MUSIC OF VIETNAM WAR ERA VETERANS
INCOMING, Jim Walktendonk, cassette:
Jim W guitar and vocals; John Lindquist trombone on Claymore Polka;
Frank Chandek harmonica and harmoniphone, engineered by Doug Erickson at
Smart Studios, Madison, Wisc. all words and music by Jim Walktendonk
copyright 1985, Jim Walkentondonk POBox 3472, Madison, WI 53704
Side A
1 To Be aSinging Sailor
2 Hill 6-0
3 Arlington’s Gate
4 Hurting More
5 Claymore Polka
Side B
1 Oh Say Can You See
2 Hiroshima
3 That’s All That He Knows
4 Locket Lady
5 Starlite Crystal Fantasy
RED WHITE AND BLIND, cassette:
Side A
1 Just The Dream Of Them All Alive (J Walktendonk)
2 The Ballad Of Norman Wilson (J Walktendonk)
3 The Ballad Of Don Liston (J Walktendonk)
4 The Agent Orange Song (Muriel Hogan)
5 The Claymore Polka (J Walktendonk)
6 Luang Pro Bang (Dave Van Ronk)
7 Hot To The Touch (J Walktendonk)
Side B
1 Red White And Blind (J Walktendonk)
2 Cold Knuckle Sandwich (J Walktendonk)
3 The Ballad Of Wlroy Schultz (J Walktendonk)
4 Vets Pimp (J Walktendonk)
5 Certified Half Crazy (J Walktendonk)
6 How The Rich Man Rides (J Waltendonk)
Recorded at Randy’s Recording, Cottage Grove, WI. Produced by Jim
Walktendonk and Randy Green. Cover Artwork by Robert Hanson Delaunoix.
For cassettes, music book or bookings write to: Boonie Tunes, c/o Jim
Walktendonk, POBOX 3472 Madison WI 53704
R & R, Jim Walktendonk, casssette:
produced by Jim Wachtendonk and Randy Green. A Booney Tunes Production
copyright and registration 1994. All songs written by Jim Wachtendonk
except for “Starlit Crystal Fantasy” written by Jim Wachtendonk and Bob
Wilson. Cover art of Montangard tribal markings designed by Jim
Wachtendonk with appreciated computer assisted layout by Jim Botts.
Special thanks to Bob Speth for fronting me bucks for the mix. Recorded
at Randy’s Recording, Cottage Grove, WI 53527. Also available on
cassette by Jim Wlktendonk are INCOMING; ON THE MEND; RED, WHITE AND
BLIND and GEMINI AND I. For gigs, cassettes, music book, or info write
to Booney tunes c/o Jim Wachtendonk, POBox 3472 Madison, WI 53704
Side A
1 It All Made Sense, Jim W guitar and vocals, Tony Castafieda bongos,
David Fass bass3:25
2 R & R, Jim W guitar and vocals, Tom Waselchuk pedal steel guitar,
David Faas bass 4:55
3 Barbed Wire Strung with Pearls, Jim W guitar and vocals, Tony
Castafieda conga, Tom Waselchuk electric guitar, David Fass 5:15
4 Three Wishes, Jim W guitar and vocals, Tony Castefieda conga, Gloria
Hays hammer dulcimer, Bobby Westfall acousitic lead, David Faas bass
3:50
5 Shades My Psyche Won’t Forget, Jim W guitar 5:05
6 The Hep Cats Show/Aztec Hip Hop Grunge Rap, Jim Wachtendonk vocals,
David Faas bass 5:00
Side B
1 Starlit Crystal Fantasy, Jim W guitar and vocals, Andrea Samarrai
harmonizing vocals, Tom Waselchuk electric guitar, David Faas bass
5:02
2 Locket Lady, Jim W guitar and vocals, Gloria Hays hammer dulcimer,
Bobby Westfall accoustic lead, David Faas bass 3:20
3 Kalimba, Jim W kalimba, Tony Castafieda percussion 3:56
4 When Their Great Grandaddy Spoke in Rhymes, Jim Wachtendonk guitar
and vocals, Tom Waselchuk pedal steel guitar, Bobby Westfall violin,
David Faas bass 3:0-7
5 Words Said, Jim Wachtendonk guitar and vocals, David Faas bass, Tom
Waselchuck electric guitars, pedal steel guitar 4:44
6 Our City Sitin’ Pretty, (song contest entry for Mad City Anthem), Jim
W guitar and vocals, Jim Valenza Stratocaster Electric Lead 4:27
7 R & R (Instrumental), Jim W guitar, Tom Waselchuk pedal steel guitar,
David Faas bass 4:55
JOHNNY COMES MARCHIN’ HOME, Michael J Martin and Tim Holiday, cassette:
