Prisoner of War
1970 · Jewel [Cincinnati] 885 · Cincinnati, Ohio
- Artist
- Jim Roundtree
- Title
- Prisoner of War
- Release
- Prisoner of War / Rainbow of Freedom
- Year
- 1970
- Label
- Jewel [Cincinnati] # 885
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Songwriter
- J. Roundtree
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Prisoner of War (Roundtree, Jim) Cincinnati, Ohio. Country, patriotic, P.O.W. POW letter to sweetheart, prays to see her. Memories of hanging out. Fighting to keep America free. B-side: generic flag-waver, patriotic.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Jewel Records, Box 31078, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231, blue label with silver print, Rec. No. 885; 0336A "Prisoner of War" (J. Roundtree), 2:34, and 0336B "Rainbow of Freedom" (J. Roundtree), 2:37, both BMI. The A-side label is signed in ink by Jim Roundtree with "Thank you W.C.B.E." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American country singer who recorded at Jewel Recording Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio (producer Rusty York) through the 1970s; his Vietnam-era 45 'Prisoner Of War' / 'Rainbow Of Freedom' (Jewel 885, 1970) also appeared on his LP 'Pickin' And Grinnin'' (Jewel LPS 199). Later singles ran to 1978 (Penguin). [Source: Praguefrank's Country Discography]
Themes
In collections
P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]