In the summer of 1968, America was reeling. Martin Luther King Jr. had been taken in April. Robert Kennedy in June. The country was in mourning, searching for words that couldn’t quite be found.
Dick Holler wrote them anyway. And when Dion DiMucci recorded Abraham, Martin and John, something rare happened — the song didn’t just find an audience. It found a moment in history and refused to let go.
This episode explores that turning point — the moment Dion stepped out of the spotlight of early rock and roll and into something quieter, deeper, and far more lasting.
A note about the graphic accompanying this episode: I took a small liberty. Bobby Kennedy arrived too late to be included in the song’s title, but not too late to be remembered. So I’ve placed him there alongside Abraham, Martin and John — all four of them smiling. Not because their loss wasn’t devastating. But because wherever they are now, they are finally at peace. Beyond the reach of a troubled world. Together. And somehow, that feels right.
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