Uncle Sam's Got My Number
1969 · Jerden JD-786 · USA
- Artist
- Bobby Wayne
- Title
- Uncle Sam's Got My Number
- Release
- The Letter / Uncle Sam's Got My Number
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Jerden # JD-786
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "Uncle Sam’s Got My Number" (Jerden # JD-786) by Bobby Wayne dealt with the draft call coming from the US government. The draftee is due to leave soon, and his mind is totally focused on (the fear) of whether his girl will still love him when he is gone:
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Bobby Wayne (Robert Wayne Snyder, 1936-2013), born in Spokane, Washington, was a Northwest rockabilly/country pioneer ('Sally Ann', 1955; regional hit 'Big Train', 1963) whom Cash Box named among America's top three guitarists in 1966; 'Uncle Sam's Got My Number' backed 'The Letter' on Jerden 786 (April 1966). [Source: Rockabilly Hall of Fame; Northwest Music Archives; Praguefrank's]