Soldier's Prayer
1965 · Scarlo 336 · Elmhurst, Illinois
- Artist
- Ray Melvin & Gene Wells
- Title
- Soldier's Prayer
- Release
- Angel / Soldier's Prayer
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Scarlo # 336
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
- Songwriter
- Ray Melvin, Gene Wells
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Soldier's Prayer (Melvin, Ray & Gene Wells) Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. Country, soldier's perspective. Patriotic, anti-protest. Sitting in the jungle with bible and rifle. Fighting for freedom and loved ones. Drafted to fight in WW2, but now in Vietnam Lots of people at home do not care.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Scarlo 336 (aea 6536), "Plug Side", yellow-and-white label, "aea", Box 154, Elmhurst, Ill.; "Soldier's Prayer" (Ray Melvin, Gene Wells), 2:33, Scarlo-BMI. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Gene Wells born Arkansas, USA. Ray Melvin born West Virginia, USA
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Religion · Patriotic · Anti-Protest · Draft · WW2
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]