Recorded Live by Omega Audio 12-13-86 Dallas, TX Introduction by
“Bomber” John Bomer “The Last Patrol”, copyright 1986 by MJM-TH, Martin
and Holiday, POBox 1639, Texarkanda, Texas 75504
Side A
1 When Johnny Comes Marchin’ Home, trad.
2 The Last Firebase, ( M and H)
3 The Three of Us, (M and H)
4 Who Are The Names On The Wall?, (M and H)
5 Suitcase Full of Secrets, (M and H)
6 I Ain’t Here Alone, (Martin)
7 Comin’ Home, (Martin)
8 Hooker With A Purple Heart, (Martin and B Carroll)
Side B
1 Fat Get Fatter And The Poor Get Lean, (Martin)
2 Livin’ On The Razor’s Edge, (Martin)
3 Bleary Eyed And Blown Away, (M and H)
4 Bug, Martin and “Sleepy” (John Barker)
5 Border Affair, (L. Clayton)
6 People Are Talkin’, (M Newbury)
7 Another Day In Hell, (Martin)
8 Walkin’ Man, (Martin)
9 Lookin’ For The Light, Trying To Find The Fire, (M and H)
10 Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, (A C Carter)
11 America The Beautiful, Trad
TWO WEARY WARRIORS, Michael J. Martin Tim Holiday. 54 RPM single
WINDMILL PRODUCTIONS UR-4324-B
Side A: Who Are The Names On The Wall? ( Martin and Holiday) Side B: I
Ain’t Here Alone! (Michael J. Martin) Yorkshire Music Co. BMI, produced
by Paul Chistensen, Tim Holiday and Michael J Martin, many musicians.
recorded and mixed at Omega Audio, 8036 Aviation Place Box 71, Dallas
Texas 75235, 214-350-9066, engineer Marvin Halavenks, Michael J Martin
6122 Velasco Dallas, TX 752143
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, Michael J Martin, all song Copyright by Micael J
Martin 1979-1991 except Star Spangled Banner and Seems Like A Long Time.
POBox 24667, Ft Worth Texas 76124
cassette:
Side 1
1 Star Spangled Banner
2 Mama Mia/Whippoorwill
3 Ol’ Lonesome Hightway
4 You Can’t Keep That Ol’ Sun Down
5 Back On The Rezz
6 Let Me Feel Your Wings
7 The Eagle Has Landed
Side 2
1 Oil Stained Ol’ Banner
2 We Got Gouged...We Got Screwed
3 Tornado Alley
4 The Next Wall
5 Waiting Families
6 Seems Like A Long Time
7 Lord, Be With Me
8 Lookin’ For The Light
BILL HOMANS MERRY AIRBRAKES, LP:
all songs copyright 1973 by Bill and Peter Homans, MERRY AIRBRAKES
circle p, Push Country Productions, produced and engineered by Ray
Essler, executive producer Joe Saia, engineering assistance: Bob
O’Connell, Joe Aleo, John Mears, thna fish inspiration by Al’s Sub Shop.
original front cover design by Jim Lewis, hand lettering by Richard
Phillips (silk screened cover)
Side One
1 Vigilante Man 3:34 (Woody Guthrie)
2 Frog Song 3:19 (Peter Homans)
3 The Bearded Man 3:54 (Bill Homans)
4 Quang Tri City 2:22 (Bill Homans)
5 Even Those Among Us 4:37 (Bill Homans)
Side Two
1 Draft Board Blues 5:30 (Bill Homans)
2 Three Hearts 3:55 (Bill Homans)
3 A Happy song For Hanoi 1:31 (Bill Homans)
4 Preacher Song 4:22 (Bill Homans)
5 Tribute To Frankie 0:20 (Peter Homans)
Bill Homans slide guitar, harmonica and vocals; Bert Carey bass, Ray
Essler drums, Bob O’Connell guitar, Peter Homans guitar, Dill
Heilingmann percussion, Ted La Bombard lead guitar and organ, Bert Carey
bass, Ken Warner piano, Lindley Goolrich vocal.
There are notes on an insert nothing on the back of LP cover. From
notes: “It’s 1973...in three years it will be 1976. This album of
music, conceived and recorded during the months between the 1972
Presidential election and the full-flowering of the Watergate
disclosures...”
and “This is probably the only album you will erver hear by a Vietnam
veteran....”
and there are more notes.
BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS, SSgt Barry Sadler, U.S.Army Special Forces.
