Singing Vietnam Blues
1968 · Page One POF 067 · Glasgow, UK: Scotland
- Artist
- Bill Martin
- Title
- Singing Vietnam Blues
- Release
- Private Scotty Grant / Singing Vietnam Blues
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Page One # POF 067
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Glasgow, UK: Scotland
- Songwriter
- Bill Martin
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — European Songs
Born 9 November 1938, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Died 26 March 2020, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Page One POF 067, 45, ℗ 1968, "Release date: 31.5.68", manufactured and distributed by Fontana Records; matrix POF.067 1F and POF.067 2F. The "Private Scotty Grant" side has a large red "A" printed across the white label; "Private Scotty Grant" (Bill Martin), 3.21, and "Singing Vietnam Blues" (Bill Martin), both Peter Maurice Music Ltd., produced by Bill Martin for Different Class Productions. Page One company sleeves, "Manufactured and distributed by Fontana Records". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Scottish songwriter and producer, born William Wylie MacPherson 9 November 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland; best known for the Bill Martin-Phil Coulter songwriting partnership ('Puppet on a String', 'Congratulations'); wrote and produced the 1968 single 'Private Scotty Grant' / 'Singing Vietnam Blues' released under his own name; died 26 March 2020 in London. [Source: Rate Your Music / Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
European Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]