Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley and college professor Craig Werner examine the tunes that both united and divided American GIs during the Vietnam War.
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War" explains why many of the songs that pop up on oldies radio stations impact many veterans very differently.
Several artists with Memphis connections feature in the book's top 20 list of meaningful tunes to Vietnam vets, including Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash and the Box Tops.
Bradley and Werner discuss their book in a free conversation tonight (Nov. 18) at the Stax Museum.
