Founder in 1948 of Falcon Records (Discos Falcon) in McAllen, Texas, "Mr. Falcon" was a pioneering promoter of Tejano and ranchera music; before the label he worked as an advertising announcer/DJ on KGBS (Harlingen) and hosted the Spanish-language program "La Hora del Soldado" on border station XEAW (Reynosa, Mexico), spotlighting local performers on both sides of the border. In 1964 he created the nationally distributed TV variety show "Fanfarria Falcon," and he served as mayor of Mission, Texas from…

In collections

Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]