Moms Mabley singing "Abraham, Martin & John"

[villager]

a lesser-known version of the Dion ballad:

[geefloyd46]

1. Sorry I'm still a fan of Dion's version.

There was one a long time ago that they used to have the clips interspersed into the song. Very powerful.

[villager]

2. Hopefully, being a fan of one, doesn't preclude listening to the other!

Dion does a terrific job -- with his own song!

[geefloyd46]

3. No doubt.

You can like more than one.

[zeemike]

4. I have never heard her version before...thanks.

but I have always loved her voice and she did the song justice.

[Danascot]

5. Some fun facts from the Wikipedia article

The team that wrote the song's previous hit was Snoopy vs the Red Baron.

Moms Mabley's version made her the oldest person to have a top 40 hit, a record that still stands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John

[nolabear]

6. I'd recommend the recent documentary about her. She was something else.

I remember her; my grandmother thought she was the funniest thing onstage. And she did get away with some things that others never could have, and certainly never could have now in the New Dark Ages. But I remember her version of that song, too. It was surprisingly affecting.

[villager]

7. I'd never heard of her version, until earlier today!

And hadn't thought on Moms Mabley in quite awhile...!