Dear Uncle
1966 · Country Music CML-101 · USA
- Artist
- Boomer & Travis
- Title
- Dear Uncle
- Release
- Dear Uncle / Fair Weather Friend
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Country Music # CML-101
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Murphey
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — Draft Songs
Dear Uncle (Boomer & Travis) Patriotic, soldier's perspective, K.I.A. Country. Rain falling, in the darkness, not written to you in a years. I'm sorry Uncle but you've lost a nephew Proud to be a soldier in Vietnam Did not cheat to avoid the draft - classified IV-F - not qualified for service
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Both sides reissued on "The Colgems Collection: The Other Songs..." (Area251 Records COSM-250, 2024, CD 1 tracks 29–30). Label: "the Country Music label", Country Music, Inc. (BMI), 3:17, written by Murphey; "C & W Division of American Gramaphone prod. in association with Country Music, Inc."; the date "5/7/66" is handwritten on the label. [From the record label]
Themes
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]