#QuickSidenote What about the other song? OK… Dion’s 1968 recording of Dick Holler's composition in tribute to the fallen Bobby Kennedy, "Abraham, Martin and John," was a Top 10 hit… and has become a folk-pop standard known worldwide. #Dion #TomClay #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote The music? OK… Jackie DeShannon’s "What the World Needs Now" is a Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic: gentle and quietly urgent, asking for love… not in the romantic sense, just some human kindness. Tom Clay used it as the basis of his single. #JackieDeShannon #TomClay #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly “What the World Needs Now Is Love" & “Abraham, Martin and John” by Tom Clay captured a moment… and seemed to say what millions were feeling, without Clay needing to sing a single note. #TomClay #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In 1971, veteran radio DJ Tom Clay unexpectedly landed a #Top40 hit… not by singing, but by cutting together two iconic songs, some sound effects, and raw emotion. He had a warm, steady voice… and a knack for pushing buttons, literally and figuratively. #TomClay #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote In 1971, radio DJ & voiceover artist Tom Clay earned US #OneHitWonder honors when he released the emotionally powerful medley of “What the World Needs Now Is Love" & “Abraham, Martin and John.” #TomClay #OneHitWondered

#ThreeDogNight, #TomClay, #Jackson5, #BobbyRussell, and more: A playlist of 13 songs that were popular on July 10th, 1971. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

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#OneHitHistory In 1971, radio DJ & voiceover artist Tom Clay earned US #OneHitWonder honors when he released the emotionally powerful medley of “What the World Needs Now Is Love" & “Abraham, Martin and John.” #TomClay #OneHitWondered #MusicSky