Credited on the record as Free Fare featuring Robin Michael.
Purple Heart
1972 · Showcase SH-1001 · USA
- Artist
- Free Fare
- Credited on the record as
- Free Fare featuring Robin Michael
- Title
- Purple Heart
- Release
- Purple Heart / Put Myself Together
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- Showcase # SH-1001
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Bouie, Cobb
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Purple Heart (Free Fare)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Showcase SH-1001-A, stereo, mustard label with a microphone logo; "Purple Heart" (Bouie - Cobb), 3:36, Unart Music Co., BMI; Free Fare (featuring Robin Michael), arranged by Robin Michael and Bob Miller, produced by Lowell Lytle. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American touring rock group with rotating membership, assembled and fielded from c.1969 into the 1980s by Young American Showcase (YAS) of St. Petersburg, Florida, which sent multiple line-ups on US high-school tours each school year; singles on the YAS label featured different lead vocalists including Danny Skidmore, Terry Casburn and Wes Turner. [Source: Limestone Lounge forum (Wes Turner account) / MetaFilter]
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Fighting For · Medals · Disabled Vet