365 Days #242 - The Great Soybean Raid of 1981 (mp3s)

MP3:
Tom Mason - The Great Soybean Raid of 1981 (3:57)
Mark Rice - My Momma Picks the Hits (3:37)

I have a few tribute songs in my record collection. Some Elvis tributes, even one song about the astronauts in the Challenger explosion. But I had to do an online search to find out what the heck this song was talking about. The song is called "The Great Soybean Raid of 1981", performed by Tom Mason.

In 1981, Wayne Cryts and a goodly amount of fellow farmers went to a grain elevator in Missouri to get what he felt were his soybeans back, while they were in limbo when the elevator he deposited them in went bankrupt.

You can read more details in this page I found that has a 1982 Time Magazine report about the raid.

The song on side 2, "My Momma Picks the Hits", is performed by Mark Rice, the writer of both songs on the 45.

- Contributed by: Sammy Reed

Images: Label

Media: 45rpm 7" single
Label: Mr. Music Records
Catalog: MR-31681
Credits: Both songs written by Mark Rice and produced by Ken Kilgore and Mark Rice
Date: 1981

Comments

[Red Neckerson]

Wayne cut quite a name for himself in Arkansas during that time. He was the rally cry for farmers throughout the state and for several months was on the news most every night. I had not heard this disc but do own another tribute record released on Alley an Arkansas label that had ties to Country music/X Radio station performer Wayne Raney. Among certain areas of the state you can mention Wayne's name and farmers stand up, remove their hats and sing The Battle Hymm of The Republic. redneckerson.blogspot.com

[Ryan Patrick]

Thank you so much for posting these songs. I owned this 45 when I was a kid and I wore it out. I haven't heard these songs in 25 years. What a great surprise!