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Okinawa Sweet Potato Girl
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Written by myself and a buddy while stationed on Okinawa during the Korean War. B-29 Bombers, 20th Air Force.
johnny cash jim cook taylor mckinnon ralph dennington jetty swallow keepin it country the victors every thing i do turns to
Jim Cook and the TaylorMACs is bade up of experionced and capable country musicians, who not only play good dance music but intertain the audience by their capr
Jim Cook and the TaylorMACs have been recording since the year 2000, and have produced three albums. The first being "Keeping it Country", a 12 song album of original songs written by Jim Cook, Ray Cook, and Taylor McKinnon. The Band Plays regularly at local VFW Posts and American Legion Posts, as well as local dance halls such as the "silver spur". Records are offered for sale on CD Baby.com, and Jetspeedrecords.com as well as statuerecords.com and Tricopolisrecords.com The music is hard core traditional country. Lead guitar player is the great Jerry Swallow. Jim Cook sings all the original somgs. Steel guitar is by Ken Curtis, formerly with the "sons of the pioneers".
Song Info
Charts
Peak #145
Peak in subgenre #23
Author
Van D. Simmons and Taylor McKinnon
Rights
library of congress
Uploaded
August 21, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 1.8 MB 128 kbps 1:57
Story behind the song
We were young men in the Occupation of Japan Air Force when the Korean War broke out. We wrote and played these tunes at various service clubs.
Lyrics
In the Eastern China Sea, a dear John was sent to me, it was there that I first came to find, in the island of typhoons,where the sweet potatoes bloom lived my okinawa sweet potato girl.
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