The Ragged Old Flag
1976 · Tempo R-7128 · Mission, Kansas
- Artist
- The John Mathews Family
- Title
- The Ragged Old Flag
- Release
- The Ragged Old Flag
- Year
- 1976
- Label
- Tempo # R-7128
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Mission, Kansas, USA
- Songwriter
- Johnny Cash
- Genre
- Country · Country Gospel
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Notes
Tempo of Kansas City R-7128, BMI, white label headed "A Bicentennial Celebration" with flag and star border; "The Ragged Old Flag" written by Johnny Cash, time 3:32, sung by The John Mathews Family, "from the new Tempo album The Sound of His Name"; Tempo Records, Inc., 1900 W. 47th Place, Mission, Kansas 66205; date-stamped "JUN 8 1976". A blue reply card, "A Special Note from Tempo Records", forwards the single and announces the new stereo album R-7128 "The Sound of His Name" as soon to be released, asking the station to tick whether it is giving air-play; reverse addressed to Tempo Records, Inc., 1900 W. 47th Place, Suite 406, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
The John Mathews Family were a Southern gospel family group led by John Mathews with children Dale, Beverly and Linda and son-in-law Sam Kirk; they went full-time in 1972, won the 1973 Dove Award for Most Promising New Gospel Talent, and released eleven albums (1968-78) on Steeple, Temple, BMC and Tempo. "The Ragged Old Flag" - a cover of Johnny Cash's 1974 recitation - appeared on Tempo of Kansas City (R-7128) in 1976. [Source: sghistory.com; Discogs]
Themes
Patriotic · Bicentennial · Flag Burning · American Revolution · Civil War · WW1 · WW2 · Korea