Right on Young Americans
1972 · RCA Victor 74-0650 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Percy Mayfield
- Title
- Right on Young Americans
- Release
- Right on Young Americans / The Devil Made Me Do It
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- RCA Victor # 74-0650
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Percy Mayfield
- Genre
- Blues · Soul · Blues
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Right On Young Americans (Mayfield, Percy) Soul/funk, protest. Born Minden, Louisiana, USA (12 August 1920) Died Los Angeles, California, USA (11 August 1984) Reference to protesters. Respect for their views. Vietnam-ers
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Blues songs
Percy Mayfield, Electric Blues and Soul artist, born in Minden, Louisiana, USA (12 August 1920), and died in Los Angeles, California, USA (11 August 1984). The song "Right On Young Americans" (RCA Records # 74-0650) calls for respecting the views of the protesters and the younger generation, a nice reflection of the Vietnam-era generation gap: "talking to the students on campus... nobody want to listen to what they have to say".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 12 August 1920, Minden, Louisiana, USA. Died 11 August 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA