"Soldier Boy" is the name of a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Green. The song, recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York and released as a single by The Shirelles in 1962 on the Scepter label, met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics are a profession of the singer's love for the titular soldier boy in which she promises to remain true to him while he's away.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Shirelles: Soldier Boy (1962)
"Soldier Boy" is the name of a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Green. The song, recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York and released as a single by The Shirelles in 1962 on the Scepter label, met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics are a profession of the singer's love for the titular soldier boy in which she promises to remain true to him while he's away.
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Wow, great blog. I was looking for something like this for quite some time. It's a shame that the last post is 3 months old. Hope you'll be back some time soon :)
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