Soldier of Fortune
Salem 566 · Salem, Virginia
- Artist
- Lee Ferguson
- Title
- Soldier of Fortune
- Release
- Soldier of Fortune / Kennedy Was a Man of Power
- Label
- Salem # 566
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Salem, Virginia, USA
- Songwriter
- Lee Ferguson
- Genre
- Country · Bluegrass
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Soldier of Fortune (Ferguson, Lee) Country folk. Salem, Virginia, USA. Soldier's perspective. A Man who likes to ramble across the US, from town to town. Decided to join the service to go to Vietnam - god will protect the boys over there. He remembered the importance of World War Two. B-side: tribute to JFK.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Salem Record No. 566 (PRP 4341), light-blue label with twin profile-head logos; "Soldier of Fortune" (Lee Ferguson), 3:00, Sugarloaf Publishing Co., B.M.I.; produced by Don McGraw. Rim text: "'Salem' Records produced by McGraw Music Company, Inc., 111 Main Street, Salem, Virginia." [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]