He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has been recorded by many artists in subsequent years. The Hollies' and Rufus Wainwright's versions of the song were featured in the film "Zoolander". Scott and Russell had been introduced to each other by Johnny Mercer, at a California nightclub. Although Russell was dying of lymphoma and the pair met in
S. S. Stanley for AR Murugadoss's production house and cast Vaibhav and Andrea Jeremiah in the lead roles. However the project eventually did not materialise. S. S. Stanley S. S. Stanley is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. He was active primarily as a film maker and a writer in the 2000s collaborating in ventures which often included Srikanth. After working as an assistant director for twelve years, he made his first film "April Maadhathil", a college love story starring Srikanth and Sneha, which became a box office success. His second venture, "Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan" featuring Dhanush, became an average grosser