Eleanor Shaw

A Soldier Dies

1969 · Tin Pan Alley TPA 35-476 · USA

A Soldier Dies – Eleanor Shaw (A-side label (Bob Purse Collection))

Artist
Eleanor Shaw
Title
A Soldier Dies
Release
A Soldier Dies / Fountain of Hope
Year
1969
Label
Tin Pan Alley # TPA 35-476
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
Michael S. Foster
Genre
Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
Primary theme
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

Annotation — Song Poems

- "A Soldier Dies" - Label: Tin Pan Alley # TPA 35-476 - Songwriter: Michael S. Foster - Searching for my missing boy (M.I.A.) - We came upon him, as he died, blood soaked clothes from bullet holes in his chest (K.I.A.) - A job to do, he did it willingly, died to keep us free, a man of liberty (patriotic) - Honor the man

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Tin Pan Alley Records, Tin Pan Alley, Inc., 1650 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019, TPA 35-476A, light-blue label; "A Soldier Dies" (Michael S. Foster), 2:23, Juke Box Alley (ASCAP); Eleanor Shaw. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

M.I.A. · K.I.A. · Patriotic · Freedom & Liberty · Song Poem

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]