Credited on the record as Pedro Y Juan y Sus Tejanos.
Soldado raso
Fama 121 · San Jose, California
- Artist
- Pedro y Juan
- Credited on the record as
- Pedro Y Juan y Sus Tejanos
- Title
- Soldado raso
- Release
- Corrido de Viet Nam / Soldado raso
- Label
- Fama # 121
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- San Jose, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Felipe Valdez Leal
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Ranchera
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Another obscure Mexican-American Corrido artist - corrido songs traditionally spread news and information in Mexican territories through folk music in the late 18th century. Musicians continued this tradition in the US, singing about wars and political events, such as the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK (see Homenaje a Robert F. Kennedy, El corrido de John F. Kennedy, and Memorias del Dr. Martin Luther King as examples). (1) (2) This one is double-sided, with the tracks "Corrdio de Viet Nam" and "Soldado Raso", released on Discos Fama (# 121), out of San Jose, California, USA.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Discos Fama 121-B; Ranchera; vocal Santos Bernal, with Sus Tejanos; written by Felipe Valdez Leal; produced by George Rodriguez. A-side "Corrido de Viet Nam" (vocal Pedro, written by Pedro Martinez). No date or label address.