Who Is He And What Is He To You? Part 2 (mp3s)

A couple of weeks back, Debbie blogged on the topic of the "jody grind" phenomenon, wherein a military soldier (or sometimes a prisoner) is the victim of a cheating mate back home.  The term originated as informal shorthand for "Joe The Grinder," a mythical character in jazz and blues tunes who was known for making time with the wives or girlfriends of far away military men.  Though most jody songs may well have their roots in jazz, blues, and soul music, there are also quite a few country jody songs.  In my ceaseless efforts to heed the advice of the legendary Ernest Tubb ("keep it country"), here are a few examples.

MP3's:

Bonnie Owens (with Fuzzy Owen)  -  A Dear John Letter   

Dick Bruce  -  A Letter From Home

Dave Dudley  -  At Mail Call Today

Red Sovine  -  Go Hide John

Johnny Wright  -  I'm Doing This For Daddy

Charlie Walker  -  Daddy's Coming Home (Next Week)

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Johnny Darrell  -  Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town    

Comments

[Debbie]

We thank you for your ceaseless efforts, Greg!

[Surfin' Bird]

You hit the nail on the head.