Many of you have watched the new documentary on The Viet Nam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It’s a remarkable piece of work. I became much more aware politically and musically in the second half of the 1960s, and have decided to put together a soundtrack from the era that has great significance to me and hopefully to you the listener. Included are The Electric Flag, Bonnie Dobson, The Byrds, Tom Paxton, Peter, Paul & Mary and many more. My personal Viet Nam War Soundtrack … on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways
Brian Eno / “Task Force” / Music for Films / EMI
The Electric Flag / “Killing Floor” / A Long Time Coming / Columbia
Peter, Paul & Mary / “Cruel War” / Peter, Paul & Mary / Warner Brothers
Bonnie Dobson / “Morning Dew” / Take Me for a Walk in the Morning Dew / Hornbeam
The Byrds / “Draft Morning” / The Notorious Byrd Brothers / Columbia
Creedence Clearwater Revival / “Fortunate Son” / Willy and the Poor Boys / Fantasy
Pete Seeger / “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” / Best of Pete Seeger / Columbia
Tom Paxton / “Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation” / Ain’t That News / Elektra
Joni Mitchell / “The Fiddle and the Drum” / Clouds / Reprise
The Rolling Stones / “Street Fighting Man” / Beggar’s Banquet / ABKCO
Brian Eno / Patrolling Wire Borders” / Music for Films / EMI
Neil Young / “Ohio” / Live at Massey Hall / Reprise
Phil Ochs / “What Are You Fighting For” / The Original New Folks Vol 1 & 2 / Vanguard
Country Joe McDonald / “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag” / This Ain’t No Mouse
              Music / Arhoolie
Peter, Paul & Mary / “The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)” / Album 1700 / Warner Brothers
Joan Baez / “A Song for David” / One Day Ata A Time / Vanguard
Fairport Convention / “End of a Holiday” / What We Did on Our Holidays / Island
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways