Dick Martin

Rice Paddy Daddy

Redwood [Burbank] R-161 · Burbank, California

Rice Paddy Daddy – Dick Martin (A-side label)

Artist
Dick Martin
Title
Rice Paddy Daddy
Release
Rice Paddy Daddy / Country Boy
Label
Redwood [Burbank] # R-161
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Burbank, California, USA
Songwriter
D. Martin
Genre
Garage Rock · Novelty · Garage Rock
Primary theme
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

Annotation — Song Poems

- "Rice Paddy Daddy" - Label: Redwood Records # R-161 - Songwriter: D. Martin (same as artist) - Completed different recording, but the same tune and lyrics. Faster tempo. Included stereotypical Asia refrain (that actually sound Chinese) - Novelty (musical devices) - Fighting Vietcong, Ho Chi Minh, fought in Korea - Soldier's perspective, patriotic - Label in Burbank, California

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Redwood Records R-161-A, 617A So. Victory, Burbank, California; "Rice Paddy Daddy" (D. Martin), 1:40, Lenhart Music (BMI). Red label. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Currently Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Themes

Song Poem · Soldier's Perspective · Patriotic · VC · Ho Chi Minh · Korea

In collections

Garage Rock Songs · Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]

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