LP RCA Victor LPM-3547 Arranged and Conducted by Side Bass Produced by
Andy Wiswell, 1966
Side 1
1 The Ballad Of The Green Berets 2:26
2 I’m A Lucky One 2:52
3 Letter From Vietnam 2:29
4 Badge Of Courage 2:30
5 Saigon 2:27
6 Salute To The Nurses 2:20
Side 2
1 I’m Watching The Raindrops Fall 2:08
2 Garet Trooper 2:35
3 The Soldier Has Come Home 2:50
4 Lullaby 2:30
5 Trooper’s Lament 3:10
6 Bamiba 2:30
There are notes on the back by Arnold Falleder, Contributor, Saturday
Review. This is the only music produced with the blessing and support
of the US Military as far as i know during the Vietnam War Era. SSgt
Barry Sadler was active military at the time and a medical Non
Commissioned Officer on duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with the
Green Berets, Special Forces at the time of the recording.
COMBAT ASSAULT, Rick Duvall, produced by Rick Duvall, recorded and
mixed by Phil Hirsch at Hacienda Recording Studio, 244 S A St, Santa
Rosa CA 95401. Cover photo by Jane J Oliver. Snare drum on Combat
Assault by Seann Zales. Duvall Productions, POBox 2012, Guernevill, CA
95446, (707 865-1539
cassette DO-RD-02:
Side A
1 Combat Assault 2:45 (R Duvall)
2 What Kind Of Men 3:35 (R Duvall)
3 Sgt Willie 4:08 (R Duvall)
4 Johnny Rambo 3:08 (Joe McDonald)
5 Missing 2:25 (Brad Smith)
6 True, True Love 4:07 (R Duvall)
Side B
1 Back To The Block 2:30 (Chip Duvall)
2 Same Old Story 3:50 (R Duvall)
3 G.I. Bill 3:15 (R Duvall)
4 Say Pure, Stay Gold 4:18 (Doc Knapp)
5 Beneath The Pride 4:50 (R Duvall)
RICK DUVALL, copyright 1985. c/o Hacienda International Media, POBox
632, Forestville, CA 95436.
cassette HIM-RD-O1:
Side A
1 Outskirts Of Town
2 Into My Dreams
3 Rainbow Gates
4 Crazy For Lovin Me
5 The Turnaround
Side B
1 Arms Of Love
2 Crocks Of Gold
3 Is It Any Wonder
4 It Is Me
5 Airport Express
SARGE LINTECUM-VIETNAM BLUES, (COMBAT TESTED BLUES-FOR PEACE), all songs
and poems written by Sarge Lintecum except Five Down which was written
by Clarke Rigsby, recorded at Tempest Recording Studio, Tempe, Arizona.
Produced by Clarke Rigsby, mixed and edited digitally by Clarke Rigby.
features many musicians drums, bass, guitar, harmonica, organ. For other
Sarge products, cassettes, T-shirts, or poetry: Mr and Mrs Sarge
Enterpirses POBox 25421 Tempe, AZ 85285-5421. Copyright 1991 by Sarge
Lintecum
Side A
1 The Vietnam Blues (poem) 1:56
2 This Shirt Of Mine 3”36
3 Into The Fire From The Fryin’ Pan 2:48
4 Time Bomb In My Mind 3:39
5 Oh Shit 3:01
6 Sister Soldier 3:42
7 Veterans Wife (poem) 1:13
Side B
1 Combat Fatigue 2:30
2 It Don’t Mean Nothin’
3 Five Down 5:30
4 Saturday Morning Cartoons 3:30
5 Reuinion At The Wall 5:05
6 Welcome Home (poem) 1:13
AMERICAN CALLED, Britt Small & Festival, recorded live at MAX STOUT
RECORDING STUDIOS, Skidmore Missouri, August 1987, Britt Small Executive
Producer, Mark Reinig Producer Mixdown, Maurice Wetzel engineer, Carla
Mitchell, engineer, Max Stout Records 1987. Large band with keyboards,
guitars, drums and horns: Stan Funston, John Hafner, Curt Pottratz, Russ
Wetzel, Dann Hohn, Linda Waba, Britt Small, Becky Reinig, Mark Reinig,
Les Wetzel, Don Struve, Ray Roth. copyright 1987 FESTIVAL and MAX
STOUT RECORDS and FESTIVAL FAMILY ENT. LTD. FESTIVAL FAMILY ENTERPRISES
LIMITED, Box 87, Skidmore, Missouri, tel. 816-928-3631
cassette:
Side 1
1 Combat Themes
2 Come On In (Giles/Green)
3 He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (B Scott/B Russell)
4 Captured Eagles (M Bartlett./R Roth)
5 Waiting For An Army To Die (R Roth/D Small/B Small)
6 Angel Flying To Close To The Ground (W Nelson)
Side 2
1 Old Hippie (D Bellamy)
2 MIA (C Daniels/T Crain/J DiGregorio/C Hayward/S Edward)
3 Didn’t Go To ‘Nam But I Do Give A Damn (M Martin)
4 America Called (E Strange/C Gaddis)
5 Goodnight Saigon (B Joel)
6 Brothers In The Night (R Kennedy/K Dukes/D Ritz
GREG GUMBEL CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC, Greg Gumbel, produced by Greg Gumbel
and Stu Cook at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, engineered by
Mike Herbick and Harn Soper, mastered by George Horn. rock band line up
drums, guitar bass. copyright 1984 by Greg Gumbel, Gregumble Music
(ASCAP) Meticulous Records, Inc POBox 40202, Berkeley CA 94704 tel.
