Credited on the record as Toon Smith with Ponser-Ragsdale-Sandall.
The Plaque
Lemon 555 · Nashville, Illinois
- Artist
- Toon Smith
- Credited on the record as
- Toon Smith with Ponser-Ragsdale-Sandall
- Title
- The Plaque
- Release
- The Plaque / Ode to a Coal Diggin' Man
- Label
- Lemon # 555
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Illinois, USA
- Songwriter
- G. R. Genseal
- Genre
- Country · Fanfare · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Plaque, The (Smith, Toon) Fanfare, patriotic. Nashville, Illinois, USA Looked at the war plaque in town: young men gave their lives Many widows, children and sweethearts are crying Remember the sacrifice to protect freedom for us
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Lemon Records, "Sour Label Sweet Sound", Nashville, Ill. 62263, Lemon No. 555, Side B; "The Plaque" (G. R. Genseal), Shazam Pub., BMI, 2:33, "Arranged by Hopper-Fowler"; "Featuring Toon Smith with Ponser-Ragsdale-Sandall"; "Distribution Heilcher Bros., 7600 Wayzata Blvd., Minn., Minn. 55426". [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Anti-War · Pro-Soldier · Patriotic · Soldier's Perspective · Home Front Perspective
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]