Credited on the record as The Sammy Brown Band.
Vietnam (Instrumental)
1973 · Grassroots GR-1031 · USA
- Artist
- Sammy Brown
- Credited on the record as
- The Sammy Brown Band
- Title
- Vietnam (Instrumental)
- Release
- Vietnam (You Son of a Gun) / Vietnam (Instrumental)
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- Grassroots # GR-1031
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Ernie Tucker
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Funk
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
The song "Vietnam (You Son of a Gun)" (Grassroots Records # GR-1031) - a great sounding funk / soul anti-War song. The narrator, back at home and "free at last", curses "cold blooded Vietnam", which led to him loosing his woman, and that "no good came from all that killing". Little is known of this artist - the record was released on a New York based label, which has the motto "music of the people, by the people, and for the people". The song was written and produced by Ernie Tucker, and arranged by Joe Panama. The B-side song was an instrumental version.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Grassroots Records GR-1031, "Music of the people by the people and for the people", 45-RPM, ℗ 1973 Div. of Grassroots, Inc., 1674 B'way, N.Y.C.; Dollar Sign Music BMI; producer Ernie Tucker, arranger Joe Panama. Side A is "Vietnam (You Son of a Gun)" (Ernie Tucker), time 2:55, credited to Sammy Brown. Side B is "Vietnam – Instrumental" (Ernie Tucker), time 3:05, credited to The Sammy Brown Band. [From the record sleeve and labels]