Credited on the record as Bishop J.M. Smith and the "Evangelist Choir".
A Soldier's Plea
1969 · King 45-6262 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Bishop J.M. Smith
- Credited on the record as
- Bishop J.M. Smith and the "Evangelist Choir"
- Title
- A Soldier's Plea
- Release
- A Soldier's Plea / Just Jesus Alone
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- King # 45-6262
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- M. Anderson, J.M. Smith
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Gospel
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Soldier's Plea, A (Smith, Bishop J.M.) Gospel narrative. Soldier's perspective, religion, civil rights. Watching TV: black soldier told he is fighting for freedom in Vietnam. At home: teenagers fighting, saying "freedom now" in civil rights demonstrations. Let the soldier's return to a land where all men are free
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
Soldier's Plea, A (Smith, Bishop J.M.) - Gospel narrative. Soldier's perspective, religion, civil rights. - Watching TV: black soldier told he is fighting for freedom in Vietnam. - At home: teenagers fighting, saying "freedom now" in civil rights demonstrations. - Let the soldier's return to a land where all men are free
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
King 45-6262, matrix K-13177, blue-and-silver label, "Vocal"; "A Soldier's Plea" (M. Anderson, J.M. Smith), 3:51, Andersmith-Lois (BMI); produced by Richard Simpson; "Distributed by Starday-King Records Inc." Housed in a King company sleeve with red chevrons and "King" logos, "King Records, Inc., 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45207." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 31 December 1934, USA. Died 9 January 2016, South Carolina, USA.
Themes
Civil Rights · TV War · Religion · Demonstration · Patriotic · Soldier's Perspective
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]