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    "Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart...
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    "What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1971, and was Clay's only top 40 hit. Reviewing...
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    and Phil Ochs' 1966 song "Crucifixion", which reportedly brought Robert Kennedy to tears. Other songs include "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968) and Bob...
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  • American songwriter, pianist, and performer, best known as the writer of the folk-pop standard "Abraham, Martin and John". The song has been recorded by...
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    Dion DiMucci (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
    mid-1960s, and toward the end of the decade he shifted his style with more mature and contemplative songs, such as "Abraham, Martin and John". Although...
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  • Dion DiMucci discography (category Rhythm and blues discographies)
    released songs that were more mature and contemplative, such as "Abraham, Martin and John". During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums, earning...
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    Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the...
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    Comedy Hour. Music became a regular part of her act, and a cover version of "Abraham, Martin and John" hit No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 19, 1969...
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    songs, including "Abraham, Martin and John" and the novelty song "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron". Ramistella formed his own band, the Spades, and made his first...
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  • United States in the 1960s, the others being those of John F. Kennedy (1963), Malcolm X (1965), and Martin Luther King Jr. (1968). Some scholars view the assassination...
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  • The Blackberries (category American rhythm and blues musical groups)
    spoken word record "What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin, and John". In 1972, Venetta and Clydie were hired by songwriter/producer Jimmy Webb...
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    coincidences with the assassinations of U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, and these have become a piece of American folklore. The list...
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    recorded "Abraham, Martin and John", written by Dick Holler. It is a tribute to social change icons Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy...
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    Abraham Lincoln (/ˈlɪŋkən/ LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president...
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    Brook Benton and Duane Allman. Franklin sang the closing spiritual "Never Grow Old" and Stevie Wonder performed "Abraham, Martin and John and now King Curtis"...
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  • two songs from Radiation. They also performed their version of Abraham, Martin And John which appeared later on Marillion Christmas 1999 fan-club only...
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  • Kennedys?'" The 1968 song "Abraham, Martin and John" is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. The song...
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    The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (MLKML) is the central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL), constructed and named in...
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  • Song, Ma' into a syncopated strut, and bring a Sunday Baptist church feel to the Dion hit 'Abraham, Martin and John'." Rolling Stone stated that the interpretation...
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  • Ubi sunt (category Latin words and phrases)
    Flowers Gone, and Dick Holler's Abraham, Martin and John. The whole of Don McLean's song "American Pie" is an "ubi sunt" for the rock and roll era.[citation...
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  • single on Motown's MoWest label "What the World Needs Now Is Love"/"Abraham, Martin and John" (MoWest MW5002F). The record is a compilation of clips from the...
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  • Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, was the son of Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) and Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen (1747–1818)...
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    Red Light" w.m. Sal Trimachi and Bobbi Trimachi "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero" w.m. Bobby Russell "Abraham, Martin and John" w.m. Dick Holler "Les Bicyclettes...
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  • Selma (film) (category Films about Martin Luther King Jr.)
    were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King...
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  • Revolutionary War, he was the father of Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States. Abraham Van Buren was born in Albany, New York on...
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  • after several years with Columbia, he had further success with "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968). The company also licensed English records during the British...
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    com. Retrieved June 3, 2019. "STATEMENT: CAP's Carmel Martin on Appointment of Catherine Lhamon and Debo Adegbile to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights". Center...
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    James Albert King (category Martin Luther King family)
    1933) was the father of Martin Luther King Sr. and paternal grandfather of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., A. D. King, and Christine King Farris...
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    after his assassination (although later hit songs such as "Abraham, Martin and John" and "We Didn't Start the Fire" also referenced the tragedy) was...
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  • April 10. Kennedy's campaign advisor, John Bartlow Martin, urged the candidate to speak out against violence and rioting, emphasize his "law enforcement...
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