Why Must the Brave Die Young
Spindletop SR-0016 · Port Arthur, Texas
- Artist
- Gordon Baxter
- Title
- Why Must the Brave Die Young
- Release
- Why Must the Brave Die Young? / We Just Called Him Sam
- Label
- Spindletop # SR-0016
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Port Arthur, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- L. Ashworth, R. Layne
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Why Must the Brave Die Young? (Baxter, Gordon) We Just Called Him Sam Country narration. Patriotic, peace. Port Arthur, Texas. A-side - hell of war, fight for freedom in Lexington, WW2, Vietnam - but why the young? B-side - Sam from Georgia died in Vietnam. Combat song. Anti-communist, patriotic. Medal - Sam a hero.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
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Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Spindletop Records SR-0016, 45 RPM, orange and black label stamped "Demonstration Not For Sale", 1812 Procter, Port Arthur, Texas; "Why Must the Brave Die Young?" (L. Ashworth-R. Layne), 1:59 (LH-4810), and "We Just Called Him Sam" (L. Ashworth), 1:28 (LH-4811), both Neches Music, BMI, produced by Lee Ashworth. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American radio broadcaster, columnist and aviation writer from Southeast Texas ('Bax'), born 25 December 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas; died June 2005 in Texas. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]