Last Train to Clarksville Clarkdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarkdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better. We didn't know it at the time, [but] there is an Army base near the town of Clarksville, Tennessee — which would have fit the bill fine for the storyline. We couldn't be too direct with The Monkees. We couldn't really make a protest song out of it — we kind of snuck it in". Although "Clarksville", a common U.S. place name, is in the song title, the video accompanying the song on the Monkees' TV show showed a sign pointing to
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo. The award was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987. From 1989 to 1992 the award was known as R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Group, Band or Duo. When the Soul Train Music Awards returned in 2009 the categories of Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo and Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo were consolidated