Songs for Veterans Day
The Essex, Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces, The Monks, Larry Banks, Ray Barretto, F. J. McMahon, East of Underground, Bob Frank, Link Wray, Bill Withers, Jeff Cowell, Kenny Knight, Sturgill Simpson
It’s November 11, which is Veteran’s Day in the United States. So today I offer you a baker’s dozen of songs written and/or performed by some of our nation’s veterans.
The Essex (also known as The Essex Featuring Anita Hume) was a band of Marines who met in 1962 in Okinawa and Camp Lejeune. They recorded from 1963 to 1964, but they couldn’t really tour …
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