Cal Davis

Credited on the record as Cal Davis, Billy Lang Orch..

Three Letters From a Soldier

Lan Co 4549 · USA

Three Letters From a Soldier – Cal Davis (A-side label)

Artist
Cal Davis
Credited on the record as
Cal Davis, Billy Lang Orch.
Title
Three Letters From a Soldier
Release
Another Ticket, Another City, Another Room / Three Letters From a Soldier
Label
Lan Co # 4549
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
W. Dorfman
Genre
Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

Three Letters From a Soldier (Davis, Cal) Traditional pop. Three letters: Man received letter from the draft board. Man wrote a letter from a hospital bed - wounded in the war. Man received a letter from his sweetheart.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Lan Co 4549, shown in two label designs: a pale-blue "LAN CO" label marked Side 2, 4549-A, and a black-and-silver "Lan-Co Records" label marked Side 1, 4549-B; "Three Letters From a Soldier" (W. Dorfman), Cal Davis with the Billy Lang Orch.; Dorfman Pub. (the silver label adds Tenn. Music Pub., BMI); produced by Marty Conn, arranged by Don Tweedy. No time printed. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Draft

In collections

Draft Songs

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