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The single sold more than nine million copies; the album, more than two million. "The Ballad of the Green Berets" has been one of the four primary marching tunes of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band since at least the 1980s.
With Army approval, Sadler recorded and released it in January 1966. It received a great deal of radio airplay, sold more than one million copies and reached number one on the US singles charts. As the title suggests, Ballad of the Green Berets is a tribute to US Special Forces soldiers.
Feb 24, 2010 · Within two weeks of its major-label release, The Ballad of the Green Berets had sold more than a million copies, going on to become Billboard magazine’s #1 single for all of 1966.
- Missy Sullivan
Feb 7, 2020 · In the heart of the turbulent 1960s, amid the chaos of the Vietnam War, a timeless melody emerged from the depths of the conflict. It was a song that would resonate through the ages, a tribute to the elite warriors of the U.S. Army, the Green Berets. This legendary ballad’s creator was Barry Sadler, a man whose life was as remarkable as the ...
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Aug 30, 2018 · While he was laid up, recovering from his infection, Sadler wrote a massive 12-verse version of “The Ballad Of The Green Beret” and sent it around to music publishers. Robin Moore, who...
Within two weeks of its major-label release, “The Ballad of the Green Berets” had sold more than a million copies. Sadler and his song also received favorable coverage in Life, Time, Newsweek, Variety, Billboard and Cash Box magazines.
Mar 22, 2016 · “The Ballad of the Green Berets” by SSgt. Barry Sadler #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, March 5 – April 8, 1966. To analyze “The Ballad of the Green Berets” as a pop song is to miss the point. The audience for this record didn’t like it because it had a catchy chorus or a charismatic singer.
