Soldado raso

Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

"Porque estamos en Vietnam" ("Why We Are in Vietnam") - a various artist compilation of 10 Vietnam War songs, in the Tex-Mex / tejano genres, including the single of the same name above. Released on Bronco (# BRLP-043) - record label owned by Arnaldo Ramírez, who also founded the Mexican-American record labels ARV, Falcon, and Bego, also based in Texas. He featured in Billboard on 25 November 1972, in an article focusing on the explosion of Tex-Mex music.1 Born on 9 April 1918, in Mission, Texas, USA, he died there on 11 May 1993. 9 out of 10 of these songs took a patriotic perspective, with only one calling for peace in Vietnam.2Sources1Billboard, 25 November 1972↩2Billboard, 11 May 1993↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs

Freddie Gomez song "Soldado raso" (Falcon # 1117), which appeared on both the 1966 album El hijo del soldado raso (Falcon Records # FLP-2014), and the LP Porque estamos en Vietnam (Bronco # BRLP-043), discussed below. Gomez was born in Los Indios, Texas, USA (6 August 1932). He died in Carricitos, Texas, USA on 3 September 2005. These records all featured on the Arnaldo Ramírez Mexican-American record labels in Texas: ARV, Falcon, Bronco, and Bego.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Bronco BRLP-043, red labels with the black rearing-horse Bronco logo, "A Division of Falcon Record Co. McAllen, Texas", label title "Vietnam -Por que estamos en Vietnam-"; back cover "Otra producción 'Falcon' en alta fidelidad", manufactured by Falcon Record Co., McAllen, Texas. Lado A: "Una carta a mi hijo" (Gabino García; Vicente Gutiérrez, Ramms-BMI) 3:05, "Paz en la tierra" (Juan Alfredo Pérez; Juan Alfredo Pérez, Ramms-BMI) 2:37, "La canción del soldado" (Juan Alfredo Pérez; Francisco Salazar) 2:17, "A la guerra me llevan" (Gilberto Pérez; arr. G. Pérez) 2:50, "El hijo del soldado" (Freddie Gómez; José A. Morante) 3:10; Lado B: "Por que estamos en Vietnam" (Arnaldo Ramírez; Arnaldo Ramírez, Ramms-BMI) 3:30, "El padre del soldado" (Henry Zimmerle; Francisco Montalvo) 3:30, "Esperanza de un soldado" (Los Dos Rebeldes; López-Maldonado) 2:20, "La novia del soldado" (Eligio Salinas…

About the artist

Born 6 August 1932, Los Indios, Texas, USA. Died 3 September 2005, Carricitos, Texas, USA

In collections

Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years] · US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years]