When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1963 · Newtown 5009 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Artist
- The Blues Belles
- Title
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home
- Release
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Cool Water
- Year
- 1963
- Label
- Newtown # 5009
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Songwriter
- R. Martin, M. Bailey
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Girl Group · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Blue Belles, The) Soul, girl group. 1963 - Vietnam-era update / cover of the Civil War song. Soldier boy - gone for three years, but on his way home.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed Chicago, Illinois, USA