Credited on the record as Curly Dan & Wilma Ann and the Danville Mt. Boys.
Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy
1966 · Danville 105 · Hazel Park, Michigan
- Artist
- Curly Dan & Wilma Ann
- Credited on the record as
- Curly Dan & Wilma Ann and the Danville Mt. Boys
- Title
- Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy
- Release
- Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy / South on 23
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Danville # 105
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hazel Park, Michigan, USA
- Songwriter
- Curly Dan
- Genre
- Country · Bluegrass
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Teenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy (Dan, Curly & Wilma Ann) Bluesgrass, patriotic. Hazel Park, Michigan. Soldier went to Vietnam to fight for Uncle Sam and to protect the freedom of the USA. His sweetheart prayed for his safe return. He fought in the swamps, mus, and rice paddies - combat.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
eenage Prayer to Her Soldier Boy (Dan, Curly & Wilma Ann) Bluesgrass, patriotic. Hazel Park, Michigan. Soldier went to Vietnam to fight for Uncle Sam and to protect the freedom of the USA. His sweetheart prayed for his safe return. He fought in the swamps, mus, and rice paddies - combat.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Danville Records, "Home of Blue Grass", 23154 Crossley, Hazel Park, Mich., Record No. 105A, matrix 17027; red label; "Teenage Prayer 'To Her Soldier Boy'" ("Curly Dan"), time 2:50, Holcomb Pub. Co., BMI; vocal C. Flatt and C. Dan; credited to Curly Dan & Wilma Ann and the Danville Mt. Boys. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American country duo Curly Dan (Daniel Higgins) and Wilma Ann, who recorded for regional labels and were associated with the West Virginia and Ohio Valley country scene. [Source: Discogs; RCS (Rockin' Country Style)]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]