Australian singles charts:
Abraham, Martin and John entered the Kent charts on 2 November 1968 and peaked at #16.
Songwriter:
Dick Holler
Producer:
Phil Gernhard
Record label of Australian release:
Festival
Wikipedia:
Abraham, Martin and John was written by Dick Holler in 1968 and first recorded by Dion DiMucci.
The song is a tribute to the memory of four assassinated Americans, all icons of social change: Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. It was written in response to the assassination of King and that of Robert Kennedy in April and June 1968, respectively.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John
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