Artist: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Hometown: Xenia, Ohio
Song: “A Folded Flag”
Album: For the Record (vinyl LP, limited edition bonus track)
Release Date: May 22, 2020
Label: Billy Blue Records
In Their Words: “We enjoy recognizing veterans from the stage and dedicating a song to remember their sacrifices. With this song though, we also get to remember the family members of those who are no longer with us. Whether a father, son, daughter, brother or sister, every audience contains people who are proud of and thankful for a loved one’s service. Many servicemen and women do not see combat, but those flags are folded up and given to their family in honor of their service every day. JMRR was blessed to sing the song at the Grand Ole Opry last summer, and our friend Mark Brinkman, one of the song’s co-writers, was in the audience. After we did the song, he found he was seated beside a World War II veteran and they both thanked each other!” — Joe Mullins
Photo credit: Amy Richmond