Whisperin' Bill
Metromedia MM-169 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Chill Wills
- Title
- Whisperin' Bill
- Release
- Mama / Whisperin' Bill
- Label
- Metromedia # MM-169
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- C. Wills
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Mama (Wills, Chill) Whisperin' Bill (Wills, Chill) Country, home front perspective. From Texas, USA A-side: relationship started going wrong when they lost their son (in the war?) Refer to b-side. B-side: Son shot in the head by the Viet Cong - disabled. He volunteered to help his country.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 18 July 1902, Seagoville, Texas, USA. Died 15 December 1978, Encino, California, USA
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Vet · Disabled Vet · Volunteer · VC · Medals