Tags
1960s, anti-war, Billy Jack soundtrack, Brian Potter, Canadian, coven, cover, Dennis Lambert, Music, One Hit Wonder, One Tin Soldier, Original Caste, Skeeter Davis
One Tin Soldier The Original Caste (Bell, 1969)
One Tin Soldier was a 1960s counterculture era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and first performed by Canadian pop group The Original Caste. It peaked at #6 in Canada. In early 1970, it hit #34 in the U.S.
A 1971 cover by Coven for the film Billy Jack hit #26 in the U.S. and a 1972 cover by Skeeter Davis hit #4 on the Canadian country chart and #2 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart. It also earned Davis a Grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal.
