On the Road to Vietnam
1965 · Cadet CRL 4514 · Eltham, USA
- Artist
- Bob Hope
- Title
- On the Road to Vietnam
- Release
- On the Road to Vietnam
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Cadet # CRL 4514
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Eltham, USA
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Speech · Spoken Word
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Many musicians toured American war zones, during the Second World War and Cold War zones. This release ( Cadet Records # CRL 4514) included extracts from Hope's monologs during his 1964 tour of Vietnam (and South East Asia). He donated the royalties for the LP to the United Service Organisation (U.S.O). (1)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Album line: extracts from Hope's 1964 monologues in Vietnam and South East Asia. Your copy reads CRL 4514; Discogs lists Cadet LP-4046, 1965. [From Discogs]
About the artist
Born 29 May 1903, Eltham, London, England. Died 27 July 2003, Toluca Lake, California, USA. British-born American comedian, actor and singer. [Source: Wikipedia]