Soldiers and Lilies
1965 · Columbia 4-43601 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The Kimberlys
- Title
- Soldiers and Lilies
- Release
- Soldiers and Lillies / Don't Send Me Away
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Columbia # 4-43601
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- H. Gay
- Genre
- Country · Folk Pop · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Soldiers and Lillies (Kimberlys, The) Folk pop. Generic soldier boy song. Vietnam-era.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Columbia 4-43601, matrix JZSP 113601, white "Not for Resale – Radio Station Copy" promotional label, 45 RPM; "Soldiers and Lilies" (H. Gay), 2:57, publisher Tonkawa Music (BMI); produced by Don Law & Frank Jones. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
The Kimberlys were the country-vocal quartet of brothers Harold and Carl Gay and their wives, sisters Vera and Verna Gay - two brothers married to two sisters - best known for sharing the 1969 Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Waylon Jennings on "MacArthur Park". "Soldiers And Lilies" (Columbia 4-43601) comes from a Nashville session of 4 November 1966. [Source: Praguefrank's; Discogs]
Themes
Soldier Boy · Soldier's Perspective · Home Front Perspective