Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
"Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" is a 1945 song by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. The song was Bob Wills' second number one on the Juke Box Folk charts, spending a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1] The B-side of "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima", a song entitled, "You Don't Care What Happens To Me" peaked at number five on the same chart.
| "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Care What Happens to Me" | |||
| Released | May 1945 | |||
| Recorded | April 20, 1945 | |||
| Studio | CBS, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Western swing | |||
| Label | Okeh | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Wills, Cliff Johnsen | |||
| Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys singles chronology | ||||
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Later in 1945, Sons of the Pioneers, peaked at number four on the Juke Box Folk Record chart with their version.[1]
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. pp. 392, 395.
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