510-548-3817
cassette:
Side 1
1 Freighter From Mars
2 Blue Of Capricorn
3 Tell Me Again
4 BBQ Side
5 Dragon In The Mountain
Side 2
1 Sea Fever
2 Snow Song
3 Angry Tears
4 Dancin’
5 Wait For The Wind
ALL DAY EVERY DAY, A BENIFIT RECORD FOR HOMLESS VETERANS: Greg Gumbel
with Stu Cook. Songs written, performed and produced by Mr Greg Gumbel
with Stu Cook on bassh. side two dedicated to Jame B Gordon. recorded
and mixed at home, 4-track mastered by George Horn at Fantasy copyright
1988 by Greg Gumbel. Meticulous Records, Inc. POBox 40202 Berkeley
California 94704
Single 45 RPM
Side 1
1 All Day Every Day 4:01 (G Gumbel)
Side 2
1 Landmark 5:37 (G Gumbel)
WE SAY NO TO YOUR WAR!, THE COVERED WAGON MUSICIANS, songs written and
sung by the “Covered Wagon” (GI Coffee House outside Mountain Home Air
Force Base Idaho USA) active duty Air Force people: A1C John Carson,
A1C Dave Davis, Sgt Tom Derreck, Sgt Patrick Henry, A1C George Herkert,
A1C Al Kramer, A1C Joe Massaro, Carolyn Mugar, Vic Pacania, Airman Penny
Rand, A1C Jim Schaffer, A1C Tom Spaulding. Recorded at the Covered
Wagon, mixing and re-engineering by Jonathan Thayer, A-1 Sound Studio,
Booklet (included) edited by Barbara Dane, Photographs by Carolyn Mugar
and Covered Wagon, booklet production by Collective Graphics Workshop,
printing by Faculty Press, production supervised by Barbara Dane.
PARADON (records) P-1015. Booklet insert includes lyrics and history of
Covered Wagon GI Coffee House.
LP:
Side 1
1 Mathematics (spoken) 0:50 (Jim Shaffer)
2 Silver Bird 3:38 (Jim Schaffer and Mark Lane)
3 Phantom Jets Are Coming 2:00 (Jim Schaffer)
4 The Rodeway Nine 6:28 (Mark Lane and Jim Shaffer
5 Spring Conscience 3:50 (Jim Schaffer)
6 Mathematics (sung) 3:42 (Jim Shaffer)
7 Children Of The Delta 4:18 (Jim Schaffer)
Side 2
1 We Say No To Your War 3:02 (Mark Lane/Jim Schaffer/George Herkert)
2 The People’s Thank You 2:37 (Jim Schaffer)
3 My Pledge, My Vow 2:47 (Penny Rand/Jim Schaffer
4 Rattlesnake Junction 3:37 (Dave Davis)
5 Bring Our Brothers Home 1:30 (George Herkert)
6 Napalm Sticks To Kids 4:14 (collectively written by Air Force and Army
GIs attached to the 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam)
AMBUSH, most musicians and writters are vietnam veterans, copyright
1985 by Stev Manteiv, 648 West Prentis St, Detroit, Michigan 48201, tel
313-831-5554, or Old Miami Bar. Tim Sparling piano, synth; Marcus
Belgrave horns; Dan Reynolds vocals, Vanilla Williams vocals; Johnny
Maxwell guitar and vocals; Dave Opatik bass; Dave Chambers drums; Drew
Abbott guitar; Rob Tyner harmonica, flutes, vocals, dulcimer, electric
autoharp.
