The first time I heard this song was at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, at one of the afternoon shows at the side stages. The songwriter was Nashville's Don Henry, and I think of it every single year on Dr. King's birthday.
January 17, 2011

The first time I heard this song was at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, at one of the afternoon shows at the side stages. The songwriter was Nashville's Don Henry, and I think of it every single year on Dr. King's birthday.

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