Ron Coden

Peaceful Man

1970 · King 45-6338 · Nashville, Tennessee

Peaceful Man – Ron Coden (A-side label)

Artist
Ron Coden
Title
Peaceful Man
Release
Peaceful Man / Few Short Letters
Year
1970
Label
King # 45-6338
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Songwriter
Ron Coden, Bob Marsano
Genre
Folk · Folk Rock
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Annotation

- folk rock, Nashville, Tennessee - Vietnam-era generic peace song

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

King 45-6338 (K-13784), white "Promotional" label, "Distributed by Starday-King Records, Box 8188, Nashville, Tennessee 37207"; "Peaceful Man" (Ron Coden, Bob Marsano), Lois-Marsano Music, BMI, 2:20, vocal; produced by Darrell Glenn, engineer Dave Harrison; "An Astrosonic Production". [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

American folk singer, comedian and entertainer from the 1960s Detroit folk scene (Raven Gallery, alongside Chuck and Joni Mitchell); recorded 'Live at the Raven Gallery' (Hideout Records); voiced characters on the Detroit children's TV show 'Hot Fudge' (1974-); longtime Focus: HOPE benefit performer; lived in Berkley, Michigan; died 5 March 2024, aged 80. [Source: The Detroit News obituary]

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]