To My Son in Vietnam
Promo 2660 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Mabel Puckett
- Title
- To My Son in Vietnam
- Release
- To My Son in Vietnam / Mother Keep Faith With Me
- Label
- Promo # 2660
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Mabel Puckett
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
To My Son in Vietnam (Puckett, Mabel) Country, song-poem label. Nashville, Tennessee.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "To My Son in Vietnam" - Label: Promo Records # 2660 - Songwriter: Mabel Puckett only name on the record - Artist: probably uncredited (Puckett probably the songwriter only), as with other releases on this label1 - Country, song-poem label. - Nashville, Tennessee. - Patriotic, home front perspective - I'll never forget the day they took my son away (draft implied), took him to Vietnam - Only god knows what they've done to take away are only son (anti-govt. / military) - He said pray for me while I'm away (religion) - I'll do my job (patriotism)Sources1Song Poem Music↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Promo Records, 200 23rd Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, light blue label, "For Promotion Purposes Only", 45 RPM; A-side 2660A "To My Son in Vietnam", vocal, 3:11; B-side 2660B "Mother Keep Faith With Me", vocal, 2:41; "By: Mabel Puckett". No writer credits are printed. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]