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Artist Johnny Mac

Release Ballad of the Green Beret

Year 1966

Label Crown # CLP 5510

Format LP · Album

Country USA

Language English

Songs here 7 in the archive

Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Johnny Mac, Ballad of the Green Beret, accessed 13 November 2026; cite each song by its SongID

Johnny Mac

Ballad of the Green Beret

1966 · Album · Crown # CLP 5510 · USA

7 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Soldier's Perspective.

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Impact of War: US Perspective 6

Soldier's Perspective 6

Military Classification 1

K.I.A. 1

Annotation

Released in 1966, Johnny Mac's biography is unknown at this time - it is being assumed that he was involved with the military. It included a cover of Barry Sadler 's Ballad of the Green Berets . The track "Let the Cannons Roar Loudly" ( ( Crown Records # 5510) was narrated from the perspective a dead soldier who wanted people back home to know that he fought "with courage and pride" . He declared that "I served my country well" .

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Collection

Songs from this release appear in this curated collection.

US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]

The songs

Johnny Mac Ballad of the Green Beret

1966 · Album · Crown # CLP 5510 · USA

Crown CLP 5510, LP, 1966. [From Discogs]

Themes: Patriotic Green Beret

Genre: ♪ Country

Johnny Mac Let the Cannons Roar Loudly

1966 · Album · Crown # CLP 5510 · USA · Ballad of the Green Beret