Credited on the record as Trans-Atlantic Railroad.
Why Me
1968 · Phoenix PH 2 · San Francisco, California
- Artist
- Transatlantic Railroad
- Credited on the record as
- Trans-Atlantic Railroad
- Title
- Why Me
- Release
- Irahs / Why Me
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Phoenix # PH 2
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Rick Beban
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Garage Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Garage rock, protest, draft dodging. "Why Me", why they want to send me across the sea. From D.C. I'll run, don't want to fight
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Garage Rock Songs
- Garage rock, protest, draft dodging. - "Why Me", why they want to send me across the sea. - From D.C. I'll run, don't want to fight
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Phoenix Records of New York PH 2 (P-00008), "A Division of Sire Records", marked "Not for Sale", on the label's phoenix-bird design; "Why Me" (Rick Beban) by Trans-Atlantic Railroad, produced by Seymour Stein, arranged by Dexter Foote. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Formed 1965, San Francisco, California, USA. Disbanded 1971. Members: Kent Earl Housman (guitar, vocals), Stephen Meyers (guitar), Jamie Kindt (bass), Geoff Mayer (organ), Ronnie Vanbianchi (drums)
Themes
In collections
Draft Songs · Garage Rock Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]