Delia Gartrell - See What You Done Done (Hymn No. 9)

[@donnellgreene6362]

My Granny use to sing this song to me when I was growing up… I finally found the song 🕊️R.I.P Granny❤❤

[@zimbalistfirstflightdx4793]

Heard this for the first time either 70 or 71. I grew up listening to this jam. Much props to the bass singer.

[@samuelrosslee408]

I learned of this song Monday 9/25/23 at a Funeral where I eulogized one of our church members, Doris Ann Arrington Wadley. In 1972 she sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and several members of Congress demanding they lift the ban on this song during the Vietnam War. And they shall rise up and call Sister Wadley’s name Blessed. Well mannered women rarely make history. Rest In Paradise Doris Ann Arrington Wadley. Immanuel Baptist Church, New Haven, CT.

[@blaggard132]

This song was true of a few guys in my old neighborhood WOW!!

[@willieclay8998]

I went to Vietnam in 1966.I'm my MOTHER'S only Son..This song sends out a strong message that really happen to many Vietnam Vets..I thank God for the stength not to mess with Satan's Heroin..It took many of my Brothers down

[@Jewels122003]

😞

[@rickyking6039]

I remember this song from my youth and it seemed no one in my circle remembered it. In finally getting it redeemed my own sanity.

[@Reeree6547]

This is deep and heartfelt! May God bless all the Vietnam vets. Still want them to get their due!

[@JulieL]

My husband Jerry Lawson of The Persuasions performed at the Apollo Theatre for a week and that is where he first met Delia Gartrell and her husband James Shaw ( The Mighty Hannibal ) Jerry was so moved by this song that he recorded it on his album titled "Spread The Word"- Hannibal & Delia never got the credit on the Persuasions album which was on Capitol Records. Someone accidentally credited someone named Bettencourt.. and 30 years later we tracked down Hannibal to tell him we had just moved to Phoenix and actually ran into Mr. Bettencourt here who explained the mix up. From then on Hannibal & Jerry enjoyed a very regular phone friendship. Hannibal had big plans to record with Jerry. Sadly it never happened and at some point the phone contact diminished and then stopped. It's only today that we discovered Hannibal passed nearly one year ago. Hannibal was quite a character and we loved him.Miss Gartrell if you ever read this we would love to hear from you. Our sincerest condolences. [e-mail] Here is Jerry's version of your deeply moving song. soundcloud.com/jel1234/hymn-9

[@wynonie]

Killer Deep Topical Soul, Thanks For The Post! God Bless The Vietnam Vets!

[@trich78]

For years the lyrics of this song stayed in my memory….hearing it now brings back so many memories and I remember all of lyrics. Thanks for posting.

[@getobys]

My father has this 45 and I remember it coming on the air by in Indiana in the early 70's. Never knew the back story; so interesting and sad. Thank you for posting this song. Required listening.

[@JBCo2012]

Thank You for uploading this forgotten soul gem.

[@AfricanRAin2010]

rosieone: A girl in my junior high school sang this song in a talent show in 1972. Everyone just went wild when she sang it, it was so powerful. She sang it at a faster pace. I've never forgotten it. I looked up the song to see who the original artist was. I actually like the way the student in the talent show sang it better.

[@reggaeone]

This song and the lyrics have been in my head since the time I used to hear it on radio when I lived in Atlanta. Thanks for posting the song and the story behind it. For years I had the artist mixed up with someone else. I had thought the singer was also a guitarist. Now I know Delia Gartrell.

[@VietnamWarSongProject]

+reggaeone Thanks :)

[@Chaparral_Soul]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JulieL]

Also recorded by the Kings of A cappella, Jerry Lawson & The Persuasions (titled Hymn # 9 on their album titled Spread The Word.)

[@shirleyzimmerman6527]

We bought this 45 when my brother was sent by AMERICA to fight in a senseless war. We went through EVERYTHING she sang about.

[@johnnyma1731]

what kind of foo would give this a thumbs down

[@chrishinnant3924]

I have the right on copy in my collection this is one of the most haunting songs I've ever heard. I had no idea that the song was also released on whatever the hell you call that label. I also love hymm number 5 by the mighty Hannibal

[@VietnamWarSongProject]

Thanks for comment

[@soulsoup159]

wow picked up a Mighty Hannibal , t'other day thanks

[@anewyorkgirlinanorthcaroli1981]

My uncle use to get drunk and play this

[@dullsearake]

+A New York Girl in a North Carolina World he is a great man

[@johndelve]

This is indeed a brilliant record, but if you like it you should hear Rance Allen's even better version....

[@VietnamWarSongProject]

John lias That's a great version, thanks for the recommendation