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Some great soul music out there relating to the Vietnam war. Thought a dedicated thread may be in order .

 

Kicking off with one we've just had in another thread 

 

Private Charles Bowens - Christmas In Vietnam - Rojac

 

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    Zerben R. Hicks and the Dynamics - Lights Out - RCA Also in a Vietnam pic sleeve. Flip to " You make me feel good". Thanks Craig for adding the Tony Mason clip. I just figured out how to d

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Same title ie Christmas in Vietnam (different song).

 

Super piece of duo soul from Johnny & Jon  on Jewel

 

Charmels - Please Uncle Sam - Volt

 

WONDERFUL!

 

Dells - Does Anybody Know I'm Here

 

Archie Bell - A Soldier's Prayer 1967 - Ovide

 

Anthony, two wonderful sides mate. :thumbsup: 

 

Also like the Michael Lizzmore take of "I'll Promise" but for me Skip Jackson's in a totally different league 

:hatsoff2: HI ALL....Will put a few foreward later, however in the matrix of records of the time, some have a message War related, the STARFIRES - "HEY STONY FACE" ORIG.

COMES TO MIND :ohmy: DAVE K

Oh yes Dave, plenty to go at here

 

Players-He,ll be back

" " "     -i,m so glad you waited

Masters of Soul-Please wait for me

 

Loads more, will have a dig around upstairs

 

Kev

on the subject has anyone been digging for records out there, must have been loads sent out to the lads while serving in the war, col

Tyree Davis -I'm leaving you in Jody's hands

Ann sexton -you've been gone too long

Both top Vietnam war songs :)

 

 

Cheers mate, didn't know of the "Soul of Vietnam" comp.

 

As for Ace/Kents "Soldier's Sad Story" there is a companion to it "Does Anybody Know I'm Here"

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anybody-Vietnam-Through-Black-America/dp/tracks/B0009A3POY/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1

Emanuel Laskey-Peace loving man

 

Kev

 

Kev, Letter From Vietnam also

 

The wonderful Larry Saunders .... as Larry Sanders on the Sound of Soul 45

 

https://youtu.be/wvWRnrip0sg

Jimmy Holiday "I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home"

 

Jimmy Holiday as only Jimmy Holiday could

 

What a singer/writer he was, just love his Minit stuff

 

The daddy of 'em all in terms of Vietnam songs.

Swamp Dogg Sam Stone

One of the most powerful records I've ever heard  if this doesn't get to you, then you shouldn't be on Soul Source.

Kegsy

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Freddie Scott - Johnny's Hill

 

Gut wrencher

 

Anybody out there got Joe Tex, You better believe it, then flip it, "I believe i'm gonna make it" fabulous

 

Kev

Probably the best known, and maybe best, Marvin Gaye-Whats going on and Whats happening, side to side on what some people say is the greatest album ever

 

Kev

Change Of Pace - Bring My Buddies Back

 

Beverley Schaffer - Where will you be boy - One der ful

Lyrics like "Will you be my baby or be a little soldier boy" "will you be over there, without someone to care"

Almost forgot Tony Mason - Take good care - RCA . Came out with picture sleeve of helmet wearing black GI. There's a You Tube video of this with about 30000 hits perhaps someone can add it. Not sure how to do it.

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The Green Berets-Lord Send me Somebody

Eugene McDaniels "Compared to what" may have wrote this years earlier but when it was put into the track listing of Swiss Movement by Les McCann & Eddie Harris it was considered political criticism of the Vietnam war.  

And of course there's Curtis Mayfield with " Back In The World"

 

and very spurious soul link would be Tom Clay-"The Victors"

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Almost forgot Tony Mason - Take good care - RCA . Came out with picture sleeve of helmet wearing black GI. There's a You Tube video of this with about 30000 hits perhaps someone can add it. Not sure how to do it.

 

Here you go. What a tune this is!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWPBoudStM4

Zerben R. Hicks and the Dynamics - Lights Out - RCA Also in a Vietnam pic sleeve. Flip to " You make me feel good". Thanks Craig for adding the Tony Mason clip.

I just figured out how to do ithttps://youtu.be/SMsKHQBcKdI

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The daddy of 'em all in terms of Vietnam songs.

Swamp Dogg Sam Stone

One of the most powerful records I've ever heard  if this doesn't get to you, then you shouldn't be on Soul Source.

Kegsy

Just spoke with Swamp & he said .........

Wat the F*ck is that Kegsy doin postin my track up on Soul Source, the B*st*rd knows I'll get no Sh*tt*n money from all them tight-*rsed Brits listening to it. G*d D*mn him.

Just spoke with Swamp & he said .........

Wat the F*ck is that Kegsy doin postin my track up on Soul Source, the B*st*rd knows I'll get no Sh*tt*n money from all them tight-*rsed Brits listening to it. G*d D*mn him.

 

Well the miserable git should have sung it at Prestatyn when I bloody well asked him !!!!!!!!!!!

Hello I'm a newer member on here (more of a reader then poster)

The Winstons "Color him father" with the line "our real old man got killed in the war"

The Auditions "Returning home from Vietnam"

thanks.

 

Inez & Charlie Foxx - "Fellows In Vietnam" which is basically part 2 of the flip Vaya Con Dios

 

Inez goes into a good rap at around 1.10

 

There's a good one called "Over here, over there" Frank and Vivian on Sentown. Cant find it on YouTube

Don hart - soldier coming home

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