Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
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"Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" is a 1945 song by Bob Wills
and His Texas Playboys. The song would be 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 . 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.
Bob Wills
James Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
and His Texas Playboys. The song would be 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 . 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.
Cover versions
- Later in 1945, Sons of the PioneersSons of the PioneersThe Sons of the Pioneers are one of America's earliest Western singing groups whose classic recordings set a new standard for performers of Western music. Known for the high quality of their vocal performances, musicianship, and songwriting, they produced finely-crafted and innovative recordings...
, peaked at number four on the Juke Box Folk Record chart with their version .