Terry Nelson (musician)

Terry Nelson Skinner (born August 24, 1947)[1] was an American disc jockey from Russellville, Alabama. Together with a group of studio musicians, Nelson released a single in 1971 on Plantation Records under the name C. Company featuring Terry Nelson. The single, entitled "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley", was a spoken-word recording with a musical background which discussed William Calley and the incident at My Lai, for which Calley was court-martialed in 1970-71. The single reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and No. 49 on Hot Country Songs.

This disc sold over one million copies in just four days, and received a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on 15 April 1971.[2] It went on to sell nearly two million copies.[2]

That same year, C. Company and Terry Nelson released an album, Wake Up America, also on Plantation.

References

  1. ↑ Skinner, Terry Nelson Alabama Music Office
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.