Straight-Leg-Soldier
1967 · Dixie C-1114 · Charlotte, North Carolina
- Artist
- Sgt. Frank Carter
- Title
- Straight-Leg-Soldier
- Release
- Straight-Leg-Soldier / War Is Hell
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Dixie # C-1114
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Songwriter
- Carter
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Straight-Leg-Soldier (Carter, Frank) War Is Hell (Carter, Frank) Country. Charlotte, North Carolina. Combat, soldier's perspective. Both sides. A-side: received draft card. Went to training, shipped to Vietnam. Viet Cong all around, bad place to play the guitar! B-side: leans towards anti-war.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Draft Reluctance · Grenade · VC · Combat · K.I.A. · Green Beret · Draft