Episode 128: Vietnam War: The Music – The Rock & Roll War

This exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service.

Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Rock & Roll was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered around the hooches and outposts of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, therapy. There are songs you can remember, and then there are songs you REALLY remember. Many of these songs will have a special meaning for you. A place, a brother, a time gone by. 

Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. There is no opinion offered on the War. It’s all about the music. - - - 

For your service and your sacrifice, this is The Vietnam War: The Music. - - - 

This episode is called “The Rock & Roll War” - - - 

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You’ll hear:

1)    Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue by Toby Keith

2)    Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones

3)    Welcome Home by Country Joe McDonald

4)    Everybody Needs Somebody To Love by Wilson Pickett

5)    Saigon by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

6)    American Boys by Petula Clark

7)    Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane

8)    Statesboro Blues by The Allman Brothers Band

9)    Darling Be Home Soon by The Lovin' Spoonful

10)                    The Way You Do The Things You Do by The Temptations

11)                    Travelin' Soldier by Bruce Robison

12)                    Soldier's Angel by Stevie Nicks (w/ Lindsey Buckingham)

13)                    People Are Strange by The Doors

14)                    Only In America by Jay & The Americans

15)                    Manic Depression by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

16)                    Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin

17)                    Six Clicks by Chuck Rosenberg

18)                    Down On Me by Janis Joplin / Big Brother & The Holding Company

19)                    In America by The Charlie Daniels Band

20)                    Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree by Tony Orlando & Dawn

21)                    Can't You See by The Marshall Tucker Band

22)                    Over And Over by The Dave Clark Five

23)                    Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues by Tom Paxton

24)                    Baba O'Riley by The Who

25)                    They Don't Make 'Em Like I Like Em' by The Texas Tornados

26)                    Detroit City by Solomon Burke

27)                    A Dear John Letter by Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis

28)                    Ticket To Ride by The Beatles

29)                    For You by Keith Urban

30)                    Ho Chi Minh Trail by Toby Hughes (lead), Chuck Rosenberg, Saul Broudy & Robin

31)                    Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon & War

32)                    Down on the Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival

33)                    A Lonely Soldier by Jerry Butler

34)                    Mean Old World by Van Morrison

35)                    Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses

36)                    What A Wonderful World [Heard in the 1987 Vietnam War film, Good Morning Vietnam] by Louis Armstrong - - -