A Present for Mommy
1966 · Kapp K-795 · Booneville, Mississippi
- Artist
- Haydon Thompson
- Title
- A Present for Mommy
- Release
- A Present for Mommy / You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Kapp # K-795
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Booneville, Mississippi, USA
- Songwriter
- Woodland, Thompson
- Genre
- Rock · Rockabilly
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Notes
Rockabilly, home front perspective. Little boy need money to buy mum present, selling his dog. Dad is overseas in Vietnam. We miss him and hope he make it back. [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]
About the artist
Born Hayden Thompson, 5 March 1938, Booneville, Mississippi, USA. Died 31 December 2025, Glenview, Illinois, USA. American rockabilly singer and songwriter. [Source: Wikipedia]