He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Town children's home by founder Father Edward Flanagan. The Hollies' recording, which featured Elton John on piano, was released in the UK on 1 September 1969 and on 1 December 1969 in the US. It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 7 in the US. The song, paired with rarity "Carrie", was re-released in late 1988 in the UK following its use in a television advertisement for Miller Lite beer. It reached the No. 1 spot in the UK chart for two weeks in September 1988. Neil Diamond's version of the song, recorded for his "Tap Root Manuscript"
S. S. DeWitt Sicily Island days was at the funeral where he recounted that although DeWitt never returned to live at Sicily Island, he never forgot his friends there and maintained contact with them. Hanna recalled that DeWitt became friends with his northeast Louisiana neighbor, John McKeithen, a former lawmaker who was governor during DeWitt's legislative tenure, described DeWitt as "a fine honorable man, a good representative of the people who stood by his word, and his convictions." DeWitt and his wife, Hazel, are interred at the Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton. S. S. DeWitt Sturgis Sprague DeWitt, known primarily as S. S.