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
- Primary theme
- Post-War
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. No home-state statement exists in the available sources. [Source: sghistory.com (middle tier, narrative only); Discogs]
Themes
Patriotic · Bicentennial · Flag Burning · American Revolution · Civil War · WW1 · WW2 · Korea