Overview
- Big Machine Label Group and CreatiVets released "If Freedom Was Free" one day before Irving Locker’s 101st birthday.
- CreatiVets paired Locker with Texas songwriter Bart Crow and the duo Johnny and Heidi Bulford, who also sing on the single.
- The chorus — “If freedom was free, there wouldn’t be a mountain of metal and men under Normandy” — reflects Locker’s signature message.
- Locker has recounted his World War II experience in classrooms and has spoken at the White House.
- Calling the opportunity an “unbelievable” thrill, Locker lives in The Villages, Florida, and still dances with his wife of 77 years, Bernice.