Sad Sam
1966 · Sims 301 · Arrington, Tennessee
- Artist
- Ernie Cook
- Title
- Sad Sam
- Release
- Sad Sam / Shut Your Big Fat Mouth
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Sims # 301
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Arrington, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Bob Prather
- Genre
- Country · Country · Novelty
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Sad Sam (Cook, Ernie) Country / novelty. Combat, soldier's perspective. Sam in Vietnam, injured in battle. Praise for the nurses.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - the record is documented but the singer is not. 'Sad Sam', credited to Ernie Cook and The Acorn Sisters (written by Bob Prather), was issued on Sims 301 in 1966, backed with 'Shut Your Big Fat Mouth'; no biographical record has been located for Ernie Cook. [Source: Discogs (release only)]
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · VC · Combat · Medals · Medic