LP:
Side 1
1 Sunrise (intro to Nam) 0:50 (Tim Sparling)
2 Pretty Place 5:24 (Maxwell, Reynolds, Gannia)
3 Lonesome Road 4:46 (Reynolds)
4 Brian 3:40 (Tyner, Lucas)
5 Home To Stay 4:44 (Maxwell, Gannia, Reynolds)
Side2
1 Hot L.Z. (Thorazine Shuffle) 2:54 (Gannia)
2 Prison Blues 3:20 (Henderson, Maxwell)
3 Ode To Roy Kenny 3:54 (Maxwell, Montour)
4 P.O.W. 3:55 (Tyner, Williams)
5 Survival 3:35 (Maxwell, Gannia, Reynolds, Stesiak)
THE GOODBYE BLUES, Joe McDonald (guitar and vocals) Blair Hardman
(guitar
and vocals) recorded at Custom Fidelity Co. Inc. 7925 Santa Monica
Blvd/Hollywood, Calif 900046. recorded in summer of 1965 by Blair
Hardman and Joe McDonald 10 copies made. Re-pressed in 1967(?) 200
copies. Commercial pressing in 1970’s(?)
under title THE EARLY YEARS then recalled and destroyed.
LP:
Side 1
1 I’m So Glad (McDonald)
2 Hattie Carrol (Dylan)
3 Some Jammed Blues (McDonald/Hardman)
4 He’s A Peaceful Man (Hardman)
Side 2
1 Tell Me Where You’re Going (McDonald)
2 Dark Clouds (McDonald)
3 Soldier’s Lament (McDonald)
4 My Lady’s A Wild Flying Dove (T Paxton)
5 There Was An Old Woman Who Had A Little Pig (trad)
6 Goodbye Blues (McDonald)
TALKING ISSUE RAG BABY SONGS OF OPPOSITION, Volume 1, Issue A, October
1965, contains a 7 inch LP (33 1/3) record. side 1 personnel: Carl
Schrager washboard and kazoo; Bill Steele bass and washtub bass; Barry
Milton sic (Melton) guitar acc and electric; Joe McDonald guitar and
harmonica and vocals; Mike Beardslee harmony vocal. side2 vocal and
guitar Pete Grug. copyright 1965 by Tradition Music.
7” EP (33 1/3 RPM) in 71/2 by 10 inch manilla printed envelope with
inserted lyric and music sheets (3 pages) for songs.
Side 1
1 The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag (McDonald)
2 Superbird (McDonald)
Side 2
1 Fire In The City (Pete Krug)
2 Johnny’s Gone In The War (Pete Krug)
COUNTRY JOE SINGS RESIST, cover design by Jane Fonda. RAG BABY #3
recorded at Funky Features in San Francisco July 1971. Jack Lahey
engineer, Anna Rizzo vocal, Greg Dewey drums, Richard Sussman piano, Vic
Smith electric guitar.
All songs copyright 1971 by MY MUSIC CO.
Side 1
1 Kiss My Ass (McDonald)
2 Tricky Dicky (McDonald)
Side 2
1 Free Someday! (McDonald)
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD, WAR-WAR-WAR, Composed by Country Joe McDonald from
the poems of Robert W. Service. music copyright by Joe McDonald Music
Corp., BMI 1971. Produced by Country Joe McDonald, recorded at Vanguard
23rd Street Studio, New York, engineered by Jeff Zaraya, cover produced
by Robin Menken, cover by Thut-Wainwright, San Francisco, California.
Note: all songs about WWI except The March Of The Dead which is about
The Boar War.
LP Vanguard VSD-79315
Side 1
Part One
1 Forward 4:39
2 The Call 2:35
3 Young Fellow, My Lad 3:47
4 The Man From Aphabaska sic (Athabasca)
Side 2
Part Two
1 The Munition Maker 4:22
2 The Twins 1:53
3 Jean Despres 9:48
Part Three
4 War Widow 2:02
5 The March Of The Dead 6:27
VIETNAM EXPERIENCE-COUNTRY JOE. Produced by Country Joe McDonald lots of
musicians, all songs copyright Alcatraz Corner Music Co. BMI words and
music except “The Agent Orange Song” words and music by Muriel Hogan.
RAG BABY RECORDS issued under liscense to LINE MUSIC GMBH Germany 1986.
LP set (two discs)
Face A
1 I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag
2 Foreign Policy Blues
3 Agent Orange Song
4 The Girl Next Door (Combat Nurse)
Face B
1 Secret Agent
2 Viet Nam Veteran Still Alive
3 Viet Nam Never Again
4 Mourning Blues
5 Welcome Home
Face C
Viet Nam Requiem (instrumental)
Part I: The Beginning
Face D
Viet Nam Requiem (instrumental continued)
Part II: The End
-- "The eldest son wont leave home nor cook soup. The ozone layer thins
.003 milliliters more. The wise person bends like bamboo in the wind."
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