Soldiers and Lillies
1965 · Columbia 4-43601 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The Kimberlys
- Title
- Soldiers and Lillies
- 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
Annotation
Soldiers and Lillies (Kimberlys, The) Folk pop. Generic soldier boy song. Vietnam-era.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
The Kimberlys were the documented 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 documented in Praguefrank's Country Discography. No explicit formation-place statement was located. [Source: Praguefrank's; Discogs]
Themes
Soldier Boy · Soldier's Perspective · Home Front Perspective