Tribute to the Disabled Veteran

Annotation

Tribute to the Disabled Veteran (Denton, Johnny B.) Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Country. 1973, after the Paris Peace Accords. Impact of the war on the veteran - physically, mentally, and their treatment by society. References World War I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. Also mentioned M.I.A.s (and implies P.O.W.s). Criticism of Nixon's "Peace with Honor".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Dogwood D-1024 A, stereo, pink D.J. copy; "Tribute to the Disabled Veteran" (Fred H. Tunnell), Bobby Ray Music Co., BMI, time 2:45; arranged by Fred H. Tunnell, produced by John Taylor, ℗ 1973; distributed by Dogwood Records, 4213 Chapman Hy. W., Knoxville, Tenn. The picture sleeve front shows a photograph of Johnny B. Denton, the Disabled American Veterans emblem and three flags flying (the US flag in the centre), with "A-Side Tribute to the Disabled Veteran, B-Side A Living Part of You". The back carries a writer profile of Fred H. Tunnell (born and reared in Nashville, North Carolina; served in World War II in the ETO from D-Day at Omaha Beach to the Rhineland; Purple Heart with cluster and Silver Star; the song "motivated by his deep patriotic feelings to express to the American people the feelings of most DAV's"; lifetime member of the DAV) and an artist profile of Johnny B.…

About the artist

Born in Johnston County, North Carolina; graduate of Selma High School, Selma, N.C., with further training in the U.S. Army, and served during the early years of the Vietnam campaign. Self-taught on piano and guitar, he performed for military personnel in several parts of the world, including Thule, Greenland, and later played recording sessions in Tennessee and stage and TV shows across the U.S. [Source: record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Patriotic · WW1 · WW2 · Korea · Mistreatment of Vet · Disabled Vet · M.I.A. · Nixon · Peace With Honor · Medals

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]